Perhaps you don’t feel you have “meltdowns.” You might think of what you do as having a lapse in judgement, a little breakdown, a weak moment, etc.. However you see your response to stress, let’s just use the term “meltdown” so everyone is on the same page.
- Coming off our At the Movies series, we still have movies on the mind. When you think about someone in a movie having a meltdown, what comes to mind?
- When was a time that you had a little bit of a meltdown? Going deeper, what’s an area of life that you feel regularly nudges you toward having a meltdown (either big or little)?
- When you experience a meltdown, do you tend to blame external circumstances or other people? How might this affect your personal growth?
- The sermon had a focus on meltdowns because of anger. How can you relate? How have you seen your meltdowns impact those around you?
- Eric talked about two insufficient responses to when we’ve had a meltdown: Tweaking our behavior and shifting the blame. Which do you think you lean toward? What makes each of these insufficient?
- When a person has a meltdown, what we see is an external reaction that’s a result of what is going on internally. Going back to areas that nudge you toward a meltdown, what do you think is happening internally that is causing you to have this external reaction?
- Read Luke 6:43-45. How do these verses influence your thinking on your internal and external struggles?
- Can you think of a time where God has used biblical truth to transform you internally, such that people noticed it externally? What’s a specific area in which you want God to transform you internally, going forward?
- Read Proverbs 4:23. What are some ways a person who follows Jesus can practice guarding their heart?