Proverbs: Formed by Jesus - Relational Repair Kit

OUTLINE:

• Critical: Proverbs 15:15
• Components: Proverbs 12:18
  • Reject Superiority: Proverbs 11:12
  • Release Debt: Proverbs 17:9
  • Repay with Good: Proverbs 25:21
  • Restore: Proverbs 18:19

QUESTIONS:

• Relational blowouts happen. When a relationship gets messy, what is your typical go-to response?  Do you withdraw, attack, avoid, defend yourself, blame, gossip, pretend everything is fine? Why do you think this is your go-to response?
• Think about a time when a small disagreement became a much bigger conflict. What caused the situation to escalate? Looking back, what could you have done differently?
• Reject Superiority: Why is it so tempting to make ourselves look right by making someone else look wrong? What does it look like to approach conflict with humility instead of superiority?
• Release the debt: Why is it so hard to let go of a hurt and stop keeping score of what someone owes us? How can we forgive someone without pretending the hurt didn't happen or removing boundaries that may still be necessary?
• Repay with kindness: Why is kindness difficult when someone has been unkind to you? What would it look like to overcome evil with good in a difficult relationship this week?
• What is one specific step of relational repair God is calling you to this week?

SCRIPTURE:

Proverbs 15:15

NEXT WEEK:

Prov 14:7-12