permission granted series workbook
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Permission. I don’t know why we feel like we need
permission. Permission to wear that outfit. Permission
to speak your mind. Permission to become who we
were created to be. This series will give you permission to
live life in your own skin – discovering your true identity,
showing up in the world without apology, and redefining
what it looks like to belong. God has created you uniquely
and equipped you generously to live, work, and love like
only you can, for such a time as this. Your world needs
you to start showing up now. Let’s get started!
PERMISSION GRANTEDWITH
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“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and
self-discipline.”
God has given you power, love, and self-discipline.
Have you acknowledged these gifts? Yes No Maybe So
Have you put them to use? Yes No Maybe So
Why or why not? Drop all the details below.
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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that
we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that
most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of
God. Your playing small does not serve the world. We are all meant to
shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God
that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we
let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission
to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence
automatically liberates others.”
P E R M I S S I O N T O S H O W U P S T R O N G
stand your holy ground
2 Timothy 1:7
Marianne Williamson
Power, Love, & Self-DisciplineIt stands to reason, doesn’t it, that if the alive-and-present God who
raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he’ll do the same thing
in you that he did in Jesus, bringing you alive to himself? When God
lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you
are delivered from that dead life. With his Spirit living in you, your body
will be as alive as Christ’s!”
Do you feel powerful? Ask God to activate the Holy Spirit's power within
you or talk about a time you felt powerful in the Spirit.
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Are you better at loving your neighbors or loving yourself? (Circle)
Take some time to ask God to give you a glimpse in His mirror so you
can see yourself the way He sees you.
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What is one way that you can use your permission and self-discipline to
stand firm in a situation where you may shrink back out of fear?
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Romans 8:11
External: we belong in relationships.
Internal: we belong in our own skin, in our own lives.
Eternal: we belong to God, we are His.
We do belonging backwards: External --> Internal --> Eternal
Talk about an area in your life where you may be getting it wrong.
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What does your belonging look like in the following areas right now?
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Internal:___________________________________________________________
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Eternal: ___________________________________________________________
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"In order to lead authentic, shame-free, restful, powerful lives we need
to be working from love rather than for love. Working from acceptance
rather than for acceptance. Working from approval rather than working
for approval. Working from identity rather than for a destiny.”
P E R M I S S I O N T O B E L O N Gexternal, internal, & eternal belonging
Kris Vallotton
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Let's get it right: Eternal--> Internal --> External
What will your belonging look like when you flip the script?
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Internal:___________________________________________________________
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External: __________________________________________________________
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“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the
God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going
public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers,
you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting
you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light
stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening
up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous
Father in heaven.”
What is one thing you can do TODAY to live FROM eternal belonging?
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Matthew 5:14-16
Prep Step:
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily
entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy
set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at
the right hand of the throne of God.”
What is hindering you from becoming who you were created to be? What
"parasitic sins" need to be thrown off so you can run?
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“Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously
given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who
invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! We were also
given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you—your tickets to
participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world
corrupted by lust. So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been
given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual
understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder,
warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and
developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your
lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its
reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. Without
these qualities you can’t see what’s right before you, oblivious that your
old sinful life has been wiped off the books.”
P E R M I S S I O N T O A R I S Ethe beautiful art of becoming
Hebrews12:1-3
2 Peter 1:3-9
Your story is the key to your becoming. Write just one part of your story
that you tend to hide from and ask God to reveal how He may want to use
that -- as He works all things out for our good.
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What is one part of your story that you've seen God redeem?
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Name as many other strengths and qualities that God has equipped you
with to arise and become the woman He created you to be.
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Armor Up, Buttercup!
You must wear all the armor that God provides so you’re protected as
you confront the slanderer, for you are destined for all things and will
rise victorious.
> Put on truth as a belt to strengthen you to stand in triumph.
> Put on holiness as the protective armor that covers your heart.
> Stand on your feet alert...ready to share the blessings of peace.
> In every battle, take faith as your wrap-around shield, for it is able to
extinguish the blazing arrows coming at you from the Evil One!
> Embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet
to protect your thoughts from lies.
> Take the mighty razor-sharp Spirit-sword of the spoken Word of God.
If Truth is your most powerful weapon. Write a few one-liners of truth
that can be used against you.
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How will you get into the practice armoring up each and every day?
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Notes
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Follow-Up QuestionsWe covered A LOT in this series, so if you have questions, let's chat on
social media @lisagraft or via email: [email protected]
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