The Dark Night
Discussion Questions
Are our feelings always an accurate measurement of our spiritual health? Is it possible to have pleasant feelings when we’re spiritually immature and painful feelings when we’re spiritually mature? Why?
God is omnipresent, meaning He is everywhere at the same time. That said, why do you think we sometimes feel His presence as an absence (Psalm 22)?
If there was someone in your life who felt as if God were absent, how would you encourage them (Psalm 23 & 24)?
What have you discovered about God in seasons of life when He has felt absent?
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Never Give Up
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