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Intro to your Faith Night In
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Light your candles and get comfy
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Work together and fill out discussion questions
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Take a few minutes to bring what is on your heart to
the Lord
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follow tutorial to braid your leather key chain
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We are s o e x ci te d that you’ve c ho sen t o join us o n thi s j o u rn ey. It i s G od ’s p romise t o y o u t oday th a t a s y o u c onti nue to se e k hi s wisdom in y our r e la t i o n s h i p , He w i l l re ve al hi m self t o y o u in b ea u t i f u l w a y s.
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lo ve d o n e t o t ak e a f e w hours to co z y up and div e in to w h a t G o d has i n store f or you t hrough some h o n e s t d i s c u s si on, a f un ac ti vi ty, and so me t ime fo r re f l e c t i o n and p raye r. We are g o ing t o t ake an in de p t h l o o k at thi s month’s ve rse, Ecclesiast es 4 :1 2
“ T hough o ne m ay b e o ve r p o we r e d, t wo c a n de fe nd t he m s elve s . A co r d o f t h r e e s t r a nd s i s not qu ick ly b ro ke n .”
We’ll t a l k a l i t tl e b i t ab out w hat this really means fo r y o u a n d how you c an use this v erse as an every d a y re m i nd e r of G od ’s l ove .
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Tak e a m i n u t e t o s e t t h e mood f or y ou r dat e. He ad o v e r t o fa it h nigh ti n . c o m /mu si c for a gr ea t da t e n i g h t s o u n d trac k.
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Cl aim y o u r f a v o r i t e s pot o n th e c ou c h an d li ght up y o u r c a n dl e s . En j oy y ou r sn ac k b ar s k no w i n g t h a t y ou h a v e j u st p rov i d e d 2 p a ck et s of l i f e -s a v i n g f o od to c h i l d re n in ne ed ! C h e c k ou t t h i sb arsav e sl i v e s. co m fo r m o r e i n f or m a t i on .
“T hough o ne may b e over p owere d, t wo c a n defe nd t he m s elve s . A co rd o f t h r e e s t r a nd s i s no t qu ic kly b ro ke n. � - E c cle sia s te s 4 : 1 2
Be s ur e t o h a v e y o u r b i b l e h an d y . If y ou do n’ t have a c c e s s t o on e , c h e c k ou t th e Bib l e G at e w a y a p p a v a i l a b l e on y ou r Ap p l e o r A n d r o i d d e v i c e . Tu rn to th e Dis cus s i o n G u i de a n d l e t ’ s ge t starte d !
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Whe n we th i n k a b o u t a b r a i d e d c ord of 3 st r a nd s w e c a n a l l a g r e e t h a t wh e n te ste d , n o s i ngl e st r a n d i s m e a n t to c arry al l th e w ei ght , r i g h t ? W e l l i n t h e same way , th e bur d e ns t h a t y ou c a r r y i n li f e are me an t t o b e s har e d. O n e w a y t h a t we c an sh ow lo v e t o o u r p a r t n e r i s t h rou gh tru sti n g t h em w it h w h a t w e i g h s us d own . We m ea n it ! L o v e m e a n s s h a ri n g th e good , t h e b ad , a n d e v e r y t h i n g i n b e twe e n . Th i s is o ne way t h a t w e c a n s h ow ou r H e av e n l y Fa t her lo v e t o o. H e i s de l i gh te d wh e n we find r es t in H i m .
t a ke a m i nute to a sk e a ch o t he r t he s e q ue s t io n s :
W hat bu rdens (heav y o r light) do you keep hidden fro m ea ch ot her a nd fro m Go d? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
W hy do you find it ea sier to ca r r y t hem on you r own? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
It c a n b e e a sy to fall i nto t he t r ap t h at tell s u s t hat we a r e de s e r vi ng of ou r b u rde n s. Go d tel l s u s i n M at t he w 11: 2 8-3 0 t hat it do e s n’ t mat te r whe re yo u’ve co me f ro m, o r how you go t t he re, He wi l l r e move you r b u rde n s a nd give you t r ue r e s t . He delight s i n e a si ng yo u r b u r de n s !
s o meti me s it’s ha rd to let go but here is a go o d pla ce to st a r t:
Sha re wit h ea ch ot her one o r t wo a re a s in which you would like to b egin relinquishing cont rol. ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
List a few pra ctical steps t hat you would b e willing to t ake (e x: keeping a n op en line of co m mu nication in t his a re a, sha ring re sp onsibilitie s, allowing ro o m fo r cha nge) ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
“W hat i s ne e de d fo r h ap py effe c t u a l s e r v ic e i s s i mply to put yo u r wo rk i nto t he Lo r d’ s h a nd, a nd le ave it t he r e. D o no t t a ke it to Hi m i n p r aye r , s ay i ng , “ Lo r d, gu ide me, Lo r d , g ive me wi s do m , Lo rd , a r r a nge fo r me, ” a nd t he n a r i s e f ro m yo u r k ne e s , a nd t a ke t he b u r de n a l l b a c k, a nd t r y to gu ide a nd a r r a nge fo r yo u r s elf. Le ave it wit h t he Lo r d, a nd re me mb e r t hat what yo u t r u s t to Hi m yo u mu s t no t wo r r y o ve r no r fe el a n x io u s a b o ut . Tr u s t a nd wo r r y c a n no t go to ge t he r . ” - Ha n n a h W hit a l l Sm it h
A s Go d r e p r e s e n t s t h e t h i rd stran d in o ur r e l a t i o n s h i p , l e t ’ s tal k f or a m i nut e a b o u t t h e r ol e H e d e si re s to p lay. T hi s qu o t e f r o m H a n n ah Wh i tal l S m i t h s p e a ks s o l ou dl y t o u s as we t hi nk ab o u t t h e b u r d e n s th at we try t o car r y o n o u r ow n . W he t her i t b e r e g a r di n g w o rk or h e al th o r fa m ily o r a n y t h i n g e l s e ; “ Tru st an d w o r r y can n o t g o t og e t h e r ” . T ak e a cl e a r e r l ook n o w at ou r c ord o f t hr e e s t r a n ds . W h e n y ou l e av e th e w ei ght a t G od ’ s f e e t i n pray e r, y ou m us t no t p i c k i t b a c k u p . I n th e same w ay, i f y o u w e r e t o r e l y on on l y on e s t r a nd i t w o u l d q u i c kl y t i r e an d we ar t hi n.
Ta ke a few m i nute s to b r i ng what i s o n you r he a r t to t he Lo r d . You m ay cho o s e to p r ay sile nt ly o r a lou d wit h e a ch ot he r. Yo u wi l l fi nd a p r aye r c a rd i n yo u r jo u r na l i f you a re n ’t qu ite su re whe re to s t a r t .
W e want t o e n c ou r a g e y ou to ke e p t hes e j o u r n a l s c l o s e t h r o u gh ou t th e m o nt h. Y ou m a y w a n t t o wri te ou t yo ur p r aye r s or t h ou g h t s , or j ou rn al an y s cr ip tu r e s t h a t y ou f i n d h e l p f u l . If yo u hav e n o t a l r e a dy , I c h al l e n ge yo u t o w r it e dow n t h e a n s w e rs to y ou r d i s cus s i o n q u e s t i o n s s o t h at y ou c an lift ea ch o t h e r u p i n pr a y er an d h ol d ea ch o t he r a c c ou n t a bl e th rou gh ou t t he m o nt h . Re co r d t h e g r o w t h t h a t you se e i n yo ur s el f a n d i n y ou r pa r tn e r as y ou b e gi n t o s t e p ou t of y ou r c omf ort zo nes t his m on t h . T une in to f a c e b ook. c om/ fa i t hnight i n box t o f o l l ow al on g wi th us as we sh a r e a w e e kl y c h a l l e n ge an d p r a y w it h y o u ! W e a r e on th i s j ou rn e y r ight alo ng w i t h y o u !
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Let’s have some fun! You were provided with your own leather key chains to complete. It is our prayer for you this month that you will keep these with you as a reminder of what each strand represents in your relationship.
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