Open Before Christmas, December 9, 2007
Open Before Christmas...Gift One, December 9, 2007
In dealing with your immediate family, do you tend to play fair…more reciprocating, or not fair…giving back better than you are given?
Where did you learn to operate this way?
How's that working for you?
Read Luke 6:32-35; Romans 12:17-18, 21
What would it look like for you to live out these verses?
What changes would need to be put into place for these verses to work?
If you were to take the Mantra Challenge of "Giving Back More Than You are Given", where will this be the biggest challenge for you in dealing with your family?
How are you going to respond when those receiving more from you don't give back in like manner?
In what settings do you find living by our mantra easier & more difficult in the Christmas season?
Which of the Five Suggestions will be easiest and which one(s) the hardest:
Pray daily, calendar time, value your parents, keep offering forgiveness, look for ways to serve?