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Attitudes/Answers with Olen Baker
A healthy lifestyle from a Christian perspective with marriage and family counselor Olen Baker.
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Is Disappointment Motivation for Change?
The quick answer...yes. IF you follow that with a conversation with God. Disappointment hurts. God can help you heal. It's true.
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How Can I Overcome Immaturity?
Immarutity is a stumbling block for making good decisions. It's uncomfortable and most always puts you in a bad place. Maturity is just one place in your life…
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Why is Maturity Important?
A lack of maturity equates to failure in a long-term relationship. God is a perfect place to start that conversation. Try it. It works.
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How Do I Find Compatibility?
Love, joy and peace. Did you know that's what God want's us to discover, experience and enjoy in life. Surprised?
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What is Emotional Maturity?
Ever hear the term, "grow up". Here's how it works. Sacrifice, suffer a bit and have an attitude that tomorrow will be better because today, you learned a…
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How Can I Have Success in a Relationship?
Success in a relationship is not always easy. It requires both of you to share similar values and a focused vision on the future. Communication is at the key…
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How Can I be a Better Person?
Relationships are a mix of mutual values. That means listening first and then gently telling how you feel. Respect always comes first.
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How Can I Build Compatibility in my Relationship?
Compatibility has to be nurtured, the same way you would care for a child. Gentle, loving, consistent acts will help you get there.
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How Can I Measure Compatibility?
Perfect compatibility is not a requirement for a strong relationship. Communication is an essential element for building it.
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How Do I Find the Perfect Soul Mate?
The perfect soul mate. Yeah, right. Not so easy to find, is it?
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How Can I be Committed in a Relationship?
Commitment solidifies compatibility by pledging long-term security. Not always easy, but always necessary.
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How Can I Find Peace and Unity in a Relationship?
Not many want discord in a relationship. Not even you. But when discord exists, life can be tougher than is should be. Are you in a compatible relationship?
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What is Compatibility?
You might call it a soul mate. Finding the right person is the mystery of the ages. So how is your journey going?
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How Can I Learn Trust and Respect?
Compatibility is synonymous with harmony and unity. That formula works well in any relationship. So, how about you?
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How Can I Be Less Critical
It's easy to be critical. Not so easy to be correct. God can help you with that conversation.
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Is Criticism a Good Thing?
When criticism is paired with wisdom and insight it has a much better chance of creating change for the better. We are flawed, we sometimes fail, but when we…
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How Can I Recover From Criticism?
It's important to accept feedback when and where you have fallen short. We are human. We sometimes fail. It's also important to apologize so we can move…
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Why is it Important Not to Tolerate Evil?
God tells us to model his grace and mercy in place of being critical or cynical. Be careful how you live. It has lasting effects.
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How Does God Want Me to Deal with Criticism?
Sure, you'll respond with anger and doubt about the person giving you criticism and eventually you might realize that the messenger was wrong. but the message…
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How Do I Accept Criticism?
Corrections should always come in love, not hate. We are better off when we can clearly understand the value of change. It's never easy but if we are the…
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How Can I Overcome Criticism?
Ask God for the wisdom, courage, and strength to accept it. God has designed guidelines for each of us to walk on the bettter side of life. Sometimes that…
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How Do I Stop Being Critical of Others?
Criticism is a negative attack on someone else and it never generates a positive result. Turn to God to discover a better way to address your anxiety and…
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Why is Criticism a Bad Habit?
Isn't a conversation better than a fight? Talk through problems and base that conversation on what God would say. That's where you begin.
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How Do I Get Rid of a Critical Attitude?
God did not design you to have a critical attitude. That behavior diminishes as you see yourself, and others, as precious in God's sight.
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How Do I Get Away From Domestic Violence?
Simple, or maybe not so simple for you. Turn to God and ask him to send help, today.
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How Do I Handle Criticism?
Criticism transforms into emotional abuse over time. Turn to God, first to center your belief in self. Through Him, find a path that supports healing.
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Why Do I Feel Inferior?
Inferiority is something we all face at times. Long term inferiority can lead to a dangerous place.
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How Do I Overcome Inferiority?
Proverbs 4 says, Be careful how you think: your life is shaped by your thoughts. Lies will take you to a deeper place of infereiority. God can help you out…
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How Are Lies Tied to Family Violence?
The greater the feeling of inferiority, the more violent the emotional confrontation. That's a quote from psychologist Alfred Adler. God gives each of us the…
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What Makes a Lie Believable?
Self-deception is a lie. Failure to communicate the whole truth, is a lie. We are all guilty. God knows each of us and he also knows how to move us beyond the…
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Why are People Violent?
Violence changes a family from a place of security and safety to one of fear and anxiety. Violence is all around us. The good news is that God replaces a…
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How Can I Avoid Violence?
Violence demonstrates a deeper level of powerlessness. The Bible says it is better to be patient than powerful. We are not immune to acts of violence. That's…
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What is Emotional Abuse?
Bullying, especially in school has become a top news item. Emotional abuse unfortunately happens all around us. And when we're the target, it's sometimes feels…
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How Does God Handle Sexual Abuse?
God cannot be embarrassed or made to feel ashamed by what has happened to you. He is able to bring to a place of safety, resolution, and healing. For you, and…
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How Does God Protect Me?
Homes are supposed to be a secure place to live and grow. Too many times, homes are the source of the darker side of life. The good news is that God lives…
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How Can I Get Rid of Tension in my Life?
Tension and stress affect everyone, no matter economics, social status, or profession. HOW we handle tension is an important part of surviving those days when…
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How Can God Help Me Heal?
Trauma can create a feeling of detachment, which is a sympton of continuing stress. God understands us and He also knows how to bring us back, closer to Him…
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How Do I Handle Trauma?
Trauma is a delayed response to a significant life event. We are all at some time in our lives, exposed to trauma. Trust God to keep His promises for you when…
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Why is Stress, Toxic?
Conflict is what it is. How conflict is managed is the solution. Avoiding conflict is not the way. God has a solution for you.
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How Can I Get a Clear Conscience?
Anxiety creates a fight or flight reaction. God has the power to help you clear your conscience. Without his help, you are only amping up those issues. Take a…
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Can Faith Help Neutralize Stress?
Your very worst day is one that God believes can be turned around. When you activate faith in your life, worst days will still come. But with faith, you now…
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How Can I Avoid Negative Thinking?
It's tough, but necessary to see problems not from your eyes, but from God's perspective. That's the first step to take when addressing issues in your life…
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How Can I Get Rid of Stress?
The answer is, you can't. Life is full of stress. But you CAN manage stress. Turn to God. That's always the first and best step. Like the song says "Don't…
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What Causes Stress to Get Out of Bounds?
Stress is a produce of a hurried lifestyle. You could say that's me, and for most folks, it is. Here is what you can do. Ask God if what I am doing today is…
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Is Stress Management Worthwhile?
The answer, is yes. You don't have to be perfect to be acceptable, but you do have to be responsible for your choices. Shake off the stress with solutions and…
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How Does Strife Create Stress?
Strife is defined as conflict or discord and left alone will be a sure path to stress. Finding a solutiion is your best defense. Find out WHY it's happening…
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How Can Stress be Good for Me?
We all experience stress at different levels. It's a part of life. But letting stress change our behaviors constantly leads to...more stress. Remember, God…
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Does God Care Where I Fit in Society?
Status seeking is often loaded with stress. God warns us of thinking we are above another person. Remember, we are all precious in his sight.
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What is Status Seeking?
We all want to be successful. Success is defined by how you measure up to others. Is that really how God want's us to live our lives?
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What is Jealously?
Through comparisions, you diminish who you are, by overlooking the gifts and talents God has given you. No need to compare. Look in the mirros and discover who…
- Attitudes/Answers with Olen Baker
Can I Overcome Self-Deception?
It's tough but we all need to face the truth and the consequences in life. Ignoring the truth about ourselves can damage what's ahead.
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What is Duplicity?
Have you ever had to cover the way you really feel about something. Be careful about throwing stones because they can inflict pain that never heals. Turn to…
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When Can Generosity go too Far?
Generosity is a God inspired behavior. But sometimes generosity can be taken out of context so that it has the reverse effect. Has that ever happened to you>
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How Can I Avoid Self-Deception?
Self-deception is a slipery slope and can and will cross the line of what God intends for us to be and do. If you are stuck in self-deception, decide right now…
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The Danger of Deception
Though sin may have gained a foothold in your life, through deception, God's grace is stronger. Today, it's time to turn away from deception and turn towards…
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Why is Deception Bad?
Deception is everywhere in our world. Satan decieved Adam and Eve. You are not alone, but the good news is, God has you covered with his love and mercy.
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Why are Secrets Bad?
That little voice inside is God, telling you to face whatever consequences and cleanse how you live. Anything else is toxic and eventually will have…
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What is Betrayal?
Deceit and secrets are a choice as are truth and honesty. Betrayal happens when we follow the wrong path. God will help us find the right way.
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How Can I Avoid Shame and Guilt?
Our eyes are the windows to our soul. Lying eyes are impossible to hide. The truth, even when it hurts, is the only way to a better place.
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How Can God Help Me With Insecurity?
God's forgiveness and mercy replaces guilt and suspicion. He has the power to move you beyond insecurity.