A Foot Easily Swayed

A simple, fun activity on standing against compromise

Activity:

Instruct group members to raise their right foot and move it in clockwise circles. Then challenge them to use their right forefinger to trace counter-clockwise circles in the air. (This is really challenging! I have not seen anyone able to do it.) After everybody has a chance to try, discuss the following questions.

Unpacking Questions:

  1. What did you observe about your foot as you started moving your finger?
  2. How many times did you try to do the challenge before you finally gave up? Why is this activity so difficult?
  3. What is an example of a compromising situation? How do you stand against it?
  4. What does the Bible mean when it tells us to "Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world"?
  5. When are you tempted to follow the world's ways?
  6. Have you started following a pattern of the world and only noticed it later? What did you do about it?
  7. How can we bolster each other so that we aren't easily swayed?
  8. Read James 1:5-8 (NLT). What does this verse say about being swayed?

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