diff --git a/content/posts/2025/winter/week-4.md b/content/posts/2025/winter/week-4.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7397edb --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2025/winter/week-4.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +The Folly of Not Trusting the Lord + +## Ice Breaker +What’s one big decision or moment in your life when you had to rely on someone else’s +instructions or guidance? How did it feel to trust them, and did it turn out the way you +expected? + +## Big Idea +You must trust God even when you don’t want to trust Him. + +## Read: +[Deuteronomy 1:19-21, 26](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/PRO.3.ESV) + +## Discussion Questions +1. Read 1:26-27: How does fear distort our view of God’s character, and why is this so +dangerous? +2. Read 1:28-33: Why is it easier to focus on obstacles than on God’s power? What +does this reveal about our faith? +3. Read 1:34-35, 40: How does disobedience show a lack of trust in God, and what are the +consequences of disobedience in our lives? +4. Read 1:42-44: Why is presumption (acting without God) so dangerous, and how is it +different from genuine faith? +5. Read: 1:30; John 14:1: How does this passage ultimately point us to Christ, and why +is He the answer to our failure to trust God? + +## Next Steps +Identify one tangible way you can demonstrate trust in God this week by stepping outside +your comfort zone. Maybe it’s having a difficult conversation, saying yes to something He’s +calling you to, or surrendering control in a specific area of your life. Write it down as a +commitment and ask someone in the group to pray for you as you take this step. At the end +of the week, reflect on how taking action grew your faith and prepared you to trust Him more +in the future. + +## Prayer Focus +Ask God to cultivate a deeper trust in Him in every area of your life. Pray for the courage to +surrender fear, overcome doubt, and step forward in obedience, even when the path feels +uncertain. \ No newline at end of file