At-Home Discipleship Study: Week 5

TALK ABOUT THESE POINTS FROM CHAPTER 5

• Tripp lists five indicators that signal to us we’re misplacing our identity. Think about how these indicators play out in your parenting. How can your reactions to your children (disappointment, hurt, anger, fear, pride) serve as a sign that you’re misplacing your identity?

  • too much focus on success

  • too much concern about reputation

  • too great a desire for control

  • too much emphasis on doing rather than being

  • too much temptation to make it personal

• What does it mean to find our identity in God? Refer to page 76 in chapter 5 to complete this statement: “Because God loves me, He… “ Write down the truths that most clearly speak to your need right now.

• How does finding our identity in God impact our hearts and, therefore, our parenting?

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