Apr 14 2008
Recap - Living Large Series
written by vcore from Atlanta, GA
Why is it sometimes hard for us to focus on the things that are essential for our life? What are our motivations and how do we pursue pure motives? How do we know when we are getting good or bad counsel? Who should we really be listening to for advice?
We discovered the answers to these questions the month of March and April. Our first session topic, Living Large - Building High Impact Priorities covered the great need for us to build high impact priorities for our lives. Our priorites define our direction (where we are going), devotion (what we spend our time doing), and dynamics (who we are). We have to be aware of priority killers and at times, refocus our priorities. Sometimes we need to ask ourselves are we still on a Kingdom direction for our lives and are we walking towards God’s word in our lives?
In our second session topic, Living Large - Pursuing Pure Motives, we discovered how to pursue pure motives for our lives. We found that pursing pure motives moves us closer to becoming more like Christ, who is pure, and allows us to become so aware of His presence, that we forget about ourselves, become sensitive to His directions, and the needs of others.
We were challenged to ask ourselves: Are my actions in harmony with God’s truth, will my plan of actions work under real-life conditions? Is my attitude pleasing to God?
We should examine our emotions considering another person’s perspective.
In our third session topic, Living Large - Whose Your Lifeline?, we discussed the need to seek wise counsel. Sometimes within us there are obstructions to seeking wise counsel, and we have to be aware of what those obstructions are so that we can overcome them. Seeking wise counsel is for our own well-being, as it provides security, broadens our vision, and holds us accountable. Any counsel we receive should always be evaluated in the light of God’s word.
Questions for discussion:
What are you doing now that you need to stop doing in order to start building high impact priorities into your life?
How do we know when “speaking the truth” or just saying what is on our mind is done with the wrong motive or right motive?
Have you ever neglected to seek wise counsel? If so, why and how did the situation turn out for you and what did you learn, so that it may help others?
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