What Can I Learn from My Victories?

By Paul J. Bucknell

LESSONS
FROM THE
PAST

Qualified
What qualifies me to run?
DecisionsWhat life events make me want to run?
Events
How have my past failures and victories shaped the way I will run this race?
TrainingWhat decisions have I made in my life that will ensure victory?

Our past experiences can clearly guide us as a lighthouse when we appreciate them as lessons.

OBJECT:

To better understand how past experiences and decisions have significantly influenced our thinking in the way we have dealt and understood sexual matters.

DIRECTIONS

• Print these pages out. (Make at least 3 copies of next page)..
  
• • Fill in the chart on this page.
  
• • Use copies of the next page to describe 3 events as described below.
  
• • Evaluate using the summary on the following page.
  
  

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Part #1
Draw a line showing your level of commitment to God's sexual standards throughout your life. (10 high, 0 low).

After you have completed the line graph, think through at least three specific significant events or experiences that significantly influenced your sexual standards. Put a small circle on the chart at each significant point of time and give it a 2-3 word title on the right. Try to think of at least one good and one bad experience. You will describe these experiences in part 2 on the following page.

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