Guide for Personal Reflection and Growth

Chapters 1-3

• Yes! You’re A Teacher
• Faith Under Fire: When Our Faith is Tested
• He’s Worth the Wait

Reflection Questions:

1. What life lessons have I learned about God or myself in these chapters?
2. Since people watch me and learn from my life, what lessons am I teaching?
3. As I reflect on people I observe closely, what valuable lessons are they teaching me?
4. In what areas must I change to become a better teacher who’s teaching more valuable lessons?
5. How would I describe my level of faith?
6. When have I failed a test of faith?
7. What lessons have I learned about my faith?
8. How do I respond when waiting on God to answer my prayers?
9. Are there dreams, hopes or desires on which I’ve given up?
10. Are there areas in which I’ve given up on God or myself?
11. How do these chapters challenge or support my beliefs?
12. How do these chapters give me hope and encouragement?
    

Chapters 4-6

• Why I Worship
• God Promised
• Words Say It Loud

Reflection Questions:

1. What life lessons have I learned about God or myself in these chapters?
2. Why do I worship?
3. How is my private worship experience impacting my spiritual life?
4. Am I satisfied with my private worship experience?
5. How well do I trust God’s promises?
6. When have God’s promises been my lifeline?
7. What kind of climate do my words create?
8. How do my words affect others?
9. What areas of communication challenge me – content, clock, climate, context or conclusion?
10. Am I willing to work on my words?
11. How do these chapters challenge or support my beliefs?
12. How do these chapters give me hope and encouragement?

Chapters 7-9

• Keep Living the Gift
• Hope, Expect and Wait
• This is My “Yes” Season

Reflection Questions:

1. What life lessons have I learned about God or myself in these chapters?
2. Am I fully living God’s gift of life?
3. How well am I fulfilling my purpose?
4. Does God have first place in every area of my life?
5. What areas must I surrender to God’s rulership?
6. How willing am I to pursue reconciliation and restoration with others?
7. How well do I “hope, expect and wait”?
8. What kind of “yes” does God want from me?
9. What kind of “yes” do I give God?
10. How can I change a “yes” to a lifelong “yes” season?
11. How do these chapters challenge or support my beliefs?
12. How do these chapters give me hope and encouragement?

Chapters 10-12

• Lord of the Harvest
• Sufficient for Every Season
• Stay Encouraged

Reflection Questions:

1. What life lessons have I learned about God or myself in these chapters?
2. Which Name of God is most meaningful to me?
3. Has God been to me whatever I’ve needed Him to be?
4. When have I experienced the Lord of the Harvest’s garden – His pleasure, protection, provision, presence and promise – in my life?
5. What season almost destroyed me?
6. How did I survive that season?
7. What’s been one of my best seasons?
8. How has God revealed Himself to me in every season?
9. Do I recognize and acknowledge that God is God in every season of my life?
10. How can encouragement affect my life situations and circumstances?
11. Am I an encourager?
12. Do I strive to stay encouraged?
13. Do I recognize the blessing of God’s new mercies every morning?
14. What am I doing with God’s new mercies each day?
15. When have I experienced God’s great faithfulness?
16. How do these chapters challenge or support my beliefs?
17. How do these chapters give me hope and encouragement?