Last week we continued with our Taking Responsibility For Your Life series with a powerful message called This Is Not The Time To Pray. If you missed it, you can watch or listen to it HERE.
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 7
REFLECT & DISCUSS:
1. Andy’s message doesn’t undermine the importance of prayer, but rather that prayer should lead to action, not serve as an excuse to be inactive. Do you agree with that?
2. Can you remember a time when your prayers led you to action? What happened? How did that experience encourage you in your relationship with Christ?
3. Are there areas of your life where you’re using prayer as an excuse not to do what God has already made clear? Has God been saying, “Stand up!” to you lately? If so, how can you begin taking steps of action today?
4. “Our irresponsibility eventually becomes someone else’s responsibility” has become a reoccurring theme in this series. In Joshua 7:1, how does Achan’s actions support Andy’s statement?
5. Like Achan, are there areas of your life where you have enriched yourself with the “devoted things” that God told you not to? If so, how can you begin putting verse 13 into practice by removing those things?
6. Are there irresponsible people you are connected to that you are afraid to confront? Why? Read Matthew 18:15-20 and ask God to give you the strength to act (in love).
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Identify areas of your life where you need to stop (only) praying about and start acting on. Uses these ideas as a filter:
Has God already covered in it Scripture? If so, stop praying and act.
Have you behaved your way into a situation? Don’t try to pray your way out of it - get up and act. Prayer must lead to action.
Would people in your life say to you, “Great, I’m glad you’re praying about this, but I don’t see you making any effect to change”?
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