Cultivating Goodness

How to Stay Away From Sin

If you’re back to doing something you promised you’d stay away from, here are a few points to help you in your effort to try again. 1. Set yourself up for success (2:37) 2. Focus your attention elsewhere (4:46) 3. Surround yourself with those on a similar mission (6:38) Read the blog post here. For more resources, check out... * How to disable Safari [https://nordvpn.com/blog/how-to-delete-safari/] * How to Stop Thinking About It [https://tristensynclair.com/how-to-stop-thinking-about-it/] * How to Break a Cycle [https://tristensynclair.com/how-to-break-a-cycle/] * When You Feel Guilty for Being Blessed [https://tristensynclair.com/when-you-feel-guilty-for-being-blessed/] If you'd like to dive further into something specific, let me know here [https://linktr.ee/tristensynclair].

How to Be a Good Friend

It is natural to want good friends, but relationships are two-sided. If you want good friends, you have to be a good friend. 1. Choose carefully (0:55) 2. Be faithful (2:55) 3. Build on honesty (4:43) 4. Connect emotionally (6:24) Read the blog post here [https://tristensynclair.com/how-to-be-a-good-friend/]. For more resources, check out... * 7 Signs of a True Friend [https://tristensynclair.com/7-signs-of-a-true-friend/] * True Friends Will Offend You [https://tristensynclair.com/true-friends-offend/] * How to Long-Distance Friendship [https://tristensynclair.com/how-to-long-distance-friendship/] If you'd like to dive further into something specific, let me know ⁠here⁠ [https://linktr.ee/tristensynclair].

Our Story for His Glory, Part 3

If you feel buried, crushed by the hardships of life, join Elise and me for this conversation on how such a state is actually the prelude to much success. An arrow has to be pulled back in order to be shot forward. Let's take a look at where suffering takes us. * Our Story for His Glory, Part 1 [https://anchor.fm/cultivating-goodness/episodes/Our-Story-for-His-Glory--Part-1-e1noflc/a-a8h3og9] * Our Story for His Glory, Part 2 [https://anchor.fm/cultivating-goodness/episodes/Our-Story-for-His-Glory--Part-2-e1of05k/a-a8jifdu] If you'd like to dive further into something specific, let me know ⁠here⁠ [https://linktr.ee/tristensynclair].

How Do You Know if You Love Someone?

Loving someone is a pursuit each of us undertakes at some point, to the extent that the sincerity of our feelings can be hard to discern. * You look for them in a crowded room (1:10) * You want to be with them (2:32) * They are home to you (3:58) * You know just how messed up they are (5:47) * You let them know just how messed up you are (7:44) * You genuinely desire to serve them (10:47) * You can’t hate them for breaking your heart (12:23) * You wish nothing but the best for them (14:54) Read the blog post here [https://tristensynclair.com/how-do-you-know-you-love-someone/]. If you'd like to dive further into something specific, let me know ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/tristensynclair].

Our Story for His Glory, Part 2

To anyone who is hyper-aware of their weaknesses, there is more to the story. Yes, you are a fallen and broken individual, but that is how God shines all the more brightly through us. If your self-deprecation/self-awareness see-saw could use some balance, join this conversation where Elise and I discuss how our weaknesses actually bring about strength. If you'd like to dive further into something specific, let me know ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/tristensynclair].