Your Future Starts Now | How Living For the Future Means Taking Advantage of the Present

Do you gauge time well? Are you generally 10 minutes late, 10 minutes early, or right on time?

What stood out to you most from the message?

We have two main issues with time: We’re impatient about tomorrow and we're not present with today. Which of those two do you wrestle with more and why?

Share a time in your life when you were mad or anxious about the timing of something but it ended up being exactly right.

When it comes to Biblical patience (patiently trusting God for tomorrow), reflect on how you’ve grown in this area. Then share areas in your life you still need to grow in Biblical patience.

Exodus 16:4 instructs the Israelites to collect manna just for the day and not to save for tomorrow. The idea is to grow in trusting God's daily provision for their lives and it’s not on them to provide for themselves. Where in your life do you need to take on this mindset? What’s the “daily bread” you need to trust God for?

Read Matthew 6:27-34. What personal experiences in your life make this a challenging verse to live by? On a scale of 1-10, how deeply do you believe in the Father’s provision for your life? Explain your reasoning.

What’s one measurable step you can take this week to grow in biblical patience? Share with the group and have them hold you accountable to do it this week.

Let’s end our time praying together. You can say something like, “Jesus, thank you for the daily bread you always provide. Give us wisdom to seek first your Kingdom so we can align our lives with your timing. Help us to trust at a deeper level that timing is your business. In the identity and character of your name we pray, amen.”