2. Recall the path through trouble that was presented: Gaze on the beauty of the Lord, Remember that he is for you, Rest in his wisdom, and then Act in worshipful trust. • Gaze: When you’re overwhelmed, what do you tend to fix your eyes? • Remember: How can you hold onto the truth that God is your light and your salvation, even when He feels far away? • Rest: What do you usually do when your thoughts spiral? Do you try to figure everything out, or do you turn to the one who already understands it all? • Act: What does it look like to worship God in the middle of hardship, not just after it’s over? 3. Which of these four actions do you find the hardest to practice when trouble comes? What makes that particular one hard for you? How might you move toward deeper trust and confidence in God and his word? CONVERSATION PROMPTS FOR YOUNG WOMEN 1. What do you find that you want the most when something goes wrong in your life? What do you want to comfort yourself with when you’re hurting? Do you ever have a desire to run to God when life gets hard? If not, why not? If so, what does “running to God” usually look like for you? 2. What do you think about the most when life gets hard? Where does your mind go when difficult events happen? What emotion(s) would you say are the loudest in your head when hard times come? Why do you think it feels so easy to think about what bothers us but so hard to stay focused on the truth of God that brings peacefulness into our lives? 3. In what ways can you hold on to God’s truth and goodness when things are scary and God feels far away? What does it look like to worship God in the middle of hard things, not just after the hard things are over? 4. Why does being in community with other people matter so much when we’re going through difficult times in our lives?
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