Sunday 13 August
Hope for the Weary
Emma Stokes
Emma shares insight from some of her experiences in Myanmar and encourages us to look to God for hope when we are weary. Emma shares from Isaiah 40:25-31 and reminds us of who God is and what He calls us to.
Life Group questions
Hope for the Weary
Global Mission Service: Hope for the Weary
Read Isaiah 40:25-31
Have you ever been somewhere and wondered where God is?
How did you deal with that question?
Reread verses 27-28. If you would like to, also read out Job 40:6-14.
What do you notice in these verses?
Reread verses 30-31. This reminds us that weariness is a given, a sign not of failure but of reality and of the limitations of our bodies and minds.
When you are weary, where do your thoughts go?
What activities, ministries, or relationships do you find particularly wearying?
Why do you think this is?
Verse 31 tells us how we can renew our strength.
What practices help you hope in the Lord?
Do you find it easy to do these things when you are weary?
Are there other things you do that don’t involve God?
Hope in the Lord results in us being able to “run and not grow weary … walk and not be faint.” The words “run” and “walk” here are metaphors for the ways our action can serve God’s mission. God wants us to be actively serving him wherever we are.
Where do you think God is calling you to serve him?
Why do you think this?
When you are able to sit in God’s presence, what stirs your imagination? What do you want to go and do?
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