Series: Decide or Drift / Week 1 – Take Back Your Life
ICEBREAKER
Ask: What’s the funniest bad decision you’ve ever made because you were tired, hungry, or emotional?
SECTION 1: DECISIONS SHAPE OUR LIVES
READ Proverbs 16:3 (NIV)
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”
Discuss
Do you agree that “the quality of your decisions determines the quality of your life”? Why or why not?
What is one decision from your past that greatly impacted where you are today?
SECTION 2: WHY GOOD DECISIONS ARE HARD
READ Romans 7:15 (NIV)
“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.”
Discuss
Which affects you the most: too many choices, fear of making the wrong decision, or emotions overruling logic?
SECTION 3: THE POWER OF PRE-DECIDING
READ Daniel 1:8 (NIV)
“But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.”
Discuss
Why is it easier to stay faithful when you decide ahead of time how you will respond?
Fill in the blank personally:
“When faced with ____________, I have pre-decided to ____________.”
SECTION 4: VALUES MAKE DECISIONS EASIER
READ Galatians 6:7–8 (NIV)
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
Discuss
How do clear values help you make wiser decisions in difficult moments?
SECTION 5: STOP DRIFTING AND LIVE INTENTIONALLY
READ Isaiah 43:18–19 (NIV)
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
Discuss
In what area of life are you most tempted to drift instead of live intentionally?
Which “I Am” statement speaks to you the most right now?
I am ready.
I am consistent.
I am devoted.
I am generous.
I am faithful.
I am a finisher.
FINAL REFLECTION: TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE
What is one pre-decision you believe God wants you to make this week?
A relationship decision?
A spiritual decision?
A financial decision?
A habit decision?
A mindset decision?
PRAYER TIME:
Wisdom to make God-honoring decisions