A Cowboy’s Honor (15 page)

1. Discuss a time when your deepest hopes and dreams were crushed. What was your response? Did you think this was God’s punishment? How did you move on?
   
2. Many people believe being a Christian means a guaranteed life of ease. List Scriptures that disprove this theory. Besides Heaven, what does being a Christian guarantee?
   
3. In the story, Misty was born blind. This presented a new set of problems for her mother, but made Misty more attuned to her other senses. Because she’d never known anything else, Misty maximized her sensory abilities. Suggest ways personalities have an impact on our responses to others. Are there ways we can enhance our natural God-given abilities to improve the way we see, hear or touch the lives of others?
   
4. Elizabeth Wisdom took great care that the Bar None boasted the latest equipment and most highly trained employees to maximize the children’s results. Discuss the impact charities have in your communities and ways you can assist them in helping others.
   
5. Dallas struggled to understand some past choices he’d made. Share ways to ensure our decisions are made for the right reasons.
   
6. Most people have issues that push their hot buttons and add worry and concern. Are there ways to diminish these effects? Discuss practical solutions for cracking the cycle of fear.
   
7. Gracie discovered that her daughter was picking up on her personal problems even though Gracie tried to hide them. Children are particularly susceptible to their parents’ beliefs, actions and doubts. How does this impact the parental role? What positive things can children adopt from their parents?
   
8. Because of one very negative interaction with Dallas’s parents, Gracie built up a problem that loomed large in her life. Share events that you over-magnified. Did any later turn out to be blessings? How so?
   
9. When is fear beneficial to a Christian? What impact have your fears had on you? What role has your faith played in overcoming your fears?
   
10. The nuclear family is shrinking in society. List ways we can protect our families so that our beliefs and ethics are passed on.
    

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A COWBOY’S HONOR

Copyright © 2008 by Lois M. Richer

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