Afraid to Commit: Episode 773
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Overcoming the fear of commitment, plus tips for being a better communicator, and is asking a guy out for coffee too forward?
Featured musical artist: David Dunn
Roundtable: Overcoming the Fear of Commitment
Should I take that job? Can I serve in this ministry? Is it time to pop the question? It’s good to ask such questions, but they can also spark a reluctance to commit. Deciding to commit to something or someone can be an intimidating thing, but if you don’t want to sit on the sidelines of life, at some point you have to make a decision. Our guests share examples of how they’ve struggled with commitment and suggest ways to use discernment when making a choice.
Culture: Improving Your Conversations
For any healthy relationship, communication is key — and Dr. Mike Bechtle has worked for years to help us do it well. In our interview, he’ll address ways to handle conflict, how to ask good questions, and how to “gain more weight” in what you say.
Inbox: Should I Ask Him Out?
She attends a megachurch but finds it tough to have conversations with single guys since they’re involved in different activities. Should she take matters into her own hands and ask one or more out for coffee? Lisa Anderson weighs in.
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| 1:01.8 | Well, hey everyone and welcome to this week's episode of The Boundless Show. |
| 1:13.2 | Lisa Anderson here with you. |
| 1:15.6 | And for those of you who are hearing this on Thanksgiving, American Thanksgiving, sorry, international friends. |
| 1:22.8 | Happy Thanksgiving. |
| 1:23.8 | Some of you are going to hear this on the weekend. |
| 1:26.1 | And so happy Thanksgiving weekend. We can still celebrate. We can be thankful all the time. So good stuff. As I often do, a little preview of what is coming up on the show. Later on for our inbox, we have a listener who dislikes online dating. And they go to a mega church, but she doesn't really get a chance to talk to any of the guys there, |
| 1:46.0 | since they're all involved in other ministry stuff and kind of not really in her sphere. |
| 1:50.7 | And so she's wondering, is it best for her to take initiative and just ask these guys out? |
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