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God's Guide to Godliness

1. Check out Joshua 24:14-15 and Matthew 12:30. What life-changing choices are presented in these passages?

2. Read Psalm 1 and rewrite it in your own words. How would you explain this psalm to someone who didn’t understand it?

3. Which of the following positive steps can be found in Psalm 1:1-2? Check the ones that seem to fit what the passage is saying.
     ___ Always seek and follow godly advice.
     ___ Surround yourself with godly, Christian friends.
     ___ Instead of ignoring God, fill your mind with him and thank him for what he does in your life.
     ___ The Bible has exciting, life-changing truths! Get to know it and obey it.
     ___ People who ridicule God don’t really know what he’s like. Get to know him!
     ___ To be really blessed, choose God’s way.

4. Take a look at the following situations, where important choices must be made. Describe which of the steps in question 3 apply to each situation. What you would say to the person in need of help?

Alexia never seems to have an opinion of her own. She always goes along what other people say. If she’s with wise people, she thinks clearly—if she’s in bad company, she stumbles.
Chad likes to party and drink with his friends. He knows that it could eventually cause him problems, but he doesn’t know how to change.
Keanu was in a car crash where one friend was killed and another was seriously injured. He believes in God but is angry at him—and even feels\ like rejecting God.
Tricia dresses way too provocatively—so much so that even some of the guys think she’s weird.
Casey is angry because her parents don’t trust her. Now she’s wondering if it pays to obey their rules.

5. How well are you doing in choosing to go God’s way in life? Rate yourself by placing an X on the graph below.

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I'm going only my way. I'm going all God's way.