10 minute Tuesday as hosted by faithfulchick:I participate in a weekly "mom's group" Bible study. We are transitioning to a new study next week, but God laid this on my heart for us to do this week. God really touched my heart on Sunday with a message on Pursuing God Encounters..... God wants encounters with us!!!! I am focusing on pursuing God this week! Take 10 minutes to Pursue God!
Pursuing God
Pursuing God comes at a cost. We all only have 24 hours a day and our days are full. What are you willing to give up to Pursue God? What are the other things in my life that I pursue? Where does God fall on the scale of my focus?
Bring it to reality:
On a scale of 1-10 (1 being extremely little, 10 being very much) how much time (of the 24 hours given to us) do you spend pursuing the following: (this is not to say that the activities listed below are bad…. Most of them must be done) Just be honest about the time you spend on these activities: Rate on the scale of 1-10
Eating ________
Outward Beauty ________
Chores/housework ________
Laundry ________
Cooking/baking ________
Work ________
Time with husband ________
Romance ________
Taking care of kids ________
Fun time with kids ________
Organization ________
Shopping/acquiring ________
Money ________
Paying Bills ________
Friendships ________
Hobbies ________
Seeking attention ________
TV ________
Computer ________
Planning ________
Church ________
Volunteering ________
Extended Family ________
Phone ________
Running errands ________
Children’s Activities _______
Negative thinking _______
Worry _______
Praise and worship _______
Prayer _______
Listening to God _______
Time in the Word _______
Journaling _______
Bible Studies _______
Outreach to others _______
Hospitality _______
Other:_______ _______
Other:_______ _______
Other:_______ _______
Other:_______ _______
Other:_______ _______
Now it is more clear what things I spend my greatest time and energy pursuing. Am I giving God any reason to be “Jealous”? Where is my focus? What do I spend a lot of time pursuing:
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How Can I make pursuing encounters with God a reality? What is the plan? What will I need to reduce my time on in order to have more time to pursue God? ____________________________
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Follow up: Encounters with God
This week I changed some of my “pursuing” habits in the following ways: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Encounters with God: Share anything you feel comfortable sharing about your time spent pursuing God. What did you learn? What did you hear? What did you experience? How did you grow?
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How did the “cost” of giving up time in other areas affect you? Are there some things that you found you need to spend more time on? How about balance? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What does pursuing God mean to you now? How does this impact daily life? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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