Response-Ability: Training Men to Choose Resilience and Spiritual Clarity

Most people live on autopilot—reacting without thinking, repeating old patterns, and blaming the world for their pain.

But what if the most spiritual thing you could do today…
was to pause and choose a better response?

In this Gritty Wednesday episode, Jason Lyle breaks down what it means to take full ownership of your response-ability—your power to choose truth, not triggers.

You’ll learn a simple mindset and practical habits that build the muscle of emotional control and spiritual clarity.

This is where Sacred Grit starts—not with big spiritual moments, but with the discipline to respond differently in the heat of your everyday life.

🎧 Listen now and reclaim your response-ability.

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📓 Show Notes

In this Gritty Wednesday episode, we dig into one of the most overlooked spiritual disciplines: your ability to respond. Not react. Not lash out. Not numb. But pause—and choose.

Jason shares a raw story of reacting from old patterns, what finally shifted, and how daily practice trained his nervous system to respond with clarity, presence, and strength.

You’ll hear how the natural world mirrors this wisdom—rivers, storms, trees—and how we too can return to that grounded, honest way of living. Because true power doesn’t come from domination or control, but from presence.

We’ll close with a practice you can use this week to begin cultivating your response-ability. It’s simple, gritty, and effective.

🔑 You Will Learn:

• How to interrupt old reactions and choose a grounded, loving response
• Why daily practices are essential for training your inner strength
• How owning your response leads to peace, clarity, and spiritual growth

🔗 More Info / Resources:

• Explore more tools at thesacredgrit.com
• Join Jason’s retreats, coaching, or hiking experiences
• Follow @TheSacredGrit on Instagram for weekly practices and reflections
• Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it

The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.