A. Time Spent this week
(SS=1 hr. W=2 hrs. youth group=3 hrs. total: 6 hours)
B. My class this week
This week Jim recapped all the topics we have covered thus far. This semester, we have been discussing "experiencing God," and touching upon struggles that we face each day. The topics so far have been:
1.Fear: what is keeping me from knowing God? Is my desire to like a 'normal' life keeping me from seeking after God? Am I living in the freedom of knowing Him or am I cowering in a corner somewhere? Are there any unhealthy relationships that I need to give up to Him?
2.Lust: What is lust and how does it affect us? There are alot of false realities that we believe when me process what this struggle does to us and what it does to other people. Jesus said if our hand is causing us to sin, we should cut it off. What are we doing to comabt sin and rid our lives of this junk?
3. False thinking: We all have mindsets we buy into that affect how we view people, the world, and God. When it comes to sin or even missed opportunities, we try to pass the blame along to God by saying "God wanted this to happen." This just simply isn't true! Are there things in our lives like this mentality that keep us from living in freedom?
C.My questions this week
1.how do you indetify with having mindsets that keep you bogged down? When someone exposes you to one of these mindsets, how do you react?
2. Does fear ever keep you immobilized from doing the work God has planned for you? How do you find freedom from being afraid of moving to where you should be?
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Response 2/12/09 To Jon
ReplyDeleteRe: Question on Mindsets. I don’t really think that being exposed to these mindsets are a bad thing. It gives us a chance to readjust our own minds to not deal with these destructive mindsets before we fall into them. If God wanted things to happen badly for us, then who are we to question him? I find that negative. I know that it will naturally happen, but if you can keep in mind that it is the Lord’s will and that everything comes together for the good for all that love Him then you’ll be better off. In good and bad times we simply must concentrate on the Lord Jesus Christ and his promises.
Re: Question of Fear/Freedom… Personally I’ve had to deal with this. I didn’t know anything about Indiana Wesleyan University before Jena and I came here, all I knew was that this was where God wanted me. Beyond that I knew nothing. It was scary, and it wasn’t easy to go to a college that costs 25,000 a year to live in the dorms like that, but by accepting the fear and placing all faith and hope on the Lord he blessed our lives. I am scared to death about where my life is going to head off to after graduation, but I’m still going to be faithful to whatever door the Lord has open to Jena and I because I know his plans for me are a heck of a lot better than my own. Ask God for more Faith, he will give it.