Yielding Rights - pgs 73-76
Realize
1. Look at the list of things that many women claim as their "rights" on page 75. While you might wish all of these things to be true in your own life, what makes it inaccurate to claim them as your rights?
2. When people claim their rights, how do they respond when those supposed rights are violated?
Why does claiming right so often result in anger, bitterness, depression, and broken relationships?
Reflect
3. Read Psalm 37:1-11. What are the attitudes and behaviors of a person who is claiming her rights? What are the attitudes and responses of the person who has yielded her rights and expectations to God?
4. In what area(s) of your life have you tended to think that something is your "right" when it may not truly be a "right" at all (e.g., you might think you have a "right" to a healthy marriage, good children, a problem-free church, faithful friends, etc.)?
Respond
5. Make a list of any "right" you may still be holding on to, along with any expectations you have placed on others. Consciously surrender each of those "rights" and expectations to God.
Prayer of the Day
Father, I confess my tendency to defend my "rights" and to become angry, resentful or impatient when those "rights" are violated. By faith, I yield all those "rights" and expectations to You and trust You to meet my needs and to work out Your purposes for my life. Amen
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This is one lie that I've allowed to creep into my life without realizing it. I deal with people's rights all day and have incorporated some thoughts of my rights dealing with people. This would have been one lie that I would have said that I had no problem with until I read the chapter.
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