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{ I w ill i n s t r u ct y o u and te ac h you in t h e wa y y o u s hould g o; I w il l co u n s e l y ou w it h my lo vin g e y e o n y o u . } - Psalm 32:8

Le t ’ s ta k e a l o o k at P s a lm 32:8 “I will instruct you a nd te a c h y ou in t h e wa y yo u should go; I will co un s e l y ou wit h m y lo vin g eye on you.” Here King Da vi d i s s p e akin g o n G o d ’ s b ehalf to his people.

Go d p r om i s e s t o in s t r u c t , t ea c h and counsel his pe o p l e . I f y o u a r e a p a r en t , yo u will relate well to t his n e x t p a r t ; “ … w it h my lo vin g eye on you.” When yo u a r e t r y i n g t o p u t yo u r c h ild down f or bed, all t ha t i s r e q u i r ed fo r a ju mp t o ac t ion is a simple look.

Y o u k n ow e x ac t ly w h a t is n eed ed in that moment t o co m f or t t h em . In t h e s am e way, your heavenly f a t her i s a l w ays wa t c h in g wit h his loving eye on yo u. H i s d e s i r e is n o t t o ap p eas e your every want ( lik e w e m a y b e in c lin ed t o d o a t bed time), but to inst r u c t, te a c h a n d c o u n s el yo u r spirit in the way yo u s h ou l d g o.

Y o u a r e a b ou t t o s ee ju s t h o w dependent we, as hum a n b e i n g s, ar e o n t h e g r ac e of God to guide us.

CHA LLE N GE #1 SO UND Items n e e d e d : { B lin d f o l d , K a z o o } To g e t h e r w it h yo u r p a r t n er , g o to one end of t he r o o m ; i f yo u ’ r e feelin g d a ring extend it to a l a r g e a r e a o f t h e h o u s e. U sing nothing but t he s ou n d s o f yo u r kazo o , s h uf f le along with yo u r b l i n d f o ld ed p ar t n er , g u iding them to the f in i s h l i n e . Yo u ma y c h o o s e t o establish a bit of a c o d e or l a ng u a g e o r ju s t g o for it! Each of you take a turn.

{ F ol l o w up } H o w d i d y o u d o ? H o w d id yo u think you would do ? S om e w h at like t h e m id n ig ht shuf f le to the ba t h r oo m ? I t c an b e fr u s t r at in g when we feel like w e c a n ’t u n d er s t a n d G o d s g u id ance or that we’re just n o t h e a r i n g fr o m h im a t all.

W h e n wa s t h e l a st ti m e you fel t fr ustr ated about yo ur l a ck o f u n dersta n di n g o f God’s g uidance in yo ur l i fe ? T a l k a bo u t you r exper ience.

W h a t a re s o me w a ys you ca n help each other t h r ou g h t h o se di ffi cu l t ti m es?

Ta k e a mi n ute to w ri te th ese down in y our j o u rn a l .

O ur G o d i s a G o d o f p eo p le! Not of places or cir cu m s t a n c e s. H e s p ea ks t o u s more of ten than we r e co g n i z e a n d t h e m o r e t ime w e spend getting to k no w H i m a n d t h e s o u n d o f h is v oice, the easier it w ill b e to r e c o g n ize wh at h e is s a ying to us. I’m sure if yo u h a d ti me t o s t u d y t h e lan g uage of the kazoo, yo u w o u l d n ’t h a ve h a d t o r ed ir ect so many times r ig ht? !

CHA LLE N GE #2 SI GH T S e t a t i m e r fo r 60 s ec o n d s . T o gether, look at t he p i c t u r e .

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{ F o l l o w up } D i d y ou r m emo r y s er ve yo u w ell? It can be so e as y to m i s s t h in g s t h at a r e right before our e y e s ! Du r i n g c h allen g e #1, we talked about ho w w h e n we a c t ively s eek G o d’s voice, we will mo r e r e a d i ly r ec o g n ize w h en He speaks.

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O n e w a y th at w e c an d o t h is is by keeping our e y e s op e n to t h e w o r k t h a t h e is doing all around us . W h e n w e p r a y a n d a s k G o d to involve us in Hi s w o r k , H e will o p en o u r eyes to people and cir c u m s t a n c es in o u r ever yd ay lives in need of Hi s l ov e . P r ay, wa t c h an d b e r eady to act.

CHA LLE N GE #3 T O U CH Items n e e d e d : { Ca n va s s a ck } W h i l e on e o f yo u s t a ys p u t o n the couch (eyes clo s e d or b l in d fo ld ed !) , s en d t he other off on a 2 m i n u t e r ou n d u p . Ch ec k t h e j unk drawer, the ba t h r oo m or t h e g a r a g e fo r it ems to toss into yo u r s a c k t h at yo u t h in k yo u r p artner might not be a b l e to i den t ify b y t o u c h a lone. Once you’ve f o u n d 5 or 6 it em s , h ead b a ck to the couch.

Ha v e y o u r p ar t n er r eac h in to the sack and t a k e a g u e s s at w h a t t h e it em s are. Remember, N o p e e k i n g ! T a lly u p yo u r p o ints, then reverse ro l e s .

{ F o l l o w up } We r e y ou u ns u r e ab o u t o n e o r two of the items?

The s e a r e t h in g s t h at h a ve b een in your home f o r q u i te s o m e t im e, r ig h t ? T h ings that once you sa w t h e m w it h yo u r eyes yo u were easily able to iden ti f y .

A s a co u p l e , ta ke a m i n u te to discuss a few a r e a s i n w h ich G od i s m o vi n g in y our hear ts t o a ct i n s e r vi ce for a person or situation.

C a n y o u ca rve o u t so m e dedi c ated time d uri n g y o u r w eek to ta ke th i s action step?

W ri t e i t do wn so yo u w o n ’t for g et!

Le t t h i s b e an eye o p en er fo r you (pun int e n d e d ) t h at t h er e m a y b e p eople or cir c u m s t a n c es in yo u r life, r ig h t now, that need m or e o f y ou r at t en t io n . Yo u kn ow them, see t hem , h e a r t h em , b u t ar e yo u p hysically acting in s e r v i c e t o lo ve t h em ?

CHA LLE N GE #4 T A ST E Items n e e d e d : { G lo r y Be e H o n e y Stix } N o w f o r t h e yu m m y p ar t ! En joy your sense of t a s t e a s y ou t r y yo u r h o n ey s t ix. Can you guess t he d i f f e r e n t flavo r s t h at yo u a re tasting? These Ho n e y S ti x ar e b r o u g h t t o yo u by GloryBee.com.

Co n ta i n i n g n o a r t ific ial s weet eners or colors, e a c h h on e y s t r a w is o n ly 15 c a lories. All honey is s o u r c e d f r o m b eekeep er s t h at let their bees vis i t l a r g e g r a s s la n d s filled with clover. Each st i x h ol d s 1 t s p ( 5 g r a m s ) o f delicious liquid.

Th e s ti x a r e c er t ified K o s h er by the Orthodox U n i on . T h e s t r aws a r e m a d e o f polypropylene, w h i c h i s f o o d g r ad e an d BP A f ree. All stix are na t u r a l l y c o lo r ed an d flavo r ed .

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Tw o s u m m e r favo r it es in o n e! Cool water melon a nd p u r e h on ey ma ke even t h e coldest winter da y f e e l l i k e an aft er n o o n in August.

P ur e c l ov e r h o n ey w it h all-n a t u ral sour apple f la v o r .

R ich a n d g oo ey, ca ra m el flavo r ed HoneyStix are a g ou r m e t t r ea t .

{ F o l l o w up } I sn ’t o u r Go d am a zin g ? ! H e h as given each of us s e v e r a l t h o u s an d t a s t e b u ds. The number va r i e s f r o m p er s o n t o p er s o n; between 2 0 0 0 a n d 10, 0 00 is t h e a ver ag e r an ge.

F lav or i s n ’t ac t u ally in t h e fo o d we eat, just like pai n i s n ’t a c t u a lly in t h e s h o t that the doctor g iv e s . T a s t e is a c o mp let ely G o d given pleasure, pla n t e d i n o u r b o d ies .

Do y o u k n ow so m eon e i n your community w h o i s g i ft ed w i th th e sen se of taste (Yes!) b u t i s n o t fi n a n ci a l l y fo rtu nate enoug h to e a t re g u l a r m ea l s?

C an y o u t hi n k o f a w a y to g ether to bless s om e o n e i n n eed?

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{ F o l l o w up } Did y o u h a v e a favo r it e? S imilar to taste, our se n s e of s m ell is a b ea u t ifu l, God given gif t. A st u d y d on e b y p s yc h o lo g is t R a chel Herz in 2 0 0 1 sho w s u s th at , like o u r s en s e o f taste, smell is a pa r t o f G o d ’s d es ig n o f t h e h u man body; not our sur r o u n d i n g s .

D o y o u e v e r ta k e ti m e to si mply enjoy y our s e n s e o f s mel l ?

C ha t a bo u t so m e o f you r fa vor ite smells. A r e t h e y co n n e c ted to speci fi c m emor ies?

Dur i n g H u r t z’ s t u d y, s h e h ad a group of people sme l l th e s a me o d o r s s ep ar a t ed by a week. She sa y s “ Wh e n su b jec t s s melled a mixture of butyric a cid (c o n ta i n ed in vo m it ) an d isovaleric acid ( pre s e n t i n s m elly feet ) , t h ey were told it was “P a r m e s a n c h ees e.” T h ey r es ponded f avorably a nd s a i d t h e y w o u ld like t o ea t it. But when told it w a s “ v o m i t ,” t h ey wa n t ed t o b olt.” A very smelly e x a m p l e , b u t o n e t h a t c a n b e u sed to remind us o f t h e i n t r i c ac ies o f G o d s h a n d iwork!

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W ha t d i d Go d r evea l t o yo u t onight as you had a n e n c ou n t e r w it h H im t h r o u gh each of these a ct iv i t i e s ? T a ke a lo o k b ac k t h r o u gh your discussion g uid e a n d d i s c u s s s o m e a r eas that stood out for yo u . A s w e r ea d in P s a lm 32:8, our God is always w a t c h i n g a n d g u id in g u s . W e r ely on Him to instruct a nd t e a c h u s wh en we fall s h o r t . We also give Him t ha n k s f o r H i s lo vin g eye u p o n us. Like a f ather pre e m p t i n g h is c h ild ’ s n eed s , he equips us with a ll t h a t w e n eed . T ake a min u t e to pray together, sile n t l y o r a l o u d .

I f yo u a r e u n su r e wh er e t o s t a r t , pray these words: He av e n l y F a th er , w e t h a n k yo u for your unending lo ve f o r u s . T h a n k yo u fo r g if ting us with our se ns e s . T h r o u g h t h em yo u s h o w us that with your g uid a n c e ; th ey c a n b e u s ed t o ac complish beautif ul t hin g s . Pl e a s e r evea l t o u s wh er e you are working so t h a t w e c an s ee, h ea r , a n d touch the lives of o t her s i n y ou r n am e. T h a n k yo u for your promise t o a l w a y s g u i de u s . Am en .

Ta k e a m i n ut e t o g o b ac k t hrough your bold disc u s s i o n p o in t s . Ar e yo u r eady to set these t hin g s i n t o a c t io n t h is m o n t h ? God is ready and w a iti n g f o r y ou !

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