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What If Being Still Is The Bravest Choice
Striving can look like faithfulness on the outside while it quietly drains you on the inside. We sit with a sharper question: are we living by willpower and control, or are we being invited into willingness and surrender with God?
We open with grace guidelines, prayer, and a guided contemplation that leads us into the “inner room,” that secret place where Psalm 91 becomes personal. As the group shares what they notice, the theme gets practical fast: the Judge shows up, comparison creeps in at work, and even good intentions can turn into pressure when we try to force outcomes. We talk about how Jesus moves through life without grasping or hurrying, and what that reveals about our own nervous system, attention, and spiritual formation.
Then we draw a clear line between willfulness (willpower) and willingness, using real stories from caregiving stress and seasons of grief where sorrow and joy coexist. We connect Positive Intelligence (PQ) saboteurs like Hyper -Achiever, Controller, Stickler, Pleaser, and Avoider to the old patterns of our nature and the flesh, and we explore language that creates freedom: “It’s the saboteur” instead of “It’s me.” That shift makes room to invite the Holy Spirit into coaching sessions, relationships, emails, and hard conversations, and it brings us back to identity: You are the Beloved, not the verdict.
If you want a Christian take on PQ reps, surrender, and emotional resilience that still feels grounded in Scripture, press play.
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By Donald E. ColemanStriving can look like faithfulness on the outside while it quietly drains you on the inside. We sit with a sharper question: are we living by willpower and control, or are we being invited into willingness and surrender with God?
We open with grace guidelines, prayer, and a guided contemplation that leads us into the “inner room,” that secret place where Psalm 91 becomes personal. As the group shares what they notice, the theme gets practical fast: the Judge shows up, comparison creeps in at work, and even good intentions can turn into pressure when we try to force outcomes. We talk about how Jesus moves through life without grasping or hurrying, and what that reveals about our own nervous system, attention, and spiritual formation.
Then we draw a clear line between willfulness (willpower) and willingness, using real stories from caregiving stress and seasons of grief where sorrow and joy coexist. We connect Positive Intelligence (PQ) saboteurs like Hyper -Achiever, Controller, Stickler, Pleaser, and Avoider to the old patterns of our nature and the flesh, and we explore language that creates freedom: “It’s the saboteur” instead of “It’s me.” That shift makes room to invite the Holy Spirit into coaching sessions, relationships, emails, and hard conversations, and it brings us back to identity: You are the Beloved, not the verdict.
If you want a Christian take on PQ reps, surrender, and emotional resilience that still feels grounded in Scripture, press play.
Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s tired of striving, and leave a review. Where do you feel willpower tightening your life right now?
Send us a message
If you are a PQ Coach and a member of the community, please take a moment to complete the survey. We want to learn more about how we can support you.
If you are a PQ Coach or a practitioner of PQ and want to learn more about the PQ for Christians, click here to complete the application.
Don't miss a podcast episode. Subscribe now and. share it with someone else.
To learn more about Positive Intelligence, please visit www.positiveintelligence.com.