11&12

Question 1

wish, crave, or long for as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment.

Answer 1

desire

Question 2

to cause you actually start moving in the right direction

Answer 2

impel

Question 3

an attraction or curiosity about something.

Answer 3

interest

Question 4

to keep you moving forward in the right direction.

Answer 4

propel

Question 5

to surrender something for the sake of something else.

Answer 5

sacrifice

Question 6

What is the primary reason individuals stop dreaming or having hope in their dreams?

Answer 6

Fear of disappointment

Question 7

What Old Testament verse discussed young people having visions and old people dreaming?

Answer 7

Joel 2:28

Question 8

Why is it significance that old people have dreams?

Answer 8

They have HOPE despite the disappoints they have experienced in life

Question 9

What are the three levels of passion that illustrates how passion is developed

Answer 9

interest
desire
sacrifice

Question 10

What did the author identify as one of the “real problems with discovering our passions”?

Answer 10

Determining which interests to choose: Find what our interests are vs. the overwhelming outside interests that are influencing us

Question 11

Which New Testament writer did our author quote when advising “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also the interest of others.”?

Answer 11

Paul

Question 12

What does Psalm 37:4 teach about pursuing desires?

Answer 12

Delight in GOD FIRST

Question 13

Which book in the New Testament does Paul write about the sacrifices he made in pursuing his passions?

Answer 13

2nd Corinthians

Question 14

Did Paul communicate this account to bring glory to himself?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

In the exercise on discovering one’s interests in the 90 descriptions on emotion, what did each letter in each characteristic represent:

Answer 15

(R)​
 (I)​
 (A)​
 (S)​
 (E)​
(C)​

Question 16

existing conditions or surroundings.

Answer 16

circumstances

Question 17

of essential and decisive importance.

Answer 17

critical

Question 18

the degree of strength or severity.

Answer 18

intensity

Question 19

persistent, irrational fear; resulting in avoidance.

Answer 19

phobia

Question 20

What is guaranteed upon your arrival at the next destination in your life (upon high school graduation), regardless of which option you choose to pursue next?

Answer 20

You will face problems and difficult circumstances which will TEMPT YOU to believe that you made the wrong choice.

Question 21

When the author recounted his struggles and near drowning on a mission trip to Costa Rica, from what two sources did he receive strength?

Answer 21

emotional commitment to his family

spiritual strength from God

Question 22

What are the three critical forces that shape our experiences?

Answer 22

circumstances
intensity
time

Question 23

What was the example the author gave from the physical earth to illustrate how three shaping forces work?

Answer 23

Carbon – which starts as coal, becomes graphite and then a diamond

Question 24

Who were the four individuals from the Bible that the author used to illustrate how our life calling is often formed by our life experiences?

Answer 24

Joseph
Moses
Daniel
Paul

Question 25

to steer you toward a course of action.

Answer 25

compel