Fear and Faith / week 3
- Trillia Newbell & 2UC Women's Ministry
- Nov 17, 2016
- 2 min read
Watch session 3 video at RightNow Media
What are ways we can love others and worship God with the bodies God gave us? What does that look like in your life?
How does insecurity and discontentment with our bodies rob or distract us of the determination or space to build the kingdom of God with those same bodies?
How has your daily media intake influenced your contentment in the way you view your body?
What are some positive aspects of self-improvement? At what point do you think it turns into idolatry?
Why do many of us worry about how our marriage (or other significant relationships) appears to others? What does that fear say about our own personal insecurity?
Read Matthew 7:3-5.
How can relentlessly judging your spouse look like taking a speck out of his eye? What logs might you have in your own life or marriage?
BIBLE EXPLORATION When have you felt helpless to change your life—you’ve done everything “right,” but you still can’t fix a problem or make your life turn out the way you want it to?
What do the following Scriptures tell us about why God created us? • Genesis 1:28
Proverbs 31:30 and 1 Peter 3:4. What do these verses teach you about outward beauty?
1 Samuel 16:7. What impresses God?
Hebrews 4:15-16. How do these verses encourage you in your struggle to love and accept yourself?
Philippians 4:8-9. Fill in the blank for each word in this verse: How does this word help you to battle fear
about your appearance, significant relationships, and sexuality? Circle two or three areas from the Philippians grid where you’d like to find victory.
Word // Appearance // Relationships // Sexuality True Honorable Just Pure Lovely Commendable Excellence Worthy of Praise
DEEPER WALK Select at least one activity below to complete during the next week.
• Personal Action: Fast from whatever social media platform tempts you the most to feel small or envious of others. • Mentoring: Ask an older woman how she has walked through the years. What is hard to deal with? What is great about getting older? What advice would she give to you about those inner fears?
• Conversation: Email or call a close friend and ask for prayer about one of the things you shared this week (or even something you were afraid to share).
• Memorization: Memorize 1 Samuel 16:7 as a reminder of what God deems important.
• Pray: Ask God to show the ways you are beautiful and dispel the lie you wrote down.
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