WHAT COMES AFTER SUNDAY?
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This Week's Message Recap:
This week’s message reminded us that life is often a tug-of-war between our plans and God’s plans. Through Proverbs 3, we were encouraged to trust God completely, even when circumstances feel uncertain or out of our control. Pastor shared how easy it is to trust God when life is going well, but our faith becomes real when finances are tight, relationships are difficult, or the future feels unclear. In a world filled with competing voices and opinions, God calls us to place our confidence in Him rather than our own understanding. When we trust Him and submit our lives to His guidance, He promises to make our paths straight.
The message highlighted four practical ways to pursue God's direction: learn God's truth, obey God's will, share God's blessings, and submit to God's correction. Spiritual growth doesn't happen accidentally; it requires intentional time in God's Word, obedience even when it doesn't make sense, generosity with what God has given us, and humility to accept His discipline. Rather than being shaped by fear, culture, or our own emotions, we are called to be grounded in God's wisdom. As we choose God's way over our own, we discover the peace, strength, and direction that only He can provide.
The message highlighted four practical ways to pursue God's direction: learn God's truth, obey God's will, share God's blessings, and submit to God's correction. Spiritual growth doesn't happen accidentally; it requires intentional time in God's Word, obedience even when it doesn't make sense, generosity with what God has given us, and humility to accept His discipline. Rather than being shaped by fear, culture, or our own emotions, we are called to be grounded in God's wisdom. As we choose God's way over our own, we discover the peace, strength, and direction that only He can provide.
Questions to Consider:
1. What voices or influences compete most often for your attention and trust instead of God's voice?
2. How intentional are you about learning God's truth through Scripture, prayer, church, and community? What step can you take this week to grow in this area?
3. Is there a recent situation where obeying God felt difficult or uncomfortable? What did you learn through that experience?
4. When God corrects or disciplines you, is your first response humility or resistance? Why?
5. How have you seen God's faithfulness in seasons when life felt uncertain or out of control?
2. How intentional are you about learning God's truth through Scripture, prayer, church, and community? What step can you take this week to grow in this area?
3. Is there a recent situation where obeying God felt difficult or uncomfortable? What did you learn through that experience?
4. When God corrects or disciplines you, is your first response humility or resistance? Why?
5. How have you seen God's faithfulness in seasons when life felt uncertain or out of control?
Resources for Study:
Recommended Reading:
God's Wisdom for Navigating Life: a Year of Daily Devotions in the book of Proverbs by Timothy Keller
Be Skillful (Proverbs): God's Guidebook to Wise Living by Warren Wiersbe
Wisdom from Above: Daily Encouragement from the Proverbs by Charles Stanley
King Solomon: Life Lessons by the Wisest Man who ever Lived by Bill Crowder
King Solomon's Empire: The Rise, Fall and Modern Day Influence of an Iron Age Ruler by Archie Roy & Margaret Roy
Be Skillful (Proverbs): God's Guidebook to Wise Living by Warren Wiersbe
Wisdom from Above: Daily Encouragement from the Proverbs by Charles Stanley
King Solomon: Life Lessons by the Wisest Man who ever Lived by Bill Crowder
King Solomon's Empire: The Rise, Fall and Modern Day Influence of an Iron Age Ruler by Archie Roy & Margaret Roy
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