Read page 49-50, from near the bottom, "'I don't remember you ...'" to two-thirds of the way down page 50, "Danny deserves a better ...'"
Beth is justifying why she keeps Danny a secret. Greg tells her, "You can’t let their wrongness push you into a wrong too." Do you think Beth has valid concerns? Have you ever experienced similar rejection because of your past? How valid is Greg's point? Should we let other people's negative opinions of our past effect our life choices?
The Apostle Paul had a very dark past. He was initially rejected by some believers. Explore his story in Acts 9:1-31 and Galatians 1:11-24. How did Paul handle his past and his rejection by the poeple? Did he let it stop him from making the right choices?
In your marriage, did you let your spouse's wrong choices dictate your choices? If so, how? Did you need to respond to negative things in a negative way? How could you have made better choices?
In your group, role play some of the bad scenes from your past (can be outside of your marriage). Discuss why you did what you did. Discuss better ways to have handled it. Role play some of those better ways.
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