G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr once noted;
Sure... I'll "walk a mile in your shoes"", but you gotta promise to gimme a ride back! I have things to do, you know...
Week:
7
Discernment and Guarding Influence
Protecting mind, attention, sources, and speech. Participants learn to steward attention and to evaluate influences—media, relationships, and internal narratives—that shape belief and behavior. The week offers tools for discernment, boundaries for healthy consumption, and practices for truthful, life-giving speech. The aim is a guarded openness: receptive to God while wise about what shapes us.
Objectives
Test impressions against Scripture and wise counsel.
Practice discernment in media, relationships, and habits.
Identify sources that shape thinking and behavior.
Reflections
What boundary will I set this week?
How do I test what I hear or feel?
What source most shapes my thinking?
NowTo the HowTo
Accountability/Tracking
Use a shared spreadsheet to track sources audited and one action taken for each.
Community Action
Share one media or habit you’ve changed and why; invite feedback and alternatives.
Creative Project
Build a “Source Control” checklist card with three questions to ask before consuming content.
Leader Prompt
Teach a simple discernment rule set (Scripture, peace, wise counsel) and run a short case study.
Personal Practice
Do a 48 hour “source audit” and remove or mute one recurring negative input.