Battlefield of the Mind - Week 2

It is week 2!!

In the Facebook group I will post each question separately so that we can keep the conversation on the same thread for the same question. Please feel free to post your own thoughts about anything in any of the chapters as well!! You are not limited to only answering these questions!! :)

Reading for this week:

Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

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Discussion Questions: (To be answered in the Facebook group)

Week 2 Question 1

Read Isaiah 43:2. What does God promise us regarding difficulties that we experience? Quitting is easy. How can we overcome difficulties and not give up?

Week 2 Question 2

Read Deuteronomy 1:2,6-8. Why did it take the Israelites forty years to make an eleven-day journey? How does this problem relate to us today in our spiritual journey? When God told the Israelites, “You have dwelt long enough on this mountain,” what was He really saying? What is He saying to us today?

Week 2 Question 3

Read Deuteronomy 7:22. The process of renewing our mind takes place Little By Little. Why did God tell the Israelites He would clear out their enemies this way? What is the “beast” that will consume us if we receive freedom too quickly?

I facilitated another study a while back and I had a different woman “lead” each chapter. This link is from one of my best friends daughters who pitched in on that study and had a fantastic take on this!! Here is a link to that if you would like to read it!! It is especially good if you are struggling in your prayer/study time with Jesus!!
http://araogwow.blogspot.com/2014/09/hearing-gods-voice-chapter-2.html

Week 2 Question 4

2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

Many of us have had bad things happen to us, things which cause us to be negative about the future. According to this verse, how should we react to such situations?

Week 2 Question 5

Acts 17:11 (KJV)
“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

According to this scripture, how can we achieve balance in our thinking?