Here are some of the questions we discussed on Sunday morning, and some we didn’t get to:

• Who did something hard this week?
• On page 47, a guy named Raymond says, “I don’t want the future to get here too quick. I want to be able to live life and still have fun.” Does doing hard things mean you never have fun, but instead only do hard and unpleasant things?
• Alex and Brett say (p. 49), “what each of will become later in life largely depends on what we become now.” Do you think that is true? What is wrong with the “I’ll get to that later” idea? (1 Tim 4:7)
• What is a kidult? Without naming names, do you know a kidult? What are they like?
• How do you keep from becoming a kidult?
• What do you know about William Wilberforce? Have you seen Amazing Grace?
• Read the paragraph in the middle of page 56. Write down: what do you hope to become in the future? What can you do right now to equip yourself for that future?
• Read the five kinds of hard on pp. 57-58. List a couple of hard things that fit under each category.

From the Official Do Hard Things Study Guide:

• Do you know a “kidult” like Ray? Describe his or her life. Do you think there’s anything that anyone could say to this “Ray” that would motivate him or her to change direction? If so, what? If not, why not?
• The authors write, “What each of us will become later in life largely depends on what we become now.” Do you agree or disagree? What might a mature adult who knows you well say you are becoming?
• The “strict training” Alex and Brett talk about doesn’t sound appeal¬ing at first. But what might be some payoffs from that kind of discipline in your life now, and your dreams for your future?
• Which of the five hard things that the authors list motivates you the most? Why?
• What are some of the hard things you’ve already done in your life? What were the results? What would you say you learned through these experiences?

ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT TIME:

• Memorize 1 Timothy 4:12.
• Discuss with your parents: “What is God calling you to become in the future? What do you want to become in the future? What are simple, realistic steps you can take now to prepare for that?
• Read chapter 5.

Categories: Discussion Questions, Summer Reading '08