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CHAPTER 2: Self-Lies
Lie #4: “I Can’t Be Happy Unless Things Go My Way.”
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51.
Give an example of a scene from the life of a person who believes the “My Way” lie.
52.
The “my way” lie affects marriages because the ...
a) _____ in the marriage is so strong that the
b) _____ is never allowed to develop. These marriages become two
c) _____ pulling in opposite directions.
53.
What are some typical problems that will be likely to crop up in the marriage where both partners are sold out on the “My Way” lie?
a)
b)
c)
54.
What advice could you give the couple operating under the “My Way” lie?
55.
Life has a nasty habit of reminding us it will not always ...
56.
The secular truth about this lie is that it isn’t what happens to us that makes us unhappy. It is our way of _____ the events of our lives that makes us unhappy.
57.
The theological truth about this lie can be found in Acts. 20:22-24. What is Paul’s attitude, even though the Spirit has warned him that prison and hardships await him in every city?
58.
Read Philippians 4:10-20. Was Paul naturally a contented person? (vs. 11)
Yes
No
59.
What were some of the circumstances in which Paul learned to be content? (vs. 12)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
60.
Why was Paul able to be happy, even when things weren’t going “his way.” (vs. 13)
61.
Read James 1:2-8. What response does James recommend when things are not going our way? (vs. 2)
62.
Why does he say this?
a) vs. 3:
b) vs. 4:
63.
How can a person handle the pressure in this situation? (vs. 5)
64.
What enables a person to get help from God? (vs. 6)
65.
Read Genesis 15:1-5 and then Genesis 16:1-16. Here we see what happens when someone insists on doing things “her way.”
66.
What was Sarah’s suggestion for helping God keep His promise? (vs. 1-3)
67.
How did this alternate plan work out? (vs. 4-6)
a)
b)
c)
68.
Was Sarah’s “way” or solution according to God’s will?
Yes
No
69.
What did Abraham and Sarah do that they should not have done? (Hebrews 10:35)
70.
What would have been the right thing to do in this situation? (Hebrews 10:36)
71.
Absalom is another good example of a person who believed the “My Way” lie. Read II Samuel 15:1-12.
72.
What did Absalom do to promote himself?
a) vs. 1:
b) vs. 2-5:
c) vs. 6:
d) vs. 10:
73.
Now read II Samuel 18:1-18 to discover how this important young man came to an end.
a) vs. 9:
b) vs. 14-15:
74.
Did Absalom accomplish his goals when he set out to make himself happy by seeking “his way?”
75.
Read Hebrews 10:32-39. What difficulties did the Hebrews encounter following their conversions?
a) vs. 33a:
b) vs. 33b:
76.
How did the Hebrews act in the midst of these difficulties, when things were not going “their way?” (vs. 34)
a)
b)
c)
77.
What were the Hebrews encouraged to do? (vs. 35a)
78.
What reason is there for being confident? (vs. 36)
79.
What two things must accompany faith, if we are to receive God’s reward when things are not going our way? (vs. 36a)
a)
b)
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Chapter 2, Lie #5
