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13 Describe a time when you battled resentment. How did you overcome it?

Personal response
14 What are the steps of extending forgiveness?
Remember God’s forgiveness; release your emotions to God; separate offender from offense; proclaim freedom
for offender.
15 How does the pursuit of comfort compromise the test of trust?

A life of comfort conveys a false sense that one is in sync with God. Then, when trials disrupt this comfort, the
individual finds it difficult to trust God.

16 What has God required you to abandon to pursue His call of ministry?
Personal response

17 Describe the nature of the test of dependence.
It typically involves God’s removal of something from our lives. This test reveals upon whom or what we may
be leaning.
18 How can a minister keep others from unhealthy dependence on him or her?
By teaching others to trust in God; demonstrating a life of dependence on God; not allowing dependency to
form
19 Why is passing this test so essential?

Passing the test of love is the real evidence of our faith. This is the witness that the world is waiting to see—
God’s love lived out through His people.

20 When have you faced this test? How did you respond?
Personal response

21 How does our ability to wait on God affect those we lead?
If we cannot wait, we will manufacture explanations for God’s delay, which seldom connect with the truth. Our
impatience also produces impatience in our mentees.
22 Why do some people reject the test of solitude?

People mistakenly believe that such times reveal we have departed from God’s will. They lack the maturity to
live outside of the outpouring of God’s blessings.

23 How does a minister’s response to the wilderness affect those he or she leads?
The minister establishes how the congregation will view solitary times in their own lives and sets the pace for
how they will endure this time in the wilderness. He or she can help the people build greater strength and grow
in their trust in God.

24 When have you faced a wilderness time, and how did you respond? How long did it last, and what brought
it to its end?

Personal response
25 What principle from this lesson do you find most important for your own journey with God?

Personal response