“Strength Gone Bad” (p. 55) is related to the content on page 43. A man has a natural inclination to fight. If he is undirected and hasn’t been rightly taught how to carry himself, he’ll misuse it. Oftentimes it still occurs in men who have been correctly instructed how to behave. But it seems this is more likely to happen if that individual has not connected himself to a higher cause. There is an energy residing within every man to fight, and unless it is being exercised in a godly or transcendent manner, it will corrupt. It manifests into violence either physically or verbally or through achievers or workaholics. Passivity is the opposite side of the spectrum where the individual goes limp, compromises to easy. He does everything but confront.
A spiritually strong or woman cannot stand a passive, cowardly man. He is unable to bring her the adventure and battle that her heart truly needs.
Both of these conditions are forms of self preservation, stemmed upon fear. They are aspects of our old man nature and should be confronted. It is important to reflect upon yourself and your tendencies when reviewing these conditions. Notate them for later chapters about the wound and false-self.