Review this week's message.
Key Thought: What trial(s) is God putting you through, so He can grow you to qualify you for the destiny He has for your life?
Key Quote
“Your growth comes from overcoming your trial." - Pastor Bil Cornelius
Start talking. Find a conversation starter for your group.
What is your favorite Olympic Sport?
Do you prefer to watch the Summer Olympics or Winter Olympics?
Do you know someone who was in the Olympics?
Start thinking. Ask a thoughtful question.
- A good and godly parent does not give a child everything they want, when they want it. What areas do you need to grow personally so God can trust you with more?
- What are some areas that you need to ask God for wisdom?
Start sharing. Choose questions that create openness.
- Are you listening to the world and what the world says is true or trending? What are you watching, reading, or listening to that is feeding you negativity? God’s truth is a standard bearer, it never changes. We need to relax, trust God, and don’t doubt His Word.
- How are you allowing your feelings to dictate whether or not you are going to be disciplined?
Start doing. Commit to a step and live it out this week.
- Dr. Phil McGraw said, “Successful people are people who do something until they achieve it.” What is the one thing that you are going to do and not stop doing until you achieve your goal?
- Get clear in your mind of what you want and create a plan of what you need to do to get there. Don’t quit until you get there! God’s got you!
Scriptures
"My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so thatt you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind; for the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord." James 1:2-8 NRSV
