If you would like to extend this over a week, you can easily do one of the points each day of your devotion.  Here is a printable version.

Open your group with a prayer.

This is only a guide.  Pick and choose your points.

Q:  How do you make decisions?  ________________________________________________________________
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1.  In every area of life, there are certain rules and principles that we must know to make great decisions.  
   Q:  List a principle or rule that applies to  music, spelling, math, etc:  __________________________
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   Q:  Share a time when you neglected a principle or rule and paid a price:  ____________________
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2.  Knowing the rules in that area doesn't make the decision for us, but it reduces our options.
   *  Being aware or knowing the rules or principles of a particular area is not enough.
   Big Idea:  
3.  In order to make great decisions, you must submit to the rules.
   *  Think about this:  The direction of your life determines your destination.  Your decisions                determine your direction.
   Q:  Would you be willing to share a destination that you desire in an area of your life?  ________
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     And what decisions have you made to get there?  ____________________________________________
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4.  When it comes to making life decisions, we are often unwilling to submit to God.
   *  Even though I'm willing to submit to the men who made the rules, I'm not willing to submit to the          God who made the men who made the rules that I submit to.
   Q:  Why do you think we struggle with submitting to God?  ____________________________________
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*  It was this reasoning that led the wisest man in the world to write these words.  
Ecclesiastes 2:10 - I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 - So now I hate life because it is all so irrational; all is foolishness, chasing the wind.
Proverbs 9:8-12 -  Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.  9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.  10 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.  11 For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.  12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.    
5.  "The fear of the Lord":  Recognition and reverence that lead to wisdom.
   *  Wisdom begins with the recognition of who God is.  
   Q:  List some ways that we recognize and have reverence for the Lord:  ______________________
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    *  Submission is not about what He asks of us, it is about Who He is.
This does not mean simply recognizing His power and knowledge.  The idea that God is big and knows everything:  that is not enough.  Wisdom begins with rightly recognizing God's position as God.  Proper recognition results in REVERENCE.
   Q:  Based on that, what would your definition of submission be?  _____________________________
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   Q:  When you hear "The fear of the Lord", what do you think?  ________________________________
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Proverbs 9:10-12 - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 11 For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. 12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.  
Parallel ideas:
Wisdom = reward
Mocker = suffer
   Q:  Can you share a time when you were rewarded by your wisdom?  _________________________
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   Q:  Can you share a time you suffered because of your foolishness?  ___________________________
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6.  In every area of life there are certain rules and principles that we must know to make great decisions.  
What makes you wise:  Submitting
   Q:  How can you improve on your submitting to God?  ________________________________________
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   Q:  What decision are you considering now, and how has this discussion affected your            
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   Q:  In what specific area of your life do you need the wisdom of God?  ________________________
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The beginning of wisdom is saying, "God, regardless of the question, I'm willing to say 'yes.'"