Scriptural Focus: Haggai 1:1-15 God uses His , Haggai, to convince the Jewish people to finish the work started on the . (Haggai 1:1-4) As God’s people we are often confronted with the question: Can ? The Church is a people with (Matthew 28:18-20) Sometimes God calls us to ! (Haggai 1:3-5) “Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways” (Haggai 1:5) Sometimes we need to simply take of obedience. (Haggai 1:7-8) What might be leading me to? There is no adventure like a - adventure! (Haggai 1:14-15) THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU MAY HAVE STARTED BUT NEVER WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE OR FULFILL IT? WHAT REASONS DO YOU THINK KEPT YOU FROM FINISHING OR FOLLOWING THROUGH? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT HAVE SENSED GOD ASKING YOU TO DO THAT YOU ARE PUTTING OFF OR NEGLECTING? WHAT BARRIERS OR REASONS CAN YOU IDENTIFY IN YOUR LIFE TO BEING OBEDIENT TO GOD? WHAT WOULD A FIRST STEP LOOK LIKE TOWARDS FOLLOWING THROUGH ON WHAT GOD IS ASKING YOU TO DO? JOURNAL A PRAYER (ASK GOD TO HELP YOU OVERCOME BARRIERS AND TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN OBEDIENCE)