Don’t Check Your Brain at the Door

Scripture Text: Acts 21:1-36

Application Questions:

1. How might the Lord be leading you to press into discomfort in order to further His work in the world?

2. How does Paul balance the will of the Lord and his own effort? What might this look like in your own life?

3. Share a time when you've seen God use hardship to accomplish His will. How does this example encourage us in future hardship?

Quotes for Reflection

Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
“Hoping does not mean doing nothing.It is not fatalistic resignation.It means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions.”

Jürgen Moltmann, Jesus Christ for Today's World
“Courage without caution is stupid. But caution without courage makes people hesitant and leaden-footed.”

Tim Keller, Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering
“When pain and suffering come upon us, we finally see not only that we are not in control of our lives but that we never were.”