Maybe it’s YOU!

When we feel attacked our brains slip into enemy mode.  In other words, when we feel that someone is not for us, we assume that they are against us, and it’s game on!

Longtime author and neuropsychologist, Dr. Jim Wilder, says we can be in enemy mode for a moment, a longer period of time, or allof the time.  He joins us to talk about Escaping Enemy Mode: How Our Brains Unite or Divide Us.

In this brain state of  “enemy mode” we fight to win but we were created to be in relationship – to love. The way out of enemy mode is to remember that we actually want to be in relationship with one another. And to be reminded of who we are in Christ.

Jim gives solid advice for loving others well by helping them get out of enemy mode, even if they can’t see initially that you are acting in love.

Relationships are hard and messy. Understanding how to escape enemy mode will help us to stay connected with one another and ultimately to be who God created us to be.