· What is your earliest memory? What times in your life do you have a hard time remembering?
· We all experience times when we feel like our lives are fruitless. Can you think of a time you felt this way?
· What promises come to mind when you think of what God had promised you?
· What does abiding in Christ look like to you? What draws you near to God? What draws you away?
· Do you see more external fruit or internal fruit in your life these days?
· Where have you seen locusts invade what looks like an example of health – a good marriage, a promising career, a thriving business or community?
· What is the collective that calls the shots in your everyday decision-making?
· What role does prayer have in your daily walk? In your time in community?
· In what ways is alignment to God’s purposes a part of your time with your family? Your community?
· Where are you now in terms of experiencing self-pity, self-indulgence, bitterness or regret? In what way might these feelings keeping you from living fully and freely?
· This week, how can you carve out space – alone or with those closest to you – to pray for God to meet you in the deepest places of your heart and bringing healing, forgiveness, and restoration?