The waiting season is good, but it doesn't always feel that way. What is God trying to teach you in the meantime?
Talking Points:
- Sometimes God does for strangers what he hasn’t yet done for you. That’s what happened to Lazarus. John 11:5
- Sometimes God waits just to show how powerful he really is. He could have healed a sickness for Lazarus, but he waited and raised him from the dead. John 11:4
- Sometimes God wants to do something IN you more than he wants to do something FOR you. 2 Corinthians 12:8-10
- Sometimes God doesn’t do what you want. That’s when we have to learn to pray like Jesus. Luke 22:42
Discussion Questions:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What are you waiting for right now? How long have you been waiting?
- Consider the story of Lazarus in John 11. How would you have felt if you were in Mary and Martha’s shoes, knowing that Jesus often performed miracles for strangers?
- Jesus waited so he could raise Lazarus from the dead. Share an example from your own life when God waited just so he could show his power.
- Read 2 Corinthians 12:8-10. What was God doing in Paul through his “thorn in the flesh”? What has God been doing in you during this waiting time?
- Read Luke 22:42. Describe the attitude of Jesus in his prayer. How close to this attitude have you come in your time of waiting?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
