Knowing how to respond to your times
Questions for Home Groups or Private Reflection
Esther 5-7
What makes you feel real, alive, buzzing?! Share what these are and why they make you feel this way?
It is very easy for us to engage in holy religious conversations about changing the world. It is much more difficult to follow Esther’s example and take action. Why is this? What can you do about it?
Fasting, prayer and repentance produced in Esther faith and action. Has your recent fasting, prayer and repentance done the same? If Yes in what ways? If you haven’t fasted, prayed or repented recently…there’s no time like the present! Pray and repent now together – fast privately as soon as you can. Why not decide as a group to have a day of prayer and fasting?
It would seem from Esther’s example that faithful, righteous and courageous action taken after prayer, fasting and repentance produces change. As a group why not discuss some things that might need action taken on them? Now why not start to pray about these things.
How have you seen God at work in and around your lives recently? Careful asking this question! If you answer honestly you might be talking for a while!!