2. In this session you learned that Jesus introduced his followers to difficulty in order to reveal himself to them so that their faith would increase. What thoughts or feelings come up when you consider that the purpose of the Lord is often not to remove difficulty rather it is to meet us in the difficulty? 3. If something is "enough," you do not need anything more. What does it mean to you for God’s grace to be "enough" for you as you face trials? Are you resting in God’s sufficient (or “enough”) grace, or do you feel like you need God’s grace plus something else? Remember that his “divine power plus his divine compassion equals everything you need” (DP+DC=EYN). How does this impact the ways you seek to help and encourage others as they face difficulty? 4. Can you think of a time when you felt God’s presence more specifically during a difficult season? How did his nearness change your perspective of your suffering? How did it impact your faith? 5. It can be hard to differentiate whether we should be asking God to remove suffering or ask him to reveal his presence in the midst of it. This is an honest struggle that we all face and it is natural and even good to want suffering to stop. However, when it does not, we need wisdom and perspective. What is one area of your life that you need wisdom in right now? CONVERSATION PROMPTS FOR YOUNG WOMEN 1. Why do you think it’s comforting to have someone with you when you’re going through something difficult? Why does it help to have a friend or family member close by in scary times? In what ways is it worse to go through difficult times all by yourself? 2. Why do you think it’s so easy to be self-focused when we’re going through suffering of some kind? Even though it feels “natural” to be self-focused during those times, why is it unhelpful to be self-obsessed in our suffering and trials? 3. What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Why do you think the Bible encourages us to ask God for wisdom? How can wisdom help us when we’re going through confusing and difficult times? 4. If your life was always going great, do you think you’d ever feel the need to reach out to God to meet you and be close to you? Why or why not?
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WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
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