Session Two: Fight for Me

Bottom Line: God never leaves, but sometimes I have to fight my own feelings and actions to stay in relationship with Him.

When you’re not that into a relationship, you have a choice—to stay or to go. God has made it very clear in the Bible that He’s not going anywhere. He’s in. But we’re the ones who struggle with the choice, and that struggle sometimes involves fighting our own feelings and perceptions. It’s a fight that we have to be willing to take on, and a decision each of us has to make. And though it may feel like it, it’s not one-sided, God isn’t going anywhere. So are you going to fight your own tendencies to pull away? Are you going to fight for your relationship with God?

Scripture References: 1 Timothy 1:18-19; Isaiah 49:15-16; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7; Hebrews 13:5


Take some time this week to read Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. Read the verse keeping in mind where you are in your relationship with God. Understanding that there is a season for everything, what kind of season does it feel like you are in with your relationship with God? What kind of seasons have you been in before, and what kind of season are you hoping to arrive to?

I have noticed a theme in my life...I like to take it safe. There have been moments of risk or of adventure, but for the most part, I take the safe road. What about you, how would you define the way you live your life...

Another question...how would you define your spiritual life...do you play it safe or do you take risks?

As I spend more and more time reflecting on my life and the choices I have/am currently making, I am realizing that I choose the safe path...

During lent, I am challenging myself to spend the next 40 days asking God to show me areas in my life personally/spiritually where I can take more "risks" for His glory...

Check out this video...it inspired me to really think about the way I live my life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA_uwWPE6lQ

Week 1: The Breakup?
There is a natural ebb and flow to our relationships, isn’t there? There are times when we feel really close to someone, and times when we don’t. The reasons vary, but there are times when we’re just not feeling that into a relationship. It’s true of our friendships and other relationships, but what happens when it’s in our relationship with God? And when it does happen, why is it so difficult to admit it?

Bottom Line: My relationship with God has moments when I feel close, and moments when I’m just not that into Him.

Scripture References: Jeremiah 2:28-29, 32; Deuteronomy 8:7-17

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NOT THAT INTO YOU:

Every one of us has experienced it at some point. At one time, we were really into a relationship—whether that’s a friendship or a dating relationship—and now, well, not so much. We’re just not that into it anymore. So we walk away or we let the relationship die. But what happens when that relationship you’re not that into anymore is the one you have with God? You were really into Him at one point. You were feeling connected, directed, close. Now it feels like nothing. How do you deal with it?