Icebreakers

Facing Adversity

How do you respond when facing a difficult situation?

When I face a difficult situation I am tempted to: (write one response per index card and pass the cards so that your group can use them to answer)

  • Bury my head in the sand
  • Run in the opposite direction
  • Rush in without much calculation
  • Respond only after counting the cost
Icebreakers; Pain; Spiritual formation; Spiritual growth; Trials
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Romans 5:3-4Look up reference ;  1 Peter 5:6-7Look up reference ;  James 1:2-4Look up reference

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