Cultivate by Lara Casey

Week 2: Chapter 1 — Unclutter

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Before anything good can grow, the ground has to be cleared — and Casey uses this first chapter to invite us into the honest, sometimes uncomfortable work of identifying what is crowding out what matters most.

Discussion Questions

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1.Casey describes her own life as cluttered — not just physically, but with commitments, expectations, and identities that were suffocating the things she actually valued. What forms of clutter are most present in your life right now? (Think beyond stuff — think time, relationships, mental noise.)

2.She talks about how we often clutter our lives with good things that crowd out the best things. Can you name a 'good thing' in your life that may actually be functioning as clutter right now — something that is preventing deeper growth?

3.Casey connects external clutter to internal clutter — the lies we believe, the fears we carry, the identities we have adopted that aren't truly ours. What internal 'clutter' do you most need to name and address?

4.She writes about the temptation to add more — more goals, more plans, more productivity tools — when the real need is subtraction. Why do you think addition feels safer or more productive than subtraction? Where does that instinct come from in you?

5.The idea of uncluttering can feel overwhelming, especially for those with busy seasons of life. Casey suggests starting small. What is one specific, manageable thing you could unclutter — remove or say no to — in the next seven days?

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Closing Prayer

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Father, we confess that we have allowed so much to crowd into our lives — some of it trivial, some of it genuinely good — and we have let that crowding choke the growth You intend for us. Give us clear eyes to see what is clutter and courageous hands to remove it. Where we are afraid to subtract, remind us that You are not diminished by our emptiness — You fill it. Help us clear space not for the sake of tidiness, but so that what You are planting in us has room to take root and grow. Amen.

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