WizDumb: Wisdom Under Pressure
Have you ever hit your boiling point? I think that we all have at one point or another. Right now in TREK, we are going to in the midst of a series entitle WizDumb looking how we make decisions and how those decisions ultimately determine our destination. This week our focus will be looking at what happens when we make decisions under the pressure of emotional strain or peer influence. This week we will be looking at Genesis 37 to see how Reuben and his brothers made decisions in the midst of the anger and jealously that they were feeling toward Joseph and their father.
The reality is that much of life is lived under pressure and that pressure can greatly cloud our ability to make wise decisions. The result is often times regret, hurt and the spiraling effect that comes when bad decisions begin to compound upon each other.
Here are some questions for you as a family to discuss at home:
(Consider beginning with a story of a decision made int he heat of the moment from your own life and what resulted from that situation in your own life.)
1. What are some of the major decisions that you will face in your life in the next couple of years?
2. How are you feeling about the prospect of making these decisions? Are you confident? Scared? Confused?
3. How will it complicate your decision making process if you are making the decisions out of anger? hurt? what if you are in love with someone?
4. Why do you think strong emotions make it challenging to make wise decisions?
5. In what ways will your decisions be influenced by your friends? How does peer pressure effect the decisions that we make?
