Get Out of Your Head by Jennie Allen
Week 7: Chapter 6 — I Feel Afraid: Choose to Be Grateful
Read Chapter 6 of Get Out of Your Head. Key Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18; Psalm 34:1–8
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Allen makes a bold and perhaps unexpected claim in this chapter — that gratitude is not just a nice habit, but a powerful weapon against fear.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Allen pairs fear with gratitude as its antidote — which might seem counterintuitive. What is your initial reaction to that pairing? Does it feel like a real solution or a spiritual platitude?
2.She argues that fear and gratitude cannot fully coexist in the mind — that choosing to give thanks is a way of physically redirecting the brain and the spirit away from fear. Have you ever experienced this dynamic? Describe what happened.
3.Paul's command in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 — "give thanks in all circumstances" — is not give thanks for all circumstances. What is the difference, and why does it matter for someone in the middle of real suffering or real fear?
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