Take Back Your Life | Week 3
Hold That Thought
Key Passage: Philippines 6:6-7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Key Idea: If you can get your thought life under God's control, your life will not be out of control.
Discussion Starter:
You may have heard it said that the mind is a terrible thing to waste.
What do you spend the most of your time thinking about?
Are those thought used on what you believe to be your highest priority?
Read Philippians 6:6-7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
What is the origin of our anxiety? Our Thoughts
If our thoughts are the source of our anxiety, are we thinking the right thoughts?
What are the keys in this passage to turn our thought process to bring peace and not anxiety?
What role do you believe a thankful attitude places in bringing our request to God?
Read Colossians 3:16
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
Together make a list. What is the message of Christ?
How does allowing his message to live in us change the way we think?
How will this affect not only our own lives but others around us?
Read Colossians 3:2
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
What does this verse mean?
How can it bring stability and help us to take back our lives?
Next Step:
We live in our minds. We carry out our thought in everyday life. How we think determines how we live.
We can choose to become a prisoner or set free by our thoughts alone.
What needs to change in your thought process to allow you to break free and take back your life?