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The Alli Worthington Show

Gary Thomas on handling toxic people from a Christian perspective

The Alli Worthington Show

Alli Worthington

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

4.8634 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2020

⏱️ 60 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? (43:45) 2. What’s your perspective on the best way to evangelize? (48:36 ) 3. What’s the best advice you can give a woman with a dream (54:32 )   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. Standing Strong   Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :)  xo, Alli    www.alliworthington.com/podcast/garythomas2

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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,

0:15.5

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. Welcome to the show today.

0:28.7

I am highlighting this week and next week two of my favorite discussions from the last year.

0:34.5

This one with Gary Thomas, super impactful, impactful to me, impactful to everyone who's

0:39.7

already heard it. I'm excited that you get to hear it today. I am such a fan of Gary's work

0:44.5

ever since I read Sacred Marriage way back in the day. And when I found out that he wrote a book

0:50.8

all about how to deal with and how to walk away from sometimes toxic people

0:55.6

from a Christian perspective. I scrambled to make sure that I could get him on the show for us.

1:00.3

So this is a good one. And I hope you're going to share it with your friends.

1:03.9

Friends who need it, friends who maybe don't need it yet. At some point, we're all going to

1:08.2

need what Gary has to say today. So I'm super excited about this one.

1:11.7

And after we talk with Gary, we have a full coaching segment for you today.

1:15.5

The life question this week is, how can I motivate myself to make changes in my life?

1:20.7

The faith question is, what is your perspective on the best way to evangelize?

1:25.3

That's a good one.

1:26.5

And the business is, what is the best advice

1:29.4

that you can give a woman with a dream? So I'm thrilled to get into these. But before we get

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