Gary Thomas on breaking free from toxic people, boundaries, and purpose

The Alli Worthington Show

Alli Worthington

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture

4.8 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

I’m with the legendary Gary Thomas to talk about his new book "When To Walk Away". We'll explore toxic relationships, how we can recognize them, and examine how Jesus set boundaries in his own life. This message from Gary is life-changing, and if you struggle with a toxic relationship in your life, he will equip you with tools to break free in a healthy, biblical way. In this episode we discuss: 1. The difference between a difficult relationship and a toxic one. 2. Playing spiritual offense vs spiritual defense 3. Why it's so important to break free from toxic cycles Favorite quotes: 1. If somebody is trying to get you to stop being you or get you to stop doing what you are convinced God wants you to do- for you that person is toxic. It’s an attack on your being and an attack on your mission. 2. Jesus had such a freedom to walk away and it wasn’t about failing or succeeding it was about the person just not receiving. 3. I walk away from toxic people not to go binge Netflix. I walk away to invest with reliable people. I walk away from toxic relationships into healthy relationships. In this episode I answer these questions: 1. How can I motivate myself to make changes in my life? (43:08) 2. What’s your perspective on the best way to evangelize? (47:58) 3. What’s the best advice you can give a woman with a dream? (53:53) Links to great things we discussed: 1. Gary Thomas 2. When To Walk Away 3. Kari Jobe: Steady My Heart 4. A Practical Treatise Upon Christian Perfection 5. Strava app 6. Peanut Butter Falcon 7. Michael W. Smith: Waymaker 8. Blissdom Conference Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :) xo, Alli www.alliworthington.com/podcast/garythomas

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0:00.0	Hey, hey, this is Allie and welcome to the Allie Worthington show.
0:06.7	It's where we gather, learn, share our stories and have a great time.
0:10.8	Every week I'll be chatting with a friend who I know, who I like and I respect,
0:15.4	and I want to learn something from.
0:17.3	And after we have that discussion, we are going to have coaching time.
0:20.3	So I'm going to be
0:20.8	answering your questions about life, about faith, and about business.
0:27.2	Ooh, y'all, welcome to the show. I am here with the legend, Gary Thomas. I have been a huge
0:33.1	fan of his since I was, I don't know, 20 years since I read Sacred Marriage back in the day,
0:39.3	when I found out he had a new book coming out, and not only did he have a new book,
0:43.2	but this book is about how to deal with and walk away from toxic people from a really solid
0:49.7	biblical perspective. I scrambled to make sure I could get him on the show with us.
0:54.2	This is a good one.
0:55.7	And it's one that I hope that you'll share with your friends because I think that his
0:59.2	perspective and his message is something that we all need to hear.
1:02.9	I'm so excited about this one.
1:04.7	And after we talk to Gary, I am of course, I'm sharing the best of coaching sessions
1:09.0	through the end of the year while I finish this manuscript
1:11.6	for my next book.
1:13.9	Ooh, goodness, I don't know what I was thinking, planning a deadline for my book to be
1:21.1	right after Blistom because life's crazy.
1:24.3	I'm traveling.
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