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Session 7

Are you living your life or surviving your life? What does God hold you accountable for? What does a life of wisdom look like? In this session, we start Randy’s list of 10 essentials for a life of wholeness.

Living in Wholeness (Part 1)

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This educational series addresses the often-neglected aspect of emotional maturity, particularly in the context of spiritual growth. It begins by exploring the disconnect between emotional and spiritual maturity, illustrating how unprocessed emotions can exert control over us. The second session discusses the pitfalls of transferring misunderstood emotions onto physical entities, emphasizing that these cannot provide genuine healing. The third session introduces the discipline of silence and solitude as modeled by Jesus, as a means to begin processing these emotions. The subsequent session discusses the power of narrative in shaping our reactions to our experiences, stressing the importance of reshaping these narratives with Christ's story. The series further emphasizes the essential discipline of friendship as a healing mechanism and provides principles from the book of Proverbs on forming such friendships. It explores the interplay between thoughts and feelings, discussing ways to cultivate right direction thinking. The last two sessions delve into living in wholeness, discussing the ten essentials for a life of wholeness, and the difference between simply surviving life and truly living it. The series concludes by reinforcing that emotional maturity is a key component of discipleship in Christ.

Emotional Maturity

This series investigates emotional maturity in a spiritual context, highlighting the impact of unprocessed emotions, the role of narrative, the power of friendships, and the importance of healthy thought patterns for holistic living and discipleship in Christ.

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Three questions to ask:

 - What does God hold me accountable for?

 - What does it mean to be a human being and to live the life we were intended?

 - What would a life of wisdom and wholeness look like?

Randy’s list of 10 essentials for a life of wholeness:
1. Have a heart of worship where I share the day with the Lord.

   - John 14:15-23, Hebrews 13:5-6, John 15:1-17

   - A question to be asked at the end of every day is “Did I worship today? Did I
share the day with the Lord?”

2. Have a handful of godly friends who know everything about me.

   - 1 Kings 19, 2 Timothy 4, Romans 16

   - A question for the end of every day is “Did I make some investment in good
friends today?”

3. Faithfully and joyfully live out my role in my family.

   - Matthew 15, Ephesians 4-5, 1 Peter 3:7

   - A question for the end of every day is “Did I serve my family with what I could
today?”

4. Take up the “towel and basin” and advance the cause of Christ where it is not.

   - John 13:1-17

   - A question for the end of every day is “Did I advance the cause of Christ today?”

5. Work hard.

   - Proverbs 12-13, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Colossians 3:17

   - A question for the end of every day is “Somewhere today, did I work hard?”

When you begin to leave “one behind,” it is not something you are leaving behind, but you that
you are leaving behind!

Living in Wholeness (Part 1)

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