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Man’s approach tends to be dysfunctional!
Dysfunctional approaches PACIFY- TO SOOTHE OR CALM BECAUSE THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEM IS FLAWED
IGNORE - TO HOPE THAT THE PROBLEM SIMPLY GOES AWAY WITH TIME
DETRACT – TO DELIBERATELY DIVERT ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE PROBLEM
Which approach do you commonly use?
An approach is dysfunctional for 1 simple reason! IT IS INFORMED BY A FLAWED/INCOMPLETE UNDERSTANDING
God’s way is unique in its success. Why?
1. direct HEAD ON CONFRONTATION QUESTIONING
THROUGH
THIS NON-THREATENING MANNER HELP THE INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFY FOR THEMSELVES THE ROOT PROBLEM SO LEARNING IS THE FOCUS RATHER THAN JUDGEMENT
2. teaches LEARNING, REASONING AND UNDERSTANDING ARE AT THE HEART OF ADONAI’S WAY EPHESIANS 3:9,10 SO THE DOOR OF COMMUNICATION IS KEPT OPEN BEYOND THE CONFRONTATION
3. keeps the bigger picture in view THE PERSON PROBLEM
IS
SEPARATE
FROM
THE PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED DEVALUING THE PERSON
THE
WITHOUT
CORRECTION CAN OCCUR WITHOUT DESTRUCTION OF THE RELATIONSHIP
Modelling Christ’s method of problem solving towards His: Followers Opponents
followers REVELATION 2,3 COMPLIMENTS CORRECTS STATES CONSEQUENCES OPENLY IDENTIFIES ROOT PROBLEM
opponents CONFRONTATIONAL SEEMS HARSH TO THE EAR CORRECTS STATES CONSEQUENCES OPENLY IDENTIFIES ROOT PROBLEM