Chapter 11 · Section Three, Stage 1: Promise
When to Plan and When to Leap
What does God want? That question reframes everything.
The question this chapter asks
What does God want in this crossing?
Practice
15 minutes
Rewrite the question
Write the one question you are actually asking, then rewrite it as: what does God want here? Keep both versions side by side and notice what the second one changes.
For the group
Are you a planner or a leaper? Go around. Then ask: is your natural style helping you right now, or is it the thing keeping you from crossing?
For the leader
Planners need to hear "you have enough information." Leapers need to hear "have you counted the cost?" The group can offer what the individual can't see.
If your group prays together
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
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