Growing A Heart That Seeks For God                     grp193
Wisdom and Common Sense Call For A Well-Balanced Life
Ice-Breaker: It's easy to live on an unbalanced diet of stress, over scheduling, and crisis management. Describe how you learned to have a balanced set of interests and priorities in your life.

2 Peter 3: 17My dear friends, you have been warned ahead of time! So don't let the errors of evil people lead you down the wrong path and make you lose your balance. (CEV)

Proverbs 4: 7The best thing about Wisdom is Wisdom herself; good sense is more important than anything else. (CEV)

Matthew 21: 42Jesus replied, ".... the Scriptures say, 'The stone that the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all. This is something the Lord has done, and it is amazing to us.' (CEV)

Matthew 5: 19If you reject even the least important command in the Law and teach others to do the same, you will be the least important person in the kingdom of heaven. But if you obey and teach others its commands, you will have an important place in the kingdom. (CEV)

Matthew 23: 23.... You give God a tenth of the spices from your garden, such as mint, dill, and cumin. Yet you neglect the more important matters .... , such as justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the important things you should have done, though you should not have left the others undone either. (CEV)

Luke 16: 10Anyone who can be trusted in little matters can also be trusted in important matters. But anyone who is dishonest in little matters will be dishonest in important matters. (CEV)

Romans 14: 5Some of the LORD'S followers think one day is more important than another. Others think all days are the same. But each of you should make up your own mind. (CEV)

1 Corinthians 1: 28What the world thinks is worthless, useless, and nothing at all is what God has used to destroy what the world considers important. (CEV)

Colossians 3: 14Love is more important than anything else. It ... ties everything completely together (CEV)

Matthew 6: 32Only people who don't know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father in heaven knows that you need all of these. 33But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. 34Don't worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. You have enough to worry about today. (CEV)

1. Why do religious leaders sometimes neglect the attitudes that are most important to God?
2. When we stop worrying and rushing into things, how do God's Word and God's Spirit help us?
3. How do evil people and their errors influence us and cause us to lose the balance God wants?
4. What is there about love, faithfulness, and mercy that produce in us wisdom and good priorities?
5. Explain how balancing your own desires with service to needy people brings people to God's Way?
Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications:
Observations                                                             Applications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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