· Can you think of someone who has finished well? What characteristics do you see in theme?
· Can you think of someone who did not finish well? What tripped them up?
· What habits, behaviors, attitudes would you say help cultivate a life that finishes well?
· A life well lived is a life that requires adaptability (Acts 16:6,7) –
· What has adaptation looked like in your life? How do you respond to changed course?
· When have you changed course by choice? When has a course change been out of your control?
· How have changed courses, planned and unplanned, desired or undesired, brought you to where you are now?
· Is there a course change before you now? How are you navigating it?
· What do you look to when you need to discern what the Spirit is saying? Circumstances? Longings? Visions? Opportunities? The voice of others you trust?
· When have you experienced deep disappointment? How did you recover from this setback?
· How would you encourage someone who is in the midst of adapting to new circumstances?
· A life well-lived is a life that is rooted in the end of the story (Phil 1:6) –
· Where is God working in your life? What do you hope He accomplishes in you?
· What do you know about the end of the story, according to Christian faith, that shapes your present choices and activities?
· A life well-lived is a life that cultivates right investments (Phil 1:9-11)
· What do your time and financial commitments say about your values and priorities?
· How would you define discernment vs. knowledge? When have you exercised discernment?
· In what area do you need more knowledge? Where do you need more discernment?
· How would developing a rule of life help you live with greater knowledge and discernment? What could that look like to you?