How to Handle Politics and Family | Therapy & Theology #lysaterkeurst
Channel: Official Proverbs 31 Ministries
Date: 2024-03-04

As a Christian, how can we approach challenging situations and conversations in a God-honoring way? To handle politics and family dynamics together is difficult! How do we balance grace and truth when someone in our community disagrees with us or believes something different than us?

This episode kicks off the newest season of Therapy & Theology: "You Asked ... We're Answering." Through podcast reviews, direct messages on social media and more, Lysa TerKeurst; Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress; and Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, collected your most asked questions. Now they're spending an entire season answering!

Related Resources:
- Download the free Listener Guide for this episode! Complete with statements to hold on to and scriptures to call to mind, this guide will help you apply what you learned in this conversation. https://proverbs31.org/read/resource-library/resources/2024/03/07/therapy-theology-listener-guide-season-6-episode-1?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=yt-thth-ep6-1
- Order your copy of Dr. Joel Muddamalle’s new book, The Hidden Peace: Finding True Security, Strength, and Confidence Through Humility, today! Through the pages of this book, Joel will help you walk through hurtful situations in the most God-honoring way by gaining a true understanding of biblical humility. https://www.p31bookstore.com/products/the-hidden-peace?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=yt-thth-ep6-1
- Stay connected with Lysa TerKeurst, Jim Cress and Dr. Joel Muddamalle on Instagram.
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- Proverbs 31 Ministries reaches women in the middle of their busy days through free devotions; podcasts; speaking events; conferences; resources; Bible studies; and training in the call to write, speak and lead others. Learn more by visiting our website! https://proverbs31.org/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_content=yt-thth-6-sn

0:00 Intro
00:35 How to respond when a friend or family group is split politically
02:07 Compassion in the way we communicate 
02:55 When you don’t have the emotional capacity
04:24 Providing a Pathway for Healthy Conversations 
04:39 How do I respond when friends or family are going through loss?
08:34 Am I a little dysregulated?
10:13 What to do if a friend is struggling in their marriage 
15:25 How to do life with someone with strong conflicting Christian beliefs