Questions for week Sept 1st - 7th

Hard 2 Love

Part 2

Manipulative Mary

1) Just for fun: Tell everyone about a book or movie that you have watched/read recently and would recommend to the group.

2) When dealing with the hard to love people in your life, have you ever wondered how, or prayed for God to show you how, you could help them?  If so, how were you able to minister to them?

3) Have you had many Manipulative Marys in your Life; those people who try to control you, manipulate you, or impose their will on you?  Or have you witnessed others who have had a Manipulative Mary in their life?  What were the methods they tried to use to control, manipulate or impose their will?  Do you feel at the heart of the person’s manipulation they meant war or meant well?  If you could give a word of advice to the one being manipulated, what would you say?

4) Have you ever had someone in your life, who loved you but did not understand God’s call on our life, who tried to convince you to do something contrary to what you knew God’s will was for your life?  How did you handle the situation?

5) Have you ever had to place healthy boundaries in your relationships?  What was the outcome?  Would you have handled it differently if you could do it over again?

6) The last prayer in the message was, God, help me see my own need to sometimes control, and surrender everything to you.  Out of the two reasons we like control that was mentioned, which one do you relate to the most: 1. Deep down I am afraid of surrendering to someone or something else. 2. Deep down sometimes I think I can just do it better. ?

As you close your time together, pray for God to help you trust Him and give Him total control with everything in your life, including those who may be trying to control you.

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