Your Kingdom nature — Your Kingdom nature assumes the soul is satisfied because it is fortunate to dwell (now) in the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessedness is a consistent state of joy that is not contingent on anything we do or on the circumstances in our physical world existence. God, through the finished work of Jesus Christ, has taken care of the issue of “justice” so that the human soul does not need for life to be “fair” in order to be satisfied—because if we perceive the immensity of the gift we have already been given through Christ, it completely overwhelms any other deficit we might perceive.

Coach: Ask your student to read out-loud the text on the left here and then ask them to tell you which parts of this makes sense and why, and if any parts do not seem right, and why.

(NOTE TO COACH: Remember, be careful NOT to correct or even comment on your student's answers, except to say "What else?" if their answer is too brief.)

Coach: After viewing the above video, have your student refer to their written answers from the first four questions from page one (“What makes a trial in my life a trial?” … ). Ask them to discuss which parts of their answers reflect their Fallen nature, and which parts of their answers reflect their Kingdom nature.

After you’ve discussed the above question(s), click here to proceed.