Lesson 13 | The trap of performance

Summary of key points

1. The world teaches us that we need to perform in order to be accepted by the world. This causes anxiety and leads some to depression. 
2. There are many different reasons why we develop a performance mindset (with examples).
3. The expectations we form on ourselves make it hard for us to follow God’s will.
4. It also corrupts the way we see how we relate to God and how God relates to us.
5. A performance mindset breeds competition, judgement, greed, envy, gossip and slander within Christian communities.
6. We need to go to God and renounce the expectations and standards we have set for ourselves so that we can trust God with childlike faith.

Group reflection questions

1. What did God reveal to you through today’s lesson?
2. How do you feel after following the renunciation prayer in this lesson?

Transcript

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