Become Good Soil 201: Styles of Relating – A Deeper Cut Series (Part 3)
Dec 2, 2025
In this insightful conversation, hosts discuss how spiritual transformation shapes our relationships, emphasizing the importance of becoming the right kind of person. They explore the impact of naming internal stories in marriage, fostering compassion and connection. The dialogue moves to recognizing old patterns and choosing love over habitual responses, highlighting everyday growth. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their relational dynamics within God's framework, promoting healing and unity while embracing humility and trust.
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Formation Over Achievement
- Spiritual transformation is about becoming the person Jesus forms from the inside, not mere behavior change.
- Dallas Willard and the hosts emphasize slow, relational formation over achievement-focused faith.
Identify Your Default Relating Style
- Reflect on your dominant style of relating and trace it to fear, shame, or self-protection.
- Use awareness of that pattern to begin practicing healthier responses in relationships.
Intimacy Restored Through Curious Listening
- Morgan describes a recent intimacy conversation where curiosity replaced reactivity and deepened union.
- He shifted from defensiveness to compassionate listening and the couple moved toward intimacy.
