During this week, we will be reading and reflecting on Chapter 3 of It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way. In this chapter, Lysa reminds us to hold on to the truth, “God loves me too much to answer my prayers at any other time than the right time and in any other way than the right way.”
Day One:
A.) Reflect on Chapter 3
B.) Which of your prayers are going seemingly unanswered by God?
C.) Proverbs 13:12
Day Two:
A.) How are you inviting the Lord into your every day situations, and how can you improve in drawing near to him?
B.) Being completely honest with yourself, are you more interested in the pain going away or in being made more like Christ?
C.) Matthew 6:9-11
Day Three:
A.) Why was Jesus’ soul overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death?
B.) Jesus’ response was, “Yet not what I will, but what you will.” What is keeping us from wanting the Father’s will?
B.) Mark 14:32-6
Day Four:
A.) What was the reason Jesus had to be made like us, fully human in every way?
B.) How have you been tempted to avoid the process of becoming mature through suffering? What have you been tempted to do instead?
C) Hebrews 2:14-18
Day Five:
A.) God is powerfully at work in your life and situation. What would it look like for you to rest in that truth today?
B.) Jesus was able to be obedient to the cross because of what he learned from the sufferings He endured throughout His life. These sufferings were not pointless. They prepared Him to trust God even in the midst of asking God to take away this cup… the pain of the cross. How does this provide perspective about the suffering you are currently experiencing? How does it help to know it’s not pointless, but the perfect preparation for a future way you’ll need to trust God?
C.) Hebrews 5:7-9
All questions are quoted or paraphrased from “It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way” or the “It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way Study Guide” by Lysa TerKeurst.
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