GUARDRAILS | WEEK 2
GUARDRAILS: PROXIMITY
INTRODUCTION
Have you ever met someone that later you wish you’d never met?
Is there a person that you wish someone in your family had never met?
Sometimes, people are our greatest regrets because they influence us to ignore our guardrails and step into the danger zone.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Friends influence the direction and quality of your life.
Who is someone in your life that has stood by you in good times and bad?
Talk about a time when you saw someone suffer because of his or her relationships. What happened?
Read Proverbs 13:20.
Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
Who is a person in your life whose wisdom you rely on?
In what ways have you seen his/her wisdom influence you over time?
Is there someone that looks to you for wisdom?
How does that impact the way that you attempt to influence them in positive ways?
During the message Pastor said,
“Judgmental is when I draw a harsh conclusion about you.
Good judgment is when I draw conclusions about myself based on wisdom.”
To what extent has not wanting to be judgmental drawn you into unhealthy relationships in the past?
How do the message definitions of judgmental and good judgment change your perspective?
During the message, Pastor said, “Friends can be dangerous. And danger requires guardrails.
You need to establish a standard that informs your conscience.”
In what area of your life do you need to establish a standard?
What first step could you take to establish that standard?
Do you have a relationship that could benefit from guardrails?
What can you do to begin to establish guardrails?
What obstacles will you have to overcome?
How can this group support you?
MOVING FORWARD
Friends influence the direction and quality of your life.
Is your core group moving in the direction you want your life to move?
Can you be yourself with that core group, or do you have to pretend you are someone you’re not?
Do you often feel pressure to compromise?
If so, it’s time to establish some relational guardrails.
What does that look like?
CHANGING YOUR MIND
Are there some relationships you might need to walk away from?
How can we pray for you in that?
Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13:20