Sunday, October 13, 2013

Wonderstruck- Week 2

Welcome back to our womens online Bible study for week two of Wonderstruck by Margaret Feinberg. 

This week we spent time discovering the great I AM in the midst of trouble. This week is being listed a day late because I experienced the loss of one of my best friends, Sadie, my dog for the last 13 years.  I was amazed when the week started out by God letting me know through this study, that it was ok to come to Him and to grieve for her.  Wow! He is an amazing God to care that much that this week of study would be written and then used by us at the perfect time.   Margaret Feinberg offers us this truth:  ”God listens to our stinging words, embraces our frail hearts, and meets us where we are.”  Not everyone understands grief over the loss of a pet, but God says, "I do."  

We all have experienced events over the past months that taken our breath away?  Spend some  time this week and look at your own catastrophic events over the past 12 months.  Did you walk through the stages of grief Margaret mentions on page 35, or do you still have some work to do?  If you haven,t already taken the stress test discussed on day one, you still can.  It is great tool for judging your levels.  

I pray that you are all able to keep up with your study and are experiencing the wonder of God in a new way. 

For Next Week
  • Read Week Three in your book.
  • Listen to Video Session Three (optional due to cost)
Group Discussion- Answer one question or as many as you like
  1. Do you tend to focus on the Why or the Who in the midst of life’s challenges? (page 37 )
  2. In the past week, when have you been reminded of God’s presence in your life? (page 49 )
  3. When is the last time you encountered something in nature that nurtured your desire or appreciation for God? (page 53 ). This might be an easy one with the week we just had.  

1 comment:

  1. I have suffered great loss this year and am very aware of the stages of grief. Because of having five deaths in the last 10 months I have been asking a lot of "Why" questions. This week God allowed me to express those while gently directing me to the "Who". I had times last week alone while my relatives where at work and in those moments God let me feel his presence and it was good. As we were riding home one night my sister and I gazed up to see a full moon over the lake where she lives. It was stunning and we both appreciated him showing us his beauty in the moment. Yes he is with us always even in our grief!

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