Become New with John Ortberg Episode 22 - Willing vs Willful
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Mar 18, 2021 A conversation about how asking connects people while demanding pushes them away. A story about humility learned from a Starbucks moment. A look at ask, seek, knock as principles of relationship and will. A contrast between open, surrendered posture and clutching control. A four-fold map of different kinds of will and a call to strong will that lets go.
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Ask To Unite Not Demand To Divide
- Asking unites people while demanding divides because requests honor others' personhood and will.
- John Ortberg contrasts asking with demanding and cites Michael Gill's Starbucks story where requests preserve relationships and respect.
Michael Gill's Starbucks Humility Lesson
- Michael Gill's experience at Starbucks taught him they never commanded employees; everything was requested to show respect.
- John Ortberg uses this story to illustrate humility learned after a career shift into Starbucks work.
Two Daily Postures Willing Versus Willful
- You live each day in one of two postures: willing (open, receptive, surrendering) or willful (tense, clutching, demanding).
- Ortberg emphasizes willingness as the posture aligned with God's design for the will.
