What keeps you from spending more time with your spouse?

What keeps you from giving your children adequate quality time?

Clarity

1. Evaluate your mission statement against these criteria:

° Does it reflect life priorities?

° ls it clear and concise?

° Does it include an action plan?

° ls it realistic?

Movement

How does congestion hinder healthy relationships?

Read Colossians 3:5-14.

5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. 11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.

12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

Name the obstacles to healthy relationships and the qualities that contribute to healthy relationships.

What activities keep you from developing healthier relationships?

Alignment

How can faith misalignment cause problems in a relationship?

Read Romans 12:9-21.

9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

How can alignment with these Biblical attributes and behaviors strengthen a relationship?

Focus

Read Philippians 2:3-4.

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

How can you intentionally serve the person you have chosen as your relationship of focus this week?

What activities you have committed to eliminate for the sake of your significant relationships.

Be willing to make and accept imperfection.

2. Discuss Josh’s story (video). In what ways can you relate to him?

Prayer about your relationships. Praying for specific needs as you seek to love others as Jesus did.

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