Authors: Debra Clopton

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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

Did you enjoy this story? If so, what aspect drew you to it?

Wyatt is an overachiever. Do you know someone in your life who is this way or are you this way yourself? Discuss the good aspects or drawbacks that you see.

Amanda shows real courage in the way she accepts the loss of her leg. Her father was the person who helped her realize she still had things to be thankful for, which helped her move forward with her life. Do you know someone who has done this?

It is through her disability that Amanda realizes her purpose in life. What is her purpose?

There are many people who have lived through tragedy, heartache and other problems to realize that they can use their experience to help others. Have you done this or do you know someone who has done this?

How have they touched your life or those around them?

Do you believe that God puts people in your life when you need them? How has He done this?

God says He will make good from bad situations for those who love him. I personally have seen Him do this in my own life over and over again. Can you give your testimony to the readers’ group about how He has done this in your life?

Wyatt is really hard on himself. Why is that? What lessons did he need to learn?

In 2
Corinthians
12:10, it says, “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” I love this verse from Paul. It is so wonderfully true if we think about it. When we are weak then we are strong because we must rely on Christ’s strength. I have to remind myself of this almost daily when I begin to worry about something. How did Wyatt have to learn this?

The prior verse, 2
Corinthians
12:8-9, explains it: “For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” How did both Wyatt and Amanda learn this?

The last of the verse Paul says, “Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” When Amanda lost her leg, she found the strength of these verses and used her life as a testament to God, letting Him rest upon her, and use her. Do you think she will be able to use her inability to have children as a witness for God in the years ahead of her? How can she do this?

Amanda says she feels worthless and empty. Chance tells Wyatt to help her know that the emptiness she is feeling could be filled with God’s grace if she would let it. God is the ultimate comforter and loves her and wants only the best for her. He also tells Wyatt that God would use Amanda’s situation for good if she would let him. That promise is in
Romans
8:28. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” Do you believe this is true? Can you see how God can fill any emptiness or sorrow that we might have and help us to help others in similar situations? Discuss this with the others in the group.

Amanda and Wyatt are really strong people. As a couple, how do you think they can touch lives and be a team for God?

ISBN: 978-1-4268-5697-6

COWBOY FOR KEEPS

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