Day Four

Facing Life's Changing Seasons - pgs 200-203

Realize
1. Describe what happens to you during "that time of the month". What physical and emotional changes to you experience?

2. How do you normally respond to those changes? Do your actions generally affect your relationships positively or negatively? Explain.

3. In what ways do you try to excuse your behavior-either aloud or just to yourself-when you don't feel well physically?

Reflect
4. Read Psalm 139:1-18 and Luke 12:7. How well does God know you? How is His intimate knowledge of you comforting?

5. List some divine resources that are available when your body is changing and feel out of control (e.g., the grace of God).

Respond
6. What practical steps can you take to ensure that, even if you are experiencing physical changes and your emotions are swinging wildly, you do not act in a way that is displeasing to God or unloving toward others?

Prayer of the Day
Lord, I find it especially difficult to respond correctly to You and to others when certain changes are taking place in my body. I know that You created my body, that You control the changing cycles and seasons of life, and that You have the resources to help me through. Help me to honor You in each of those seasons. Amen.