Question 4

What promise/hope are you watching for? How do you expect God to overwhelm your life?

Question 3

Anna had every reason to feel hopeless and useless. Yet, she believed God's promise that she was valuable to him. How do you know you are valuable to God?

Question 2

Anna gives us an example of how to wait on God. She was in constant prayer, meditation and surrounded her whole world around a relationship with Him. Shelia said that Anna's key to this was where her focus was... on Jesus. Where are you focusing your attention as you wait for God's promises in your life?

Question 1

Shelia quotes her son Christian on p. 44, "I just don't think I'll ever be good enough, so why keep trying..." I have felt like this a lot. Sometimes the plans that I have (and hope God supports) seem way to big or complicated for me. Can you relate to this quote? Do you give up because the scale of your goal it just to large?

Chapter 4 Discussion

I feel like God could have been really speaking to me in this chapter. I have a hard time knowing when to wait and when to move with God... or to step out even when I don't see God ready to catch me. I hope you all enjoyed it as well and found something that touched your own life and situation.

Question 5

God and His church can provide a wonderful place of belonging. Those of us who have found a place to belong with God and His family have an opportunity and I believe and obligation to support and help carry each other’s burdens. How can we better love and support each other? How can we carry out Paul’s words in Galatians 6:2?

Question 4

In the introduction to the chapter study (p. 240) Shelia talks about freedom. Freedom from relationships, career pressures and other situations. Many times in my life I have attempted to flee to “freedom” by moving, changing relationships, changing schools, homes, etc. I am still learning that God gives us freedom in any situation when we are living with and for Him. Can you relate? Have you or do you flee from pieces of your life instead of looking to God for true freedom?

Question 3

Are you afraid of showing others your true self? If so, why? If you feel like you are “real” with people why do you feel you can show your true self?

Question 2

I feel like most peoples’ entire existence is trying to find somewhere to belong. This seemed to be the core of this chapter. Have you experienced (or are experiencing) this longing? If you have experienced this how did you find your place and where was it?

Question 1

What did you think about the chapter? Was there anything that touched your heart or that you didn’t agree with?

Chapter 3 Discussion

Good Morning Everyone! I hope everyone had a nice week. I am home in Dayton, OH this weekend dealing with some family issues. Please keep them in your prayers. This is a hard time for our family and may have long lasting repercussions of events that have come about. Thank you. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter!

Question 5

Have you ever heard God say "follow me..."? Did you ask questions or just go? What was your overall reaction? How did the situation turn out?

Question 4

Describe a time when you had to start over. How did the experience make you feel? What were the positive and negative emotions you dealt with?

Question 3

Read Isaiah 43:19-19. What does this verse mean to you or bring our in your own relationship with God?

Question 2

Shelia focuses on the verse in Proverbs... "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not unto your own understanding...". She asks the question "What does it look like to put aside my own understanding? I couldn't un-know what I knew". Can you relate to this statement?

Question 1

Obviously the "12 things" letter was written to Shelia but, did any of the numbers touch your heart or relate to what God has done or is doing in you?i

Chapter 2 Discussion

Good Morning and Happy Easter! I hope that you get a double blessing from the chapter today since much of it focuses on "New Life" and today is a day of Resurrection! First off, is there anything that stood out to you in the chapter that impacted you or you didn't agree with? If so, why?