chapter 11and 12 Flashcards
exposure to hazard and the chance of injury or loss.
Risk
to steer you toward a course of action.
compel
something that precipitates or accelerates an event or change
catalyst
wish, crave, or long for as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment.
desir
to cause you actually start moving in the right direction.
impel
an attraction or curiosity about something.
intrest
to keep you moving forward in the right direction.
propel
energy or power to influence, affect, or control.
force
to surrender something for the sake of something else.
sacrifice
What is the primary reason individuals stop dreaming or having hope in their dreams?
fear of disappoiment
What Old Testament verse discussed young people having visions and old people dreaming?
joel 2:28
Why is it significance that old people have dreams?
they have HOPE despite’s the disappoints they have experienced in life
What does the story of Narcissus teach about misguided passions?
Drown in self-absorbed
What are the three levels in which our passions emerge?
Intrest
Desir
Sacrifice
What did the author identify as one of the “real problems with discovering our passions”?
Determining which interests to choose: Find what our interests are vs. the overwhelming outside interests that are influencing us
What are the three important conditions outlined in Psalm 37:3-6 about receiving the desires of our hearts?
A. When we trust in the Lord’s ways as being good, our desires will be for those “good” ways.
B. When we delight in the Lord, our desires will be for that in which we delight – The Lord and His ways.
C. When we commit our ways to the Lord, we will restrict our desires to only those ways that are of the Lord.
What does Proverbs 4:23 teach us about pursuing our passions?
That we need to guard what enters our heart, for it is where the passions come from.
What does Philippians 2:3-4 teach us about our interests?
We are always to HUMBLY consider the interests of others, and avoid pursuing our own interests in a VAIN or CONCEITED manner.
Who was credited in scripture as modeling the behavior outlined in Philippians 2:3-4?
Timothy
In the exercise on discovering one’s interests in the 90 descriptions on emotion, what did each letter in each characteristic represent:
(R) realistic (I) investigative (A) artistic (S) social (E) enterprising (C) conventional
existing conditions or surroundings.
circumstances
of essential and decisive importance.
critical
the degree of strength or severity.
intensity
persistent, irrational fear; resulting in avoidance.
phobia
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?
you will face problems and difficult circumstances which will TEMPT YOU to believe that you made the wrong choice.
What is the primary point being made by Robert Frost ‘s quote at the start of the chapter?
God has called each of us in a UNIQUE manner (that is the road LESS traveled). Whereas individuals are tempted to follow the crowd (that is the road WELL traveled).
What are the three critical forces that shape our experiences?
circumstances
intensity
time
What was the example the author gave from the physical earth to illustrate how three shaping forces work?
Carbon – which starts as coal, becomes graphite and then a diamond
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?
Joseph
Moses
Daniel
Paul
_______: Intentionally speaking poorly about a boss, teacher, coach, or anyone else in authority or in a group in order to create factions and discord rather than bringing people together in unity.
Person who stirs up conflict in the community
