We were given 5 of the most common things that can drive our life as we are all driven by something. They are guilt, resentment and anger, fear, materialism and finally the need for approval from other people. There are other forces but they all lead to the same dead end - the book shows us how to live a life guided and controlled by God's purpose.
I realise that if I continue to quote from the book and give out the exercises at the end of each chapter I will be in breach of copyright so I intend just to write down my thoughts after reading each chapter.
The driving force in my life has been fear. I tend to play it safe, I am also in fear of repercussions if I don't do something I feel I should.
I want to avoid guilt by all means so that is one of the driving forces.
I also need the approval of others and this is a driving force to such an extent that I can make myself ill thinking about what other people think of actions I have or not done or things I have said or not said.
On the reverse side, sometimes my feelings of anger and resentment towards someone can cause me not to do something and this can override the otherwise feelings of guilt or fear that would normally kick in. I have just realised this!
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