Numbers - June 2017

Sunday, June 18th
Read - Numbers 14:34-45
• "Let me do it," is an attitude that starts early - first said when we're little kids. Often, it's said because we want to do
things our own way, at our own time. When little, results look like an upside down bowl of spaghetti on the floor. As
we get older, consequences become more drastic.
"When the will of man acts
in accord with the will of
God that is faith. When it
acts in opposition to the
will of God that is
unbelief." - Elizabeth Elliot
Numbers 14:34-35
•When I turn against God, acting against Him, there are consequences.
desires
I have seen a friend or family member act deliberately against God's
I have been that person, acting out against God
A group of people I know or with whom I have been involved can be
described this way
Numbers 14:36-38
•One consequence I have observed or experienced for turning against God is:
• A time I or another person was kept safe from negative consequences because of doing things God's way was:
Numbers 14:39
• When I face negative consequences for doing things my way instead of God's , it makes me feel
• Do I feel that way because I don't like the consequence, or am I repenting (turning away) from my wrong attitudes?
Numbers 14:40-45
Sometimes I just don't like the consequence and really won't change
I am usually truly sorry for my actions and attitudes. I make a change
It is a struggle. Sometimes I want to change and other times I don't
• At first glance this looks like obedience, but it really isn't. God changed the direction He wanted the Israelites to go
(vs.35). Have I stubbornly refused change, even after God was clear? Yes No
• I can count on
away from God.
(name) to honestly tell me when I am going in the wrong direction
• When I move away from God, I open myself up to an attack. One sin that could easily defeat me if I don't stay close
to God is: