Father Stephen Gadberry

That's a good, I like that. It's interesting, whenever I would be in these situations, For example, if someone asks me a question, I feel like I have to say what they want to hear. And so I'm not free in that. And so what happens is psychologically and emotionally, I go back to the eight-year-old Steven. And in my mind and my heart and my brain, I'm just thinking like a kid.

That's a good, I like that. It's interesting, whenever I would be in these situations, For example, if someone asks me a question, I feel like I have to say what they want to hear. And so I'm not free in that. And so what happens is psychologically and emotionally, I go back to the eight-year-old Steven. And in my mind and my heart and my brain, I'm just thinking like a kid.

That's a good, I like that. It's interesting, whenever I would be in these situations, For example, if someone asks me a question, I feel like I have to say what they want to hear. And so I'm not free in that. And so what happens is psychologically and emotionally, I go back to the eight-year-old Steven. And in my mind and my heart and my brain, I'm just thinking like a kid.

And so now what I'm trying to do is rationally think through the thing and say what needs to be said. as a mature Steven instead of the little boy Steven. And so that's hard to say what needs to be said, but I know it's the right thing. So for example, it's like, instead of saying yes to somebody saying no.

And so now what I'm trying to do is rationally think through the thing and say what needs to be said. as a mature Steven instead of the little boy Steven. And so that's hard to say what needs to be said, but I know it's the right thing. So for example, it's like, instead of saying yes to somebody saying no.

And so now what I'm trying to do is rationally think through the thing and say what needs to be said. as a mature Steven instead of the little boy Steven. And so that's hard to say what needs to be said, but I know it's the right thing. So for example, it's like, instead of saying yes to somebody saying no.

What's interesting, though, is that whenever I do that, a lot of times I'll see them almost flip a switch and they'll start acting out of their child. So the no that they hear takes them back to childhood trauma, whatever sort. And then they'll start acting a certain way or getting defensive or this excuse or whatever it may be. But it's almost like a switch being flipped.

What's interesting, though, is that whenever I do that, a lot of times I'll see them almost flip a switch and they'll start acting out of their child. So the no that they hear takes them back to childhood trauma, whatever sort. And then they'll start acting a certain way or getting defensive or this excuse or whatever it may be. But it's almost like a switch being flipped.

What's interesting, though, is that whenever I do that, a lot of times I'll see them almost flip a switch and they'll start acting out of their child. So the no that they hear takes them back to childhood trauma, whatever sort. And then they'll start acting a certain way or getting defensive or this excuse or whatever it may be. But it's almost like a switch being flipped.

And then they'll start acting a different way to me out of that childhood trauma. But the neat thing now with ministry is that I can then love them in that situation. The response that they're giving is out of a trauma that they have from whenever someone didn't love them properly. And so then they respond to me out of that childhood mentality, and then I can love them in it.

And then they'll start acting a different way to me out of that childhood trauma. But the neat thing now with ministry is that I can then love them in that situation. The response that they're giving is out of a trauma that they have from whenever someone didn't love them properly. And so then they respond to me out of that childhood mentality, and then I can love them in it.

And then they'll start acting a different way to me out of that childhood trauma. But the neat thing now with ministry is that I can then love them in that situation. The response that they're giving is out of a trauma that they have from whenever someone didn't love them properly. And so then they respond to me out of that childhood mentality, and then I can love them in it.

And there's some healing that the Lord does through that, if that makes sense. So it's just kind of neat to, through like, by me having healthy boundaries, like the Lord is healing people, people through me, you know, because it forces them to bring to light stuff that they're struggling with and then let the Lord into that.

And there's some healing that the Lord does through that, if that makes sense. So it's just kind of neat to, through like, by me having healthy boundaries, like the Lord is healing people, people through me, you know, because it forces them to bring to light stuff that they're struggling with and then let the Lord into that.

And there's some healing that the Lord does through that, if that makes sense. So it's just kind of neat to, through like, by me having healthy boundaries, like the Lord is healing people, people through me, you know, because it forces them to bring to light stuff that they're struggling with and then let the Lord into that.

No, it doesn't. It makes sense. It makes sense. I don't want to give definitive answers on it either way just because I don't have all the knowledge yet.

No, it doesn't. It makes sense. It makes sense. I don't want to give definitive answers on it either way just because I don't have all the knowledge yet.

No, it doesn't. It makes sense. It makes sense. I don't want to give definitive answers on it either way just because I don't have all the knowledge yet.

And also I know that I'm like an authority figure when it comes to like religious things. So like... This isn't a religious thing, but people would see me as an authority figure. So if I give an answer on something, they'll take it as the gospel.

And also I know that I'm like an authority figure when it comes to like religious things. So like... This isn't a religious thing, but people would see me as an authority figure. So if I give an answer on something, they'll take it as the gospel.