Wish You were Here (2) – Seeing is Believing

Welcome to CROLCC, we are so glad you are here worshiping with us. Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers today! God wants to say to you, you are a good father! We said last week that we tend to see the problems of our past, but God sees the potential of our future. So no matter what you have done or haven’t done, say to yourself, I am a good father, because God sees the potential in me. You can also say to your wife, I am a good father, because God focus on the potential of my future, not the problems of my past!

Last week we started this series Wish You were Here and we said we all have wishes on where we want to be. But how do you get from where you are to where you wish you were . . . or even where God wishes you were? Sometimes the thought of pursuing the life God wants for you can be scary. It can stir an emotional response in you. Can I or can’t I? That’s because the greatest obstacle to getting to where God wishes you were is how you see you. You see the problems of your past. But God sees the potential for your future.

Moving Forward

If there’s a difference between the way God sees you, and the way you see yourself, you are the one not seeing straight. To see how God sees, believe what God says. Don’t let your self-image get in the way of what God wants to do through you. Believe him! See you how he sees you—as a son or daughter of the King.

Changing Your Mind

The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1

Discussion Questions

1. Do you tend to be confident or to doubt yourself? How has that tendency influenced your decision making?

2. Talk about a time when you saw someone paralyzed by the mistakes of the past. What opportunities did that person miss because of his or her guilt or shame?

3. Read Judges 6:11–16. What challenges or setbacks have you experienced that make you doubt if God is on your side or if you’re capable of living the life he wishes for you?

4. What are some reasons it’s so tempting for people to try to power up and accomplish things in their own strength rather than to trust in their heavenly Father?

5. What is one thing you can do this week to begin to see you the way God sees you? What can this group do to encourage and support you?