Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Journal

Please use one of the prompts below to get your journaling started.

  • Explore your fears and what’s behind them.

  • Write about a relational conflict you are experiencing.

  • List out all that you are grateful for.

  • Recall a significant reaction, conversation or event.

Bible Text

2 Timothy 3:10-13

10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,  11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Reflection & Application

  • What can I learn about the relationship between Paul and Timothy from vv.10-11?

  • How would such knowledge of Paul’s life and character have impacted Timothy’s own life?

  • Who are the people I can reflect on in order to remain strong in the midst of persecution, difficulties, and “evil people and imposters”?

  • Why is it that “all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted”?

  • How does this verse challenge me and my understanding of Christian life? 

  • What pattern characterizes “evil people and imposters”?