Week 7, Day 5

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Week 7, Day 5

Inside Out

Throughout the movie, we see the operations console that controls Riley. By the end of the movie, she is upgraded to a bigger emotional control center.

Let’s go back to one of the verses we have meditated on this week.

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”

2 Timothy 1:7

Read Galatians 5 (Again)

God tells us that a life fully surrendered to Him will produce the great benefit of self-control. We can’t win at emotional maturity by our own efforts; it takes God to help us build a bigger control center.

-How are you doing in your life at becoming a safe place for your emotions to mature?

Week 7 Discussion Guide

It’s important that God’s Word continues after the message. At Celebrate, we find that you will talk over this week’s message long after our experience is over. That’s because God has lasting impact. The Sermon Discussion Guide is designed to help you continue the conversation all week.

Week 7, Day 6

The Church is not for perfect people. It’s for imperfect people who are working together to become fully mature in Jesus Christ. It’s the place where we rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. So for Riley, joy and sadness come together to the emotional headquarters and join fear, anger, and disgust. Riley’s emotions keep maturing with her growing self-control. “Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.” Proverbs 16:32 Read Proverbs 16 As you grow a stronger emotional control center, authentic emotions will work together. Sadness and joy are blended into honest emotions. When our emotions work together, we grow in our emotional health and relational health. -What is one way you can mature through your emotions instead of running away from them?

Week 7, Day 4

Another insight to becoming emotionally healthy is to never let anger, fear, or disgust take over in our life. This comes back to never letting emotions drive the vehicle. If we let anger take control, we end up saying things we regret, and we experience even more distance in our relationships. That’s why God teaches us, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 Read Proverbs 15 Disgust, anger and fear leave us running away from our problems rather than emotionally maturing through them. There are probably many times in your life when you have experienced something that caused you to question God if He’s real, and it has possibly left you angry with Him. The thing about God is that He is quick to forgive and restore us if we are quick to confess and obey. -In your view, is anger with God right or wrong? Explain your answer. For either answer (yes or no), tell how the answer affects what you can say to God in prayer.