If I follow Jesus, should I ________?
What’s something you used to enjoy that should make a comeback?
What stood out to you most from the message?
What is your “Should I?” question? (aka: a gray area, something you wonder if it’s okay to do)
Do you tend to become more strict or loose with your freedom when it comes to gray areas?
Why can it be easy to shortcut our relationship with God when it comes to our question?
Choose 1-2 of these questions that will take your gray area deeper:
- Is it helpful?
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- Does it put me under its power?
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- Does it hurt others?
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- Does it glorify God? Feel free to share with the group.
Read 1 Corinthians 10:31. Think of a recent moment that brought you joy. How do you think that glorified God?
What is one step you can take to identify the deeper question you have for God when it comes to your gray area?
Let’s end our time praying together. You can say something like;
“God, thank you for creating us to have a relationship with you. Help us to enjoy life and the freedom you provided us. Give us courage to come to you with our gray areas and patience to go deeper and build our faith. Amen.”
Should I do yoga? Play poker? Listen to Cardi B? We all ask questions that the Bible doesn’t seem to actually have an answer for (although if there’s a prophecy about Cardi B that we missed, please let us know). People in Jesus’ time wrestled with similar questions, but when they asked Jesus, He asked them questions that forced them to go deeper. We want a black and white answer, but the truth is God often shows up to meet us in the gray area. So how do we navigate that? Alli Patterson gives us a framework on how to do just that.