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Your True Battle Week 1: Pastor Hurmon Hamilton
So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight around your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate… Ephesians 6:14 (NLT)
CONFLICT: Our spiritual growth is either strengthened or limited by our emotional maturity.
BIG IDEA: __Transform conflict from opposition to opportunity
HOW?
Search me…identify the
But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king. He asked the chief of staff for permission not to eat these unacceptable foods. — Daniel 1:8 (NLT)
Check my
Now God had given the chief of staff both respect and affection for Daniel. — Daniel 1:9 (NLT)
Look for a
But he responded, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has ordered that you eat this food and wine. If you become pale and thin compared to the other youths your age, I am afraid the king will have me beheaded. — Daniel 1:10 (NLT)
At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and better nourished than the young men who had been eating the food assigned by the king. So after that, the attendant fed them only vegetables instead of the food and wine provided for the others. — Daniel 1:15-16 (NLT)
How I begin impacts the
But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king. He asked the chief of staff for permission… — Daniel 1:8 (NLT)
Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life. — Proverbs 19:20 (NLT)
Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others. — Proverbs 12:15 (NLT)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Why is God’s Truth a central part of your “armor” when it comes to living the Christian life?
2. What do you learn from the example of Daniel when it comes to choosing to live a life that is marked by God’s Truth? What is one thing from Daniel’s example that you want to apply to your life?
3. When you think about speaking the truth in love, which of these is hardest for you: checking your assumptions, looking for a win-win, or laying a good foundation (starting well)? Why is speaking the truth in love so important? On a scale of 1 to 10 how well do you do that (would people close to you agree)?
4. Sometimes (maybe most of the time) it’s easier for us to speak the Truth rather than receive the Truth. What could make you more receptive to hearing Truth from others? How do you think that would impact your relationships?
LIFE AT TLC
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