Healing the Past
>> Thursday, November 6, 2008
Can you relate to this section? (Bringing Christ in to past hurts or wounds?) Ask yourself and ask God, what past events, wounds or choices do you need to invite Him into for healing?
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Motive
How important is reflection upon your motives to you in your Christian walk? Has it ever occured to you that there is a motive behind your personality?
Read more...Aching
Are you a daydreamer? If so, what do you daydream about? What do you look forward to? Do you love your life? What do you ache for?
Read more...Things That Go Bump in the Night
Eldredge talks about his sleep being stolen in this section. Make sure that you are reading this section and not narrowing it to sleep, but to the fact that something is being stolen. Sleep is what is being stolen from him, but it might be something different for each of us. Do you notice that anything is being stolen from your life lately? What might you be surrendering right now through subtle agreements, like his "You're probably going to start waking up at 4:30 a lot. It just comes with getting older."
What is your response to his prayer? What do you think about ending the day asking the Father to restore and renew you, rather than just letting exhaustion, anger or anxiety be the end of your day? He also brings up a lot of spiritual warfare. He points out that God wants us to be intentional, to rise up and fight, not try to ignore it and "fluff up your pillow and go to sleep."
The Power of the Right Word
Eldredge urges us to test the words that we hear (in books, in a sermon, etc.) He says that we should ask if it draws us to God, really draw us to Him. We should ask ourselves if it sounds right because it sounds religious or if it truly produces freedom, life, intimacy with God.
Read more...In You
What is your response to this section? Eldredge urges us to take the time to ask God how He thinks we are doing. He also urges that we ask how WE think that WE are doing because we sometimes don't even know what we believe about ourselves.
Read more...It Will Come Around
Do you typically go to God with troubling relationships? Elderedge mentions in the workbook that there is a difference between godly restraint and passive disengagement when we are dealing with troubling relational issues. What would you say is your typical style and timeline for dealing with conflict, hurts, dismissals, etc? Do you ask "is this the time" when thinking of confronting another person about their issues?
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