The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst
Week 8: Chapter 7 — The Slippery Slope of the Emotional Yes
Read Chapter 7 of The Best Yes. Key Scripture: Proverbs 19:2.
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When our emotions make our decisions for us, we often end up somewhere we never intended to go. This chapter is an honest look at how easily feelings hijack our yeses.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Lysa describes the "emotional yes" as a decision made in the heat of a feeling — excitement, guilt, flattery, compassion — before wisdom has had time to weigh in. What emotions most reliably trigger a yes from you before you've really thought it through?
2.She shares stories of women who felt guilted or flattered into a yes they later regretted. Can you recall a time when guilt or flattery drove a yes from you? What was the cost?
3.Proverbs 19:2 says, "Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way." How does haste — the rush of an emotional moment — work against good decision-making? What practices help you slow down?
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