GPYP 4 :: micro devotional

5-Day Micro Devotional

1 Hebrews 4:14-16  Confess to God those sins that you have not asked forgiveness for. Ask Him to forgive you and cleanse you from the stain of sin.

2 Psalm 73:26  Tell God your past failures that you continue to struggle with. Ask Him to help deliver you from these feelings.

3 Philippians 3:12-15  Ask God to help you receive and walk in his forgiveness.

4 Romans 8:37  Thank God for His forgiveness and grace in your life. Tell Him how it has changed you.

5 Psalm 37:8; Jude 1:24-25  Ask God to help you stop focusing on your past mistakes and instead focus on the future God has planned for you. 

GPYP 4 :: discussion questions

This Week

Talking through the message during the week helps you turn what God is saying to you into action steps. These talking points, questions, and scriptures are designed to help you take the next step.

• Describe a time when you lost a competition or a contest. What did you learn from your failure?

Read 1 John 1:9 and Jeremiah 31:34. 

These verses tell us that our sins are never too big for God’s grace.

• What are some of the lessons you’ve learned from your past failures?
• In what ways are the personal failures of your past still impacting you today?
• Why is it so difficult for us to live in the forgiveness that God offers us?

Read 2 Corinthians 5:17. 

This verse explains that our identity is not based upon what we have done, but rather whom God says we are.

• Failure is an event – never a person. What does that statement mean to you and how can you draw strength from it?
• What are some of the lies you have believed about yourself as a result of your past failures?

Read Philippians 3:12-15. 

These verses encourage us to realize that while we can’t change our past, God can change our future.

• Describe a past failure that you have fully overcome. How did you overcome it?
• What does God’s grace and forgiveness mean to you? How has it changed you and helped you overcome your failures? 

GPYP 4 :: getting past personal failure

Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future.

  

Your biggest sins are not too big for God’s grace.

You are not what you have done; you are who God says you are.

You cannot change your past, but Christ can change your future. 

Key Verses

1 John 1:9

Jeremiah 31:34

2 Corinthians 5:17

Philippians 3:12-15

GPYP 3 :: micro devotional

5-Day Micro Devotional
Read the passage & then pray through the suggestion

• Proverbs 6:1-4 Confess to God those things you’ve done that hurt others. Ask for His forgiveness and strength as you apologize to those you’ve hurt. 
• Matthew 5:1-48 Tell God how pride has impacted your life. Ask Him to help you remove all pride from your heart.
• Proverbs 13:10 Ask God to develop within you a more humble heart. Allow Him to show you what humility should look like in your life.
• Romans 12:18-21, 1 Peter 3:11 Ask God to help you apologize with integrity when you hurt someone.
• Mark 9:50, Hebrews 12:14, James 3:18 Commit to God that you will be a peacemaker and not a peacekeeper in all of your relationships.