Show Notes
Quotes
“What I didn’t expect about The Enneagram is that it taught me about the character of God. I’ve learned that God is a gracious kind father who has created beautiful masterpieces in each one of us. People are so different, they’re so beautiful, they are a wonder. And the more intricate I see myself, the more intricate I see God...when we have an incorrect view of self, we have an incorrect view of God. But God, He delights in us. I haven’t always seen that.” - Lindsay
“What does God think about, when He thinks about you?” - Francis Chan
“I think that moment marked the beginning of stripping God of His humanity that I had assigned him. He doesn’t think of me with the mind of my Inner Critic and He’s not hoping I get it together while I trip over myself every second of the day.” - Lindsay
“In a trial, James writes, ask for wisdom- not answers.”
Discussion questions
What does God think about, when He thinks about you? What do you think about, when you think about God?
Where in your life do you need wisdom? Have you ever asked for answers and not wisdom?
Links/Mentions:
-Fact Check: The creator of the GIF recently came forward and said he intended for it to be pronounced “jif”...but he also confirmed that the “G” in GIF stands for graphic, so while both “jif” and “gif” pronunciations are accepted, a hard G makes the most sense to me.
-We called The Enneagram the “latest craze” but want to note that it is, in fact, a very ANCIENT tool. Some experts say it can be traced to Pythagoras but the more modern version was made popular in the 1960s. There is SO much information out there about The Enneagram, but here are some trusted teachers to get you started!:
-The Wisdom of the Enneagram is a good introductory book which includes a basic test,
-Sacred Enneagram is our collective favorite book.
-Beth at Your Enneagram Coach has Gospel-based application, coaching and a free test.
-Seth at Integrated Enneagram does deeper level teachings
-Ruthless Trust by Brennan Manning
-The story of Mother Teresa and John Kavanaugh as told by Brennan Manning in his book Ruthless Trust:
“When the brilliant ethicist John Kavanaugh went to work for three months at ‘the house of the dying’ in Calcutta, he was seeking a clear answer as to how best to spend the rest of his life. On the first morning there he met Mother Teresa. She asked, ‘And what can I do for you?’ Kavanaugh asked her to pray for him.
‘What do you want me to pray for?’ she asked. He voiced the request that he had borne thousands of miles from the United States: ‘Pray that I have clarity.’
She said firmly, ‘No, I will not do that.’ When he asked her why, she said, ‘Clarity is the last thing you are clinging to and must let go of.’ When Kavanaugh commented that she always seemed to have the clarity he longed for, she laughed and said, ‘I have never had clarity; what I have always had is trust. So I will pray that you trust God.’”
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