Follow up from last week: Have you identified or begun the process of having a trusted partner in radical authenticity and confession/support? What steps have you taken towards this?
Read entire text together, in two different translations.
Share a time when you felt led to make a decision that didn’t make sense at the time. How did you feel during and after this experience? Reflecting on it, what did you learn from the experience?
Disuss: “There are no great leaders in the spiritual life, only great followers.”
Spend time in reflection on past experiences, current life situations, and future plans and dreams. Discuss them through the lens of each of the 4 points. Where do you feel the Holy Spirit challenging you or affirming you? Why? In what ways do you sense God calling you to align your life and plans to his kingdom mission?
The Compelling of the Holy Spirit
The Embracing of Uncertainty
The Expectation of Resistance
The Clarity of Mission
Challenge: Surrender. Spend focused time in the secret place this week intentionally seeking His presence more than answers to any of your questions. Pray “Come, Holy Spirit” or “I’m here to meet with you” and see how God meets you.