Making
Peace With Your Past
Unit
4 – Overcoming the Fear of Joy
Memory verse: Romans 8:15 –
“You did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear”
Affirmations to repeat: “I
release my fears to Jesus”
Day 1:
Learning to Fear Joy, Part 1
Q1. Was your family of
origin predictable, or unpredictable? If predictable, was the
predictability good, bad or neutral? Explain. Page 68.
Q2. What do you remember
waiting for as a child? Page 69.
Q3. Have you learned to
be more comfortable with waiting than arriving? How is this
affecting your life now? Page 69.
Day
2: Learning to Fear Joy, Part 2
Q4. Do you have
ambivalent or conflicting feelings about yourself? Can you see ways
this originated in childhood experiences? Write your comments. Page
70
Q5. Have you attempted
to erase shame about your family of origin, through achievements? In
what ways? Page 71
Q6. What do your masks
look like? Why do you wear them? Page 71
Q7. Who were your
family’s heroes?
Q8. What was your
parents’ attitude toward authority figures? How did this affect
the way you view people in authority?
Day
3: Examining Your View of God
Q9. Do you identify with any of the
misconceptions of God described on pgs 74-75?
Q10. List these misconceptions.
Q11. Describe God’s nature and character based on the Scriptures on pg 75.
Q12. Who is your God? On whom are you
depending? Pg 76
Day 4: Sabotaging Your Own Success
Q13. Which of the 10 statements on Pgs
78-79 describe how you think about success? Make a list of them and
briefly explain why.
Q14. Which of the affirmations listed
on Pgs 79-80 do you have trouble accepting?
Day
5: Moving Beyond the Fear of Joy
Q15. What are the steps to take when
frightened by joy? Pg 81
Q16. How would you summarize in one
sentence what all the verses on pg 82-83 say about fear.
Q17. Which verse is the hardest for you to believe and accept? Why?
Summary:
Q18. What are the major lessons you
have learned as you progressed through this unit? (half page)
