Often, it falls back on the hearer to not allow themselves to be controlled or
manipulated, at least to an extent where it is
unhealthy for them... and each
one of us has to discover where that line is for ourselves (I'm still learning to say «no, I can't do that» and I'm still learning to not put more money in the offering plate because the pastor told us he's preached 47 Sundays in a row without a vacation).