REALLIFE
STUDY GROUP
“Destiny
Shifters”
ICEBREAKER: Describe your dream car, automobile, or
motorcycle with as much detail as you like.
DEFINITIONS:
Transition: A passage from one state to another: CHANGE
Shift: to change the place,
position or direction of: MOVE
OUTLINE: Destiny
Shifters
A
shift from being;
1.
Judgmental
to being Merciful
2.
Selfish
to being Generous
3.
Disloyal,
Uncommitted, Undependable to being Faithful
4.
Mediocre
to being a person of Excellence
5.
Explosive,
quick tempered to being a person of Patience, Longsuffering
6.
Weak,
Un-teachable to being a Meek
(power under control) Person
7.
Foolish
to being person of Wisdom
8.
Negative
to being Positive
9.
Irresolute
to being a person of Tenacity,
Endurance, Persistence
10.
Chaos,
Clutter to being a person of Order
TEXT:
Matthew
6:6 The Message (MSG)
6"Here's
what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to
role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.
Exodus 14:19, The Message
19-20
The angel of God that had been leading the camp of Israel now shifted and
got behind them. And the Pillar of Cloud that had been in front also
shifted to the rear. The Cloud was now between the camp of Egypt and the camp
of Israel. The Cloud enshrouded one camp in darkness and flooded the other with
light. The two camps didn't come near each other all night.
Hosea 7:16 Amplified
16They turn back, shift, or change, but not upwards
[to the Most High]. They are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall
fall by the sword for the insolence and rage of their tongue. This shall be
[cause for] their derision and scorning in the land of Egypt.
Colossians 1:23, English Standard Version
23 if indeed
you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of
the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed
in all creation[a] under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became
a minister.
STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1.
Which
of the following transitions in life do you believe can be most challenging?
(From Adolescence to Adulthood, Grade School to Junior High, Junior High to
High School, High School to College, College to Career, From one Career to
Another, Renting to Owning, Single to Married, Without Children to Parenting,
Married to Single, Divorced, or Widowed, Working to Retired, etc…)
2.
When
you shift gears on a vehicle there is a moment when the clutch is engaged so
that the gear can shift up or down. In that moment the vehicle is in neutral
while the momentum of the past is carrying the vehicle to the new gear. In life
sometimes we feel like we are in neutral but in reality we are being carried
forward with a momentum that we cannot feel. Have you ever felt that way?
Explain.
3.
Which
of the destiny shifters that I have listed do you need to work on or improve?
4.
In
what way could you be more generous?
a.
With
my time
b.
With
compliments to others
c.
With
being more encouraging and less critical
d.
With
my finances or resources
e.
By
serving others that are less fortunate
f.
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5.
Describe
something you could do with more of a spirit of excellence?
6.
If
you were to get rid of the clutter in your life where do you need to start?