Crazy Love Week 2

This is the Crazy Love week 2, Chapter 2 video above.

If you have the Crazy Love Book, it would hel to read from CHapter 2 and Chapter 3 prior to our next meeting this coming Tuesday.

We didn't get through much of the workbook and stuck specifically to questions about the video contents. I have copies of the other questions if you would like to go through them on your own (which I really recommend doing, the questions are really good... also, it would be really helpful if you buy the workbook. In Last weeks post I put some links in there on how and where to purchase the workbook.)

Okay, so here's what we talked about... and I know it sounds a bit morbid, but I think it was a good exercise to help us really ponder where we need to be in our understanding of this life and the next.

Once we are reminded of our proper place in the universe, we can begin to function as God intended us to function. Our lives will be off base and our priorities will be skewed unless we see ourselves as God sees us. Remember that this world is about God, not us. If we live for anything other than God's glory, we will end with regrets.

I'm reminded of the importance of this every time someone around me dies. It's actually healthy for us to be exposed to deathf rom time to time. Solomon says this explicitly in Ecclesiastes 7. By Remembering that our lives are fragile -- that it could all be over at any moment -- we'll find it eaiser to stay focused on the most important things in life.

1. Describe some people in your life who have died abruptly. What were some of their achievements in life and what were their regrets?

2. If today was the day you died, what would you regret, and why?

3. What can you change about your life today to avoid those regrets?

For this final thought and prayer, we first spent some additional time reading through James 4:13-17

4. Close your time in this session by praying. You've been thinking through some pretty heavy issues, and if you're seriously thinking about making changes in your life to avoid regrets, you likely have some important changes to make. Rememeber that this life is all about dependence on God and that so many things will pull you away from His simple calling on your life. Spend some time asking God to work in your hearts and mind to remove distraction and place you on the path He's calling you to.

 For the next few days leading up to our group, please rememeber to pray for those in your community group, that we can be strengthened in His love and grace, that we can come together as a group and body of Christ, grow, teach and encourage one another. 

See you Tuesday!



 Zach & Elizabeth