What are some reasons people do not hit the reset button?
Read 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 and Isaiah 62:2. - What negative labels follow your name? How have these labels influenced the way you see yourself? • Why do so many of us accept negative labels and let them define us?
How should having a God-centered view of yourself change the way you see yourself?
What new name would best describe your new life in Christ?
Read Matthew 16:17-18, Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 3:13-14. • In what ways have you seen your strengths grow out of your weaknesses? What God-given purpose are you growing into? -What next step do you need to take to embrace that purpose?
Homework- On your Own- Write a label that you feel you either still have or lingers and then next to it write a new name. (Eg. Average- extraordinary, addict- overcomer,) What does it look like to see a new purpose and future?