Week 7: Chapter 6 — Let Yourself Off the Hook

1.Freeman addresses the paralyzing fear of making the wrong decision and the way we replay past decisions with shame and regret. Which past decision do you most frequently revisit? What does that replay cost you emotionally and spiritually?

2.She introduces the freeing idea that God is not a rigid taskmaster waiting for you to miss the one correct path — that he is a redeemer who works in and through all our choices, including our imperfect ones. Does that feel true to you? What makes it hard to believe?

3.Freeman writes about the difference between healthy reflection on past decisions (learning, repenting, growing) and unhealthy rumination (endless self-condemnation that produces no change). How do you tell which one you're engaged in? What are the signs?