New Normal Study Guide: Experiencing God's Best for Your Life

By John Lindell

In New Normal Study Guide, John Lindell invites you to join him on a life-changing journey following Joshua and the nation of Israel as they find out what it takes to live in the land of blessing God has prepared for them. Through these pages, you will discover an existence where you no longer view God’s best as a passing reality but as the place where you live.
 
Get the book to go with the study guide for your small group studies.
Hardcover: 978-1-62999-910-4
E-book: 978-1-62999-947-0

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charisma House
• Release date: Apr 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9781629999876

Book preview

Session 1

STRENGTH TRAINING

THIS SECTION IS a companion to chapters 1 and 2 of New Normal.

FOCUS IN

• What does it mean to be strong? What images or people come to your mind when you think of or hear that word? What does strength look like to you?

A PERSONAL WORD

To come into the land God is calling us to, we know deep down it is going to take a level of strength and a depth of trust we have not known before. We wonder if we will be strong enough for what lies ahead. Most of us have had the experience of setting out on some kind of journey—to get physically stronger, to keep a New Year’s resolution, to grow or change in some area of our lives—only to find out quickly the challenge was going to be more difficult and more demanding than we anticipated.

Anyone who knows me knows I am competitive. Part of the fun of playing is playing to win, and I am willing to push myself as hard as I have to if I believe victory is on the line. But just like anything else, this competitive drive has its potential pitfalls. A few years ago I felt as if I was getting a little out of shape and knew I needed a new fitness routine, so I signed up for a class called Bootcamp. The name says it all. It was an hour of nonstop intensive cardio, made up of a seemingly unending onslaught of bear crawls, floor sweepers, mountain climbers, push-ups, sit-ups, squat jumps, and anything else my instructor (a.k.a. the drill sergeant) could dream