Women of Grace
2006-2007
Proverbs...Ancient Wisdom
For Today's Woman

 Homework for Lesson Nineteen
Addictions

Your homework will help sharpen your understanding of the Bible and is a ministry to others as you share your answers in your small group. Prayerfully think through each answer with the expectation of sharing with others what God has taught you.

Memory Work: Proverbs 19:23

1. What do the following proverbs warn about following after worldly pleasures?

Proverbs 21:17




 

Proverbs 23:19-21






 

2. (a) What is the psalmist seeking?

Psalm 42:2





 

Psalm 63:1



 

(b) Describe the intensity of his search.






 

3. Read Proverbs 23:29-35.

(a) What are the damaging effects of drunkenness on a person?






 

(b) How does Proverbs 26:11 describe someone caught in an addiction?







 

4. Read Psalm 104:14-15; Proverbs 20:1, 31:4-7.

(a) How can wine be either a blessing or a curse?









 

(b) When does a blessing become an addiction?






 

5. (a) What other good gifts from God can become addictions?








 

(b) What are the damaging effects?








 

(c) How can we enjoy the blessings of God without allowing them to become idols?










 

6. What do the following verses teach about true satisfaction and pleasure?

Proverbs 13:25




 

Proverbs 14:14




 

John 4:14




 

Ephesians 5:18




 

7. What do you crave? Are there any of God's blessings that you love more than God Himself? Write an application for your life from a principle that you learned this week from your study. Share this with your prayer partner.