The Man in the Mirror by Patrick Morley
Week 8: Chapter 7 — Decisions: How Should I Make Them?
Read Chapter 7 of The Man in the Mirror. Key passages: Proverbs 3:5–6; James 1:5; Romans 8:14.
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Every man makes hundreds of decisions a week, but most men have no conscious framework for making them well — Morley offers a biblical approach to decision-making that involves both wisdom and surrender.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Think about a significant decision you are currently facing or recently made. What process did you use to make it — gut instinct, spreadsheet, advice from others, prayer, Scripture? Be specific.
2.Morley presents a decision-making framework rooted in Scripture, prayer, counsel, and circumstances. Walk through that framework with your current decision. What does each element reveal?
3.Proverbs 3:5–6 commands us to trust in the Lord 'with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.' How hard is it for a man trained to rely on his own competence and analysis to actually lean on God in decision-making?