1. God remembers us. God heard Rachel’s prayers and removed her reproach. When have you experienced God’s care after a season of waiting, and how can that experience encourage someone who is still waiting? In your season of waiting how did you strengthen yourself? What did you learn?

 

2. God’s additions are often hidden inside life’s subtractions. Looking back, how has God used a loss or an unexpected change to prepare you for something new? What helped you trust Him through that process? Have you been able to share your experience to help someone else?

 

3. Trust God’s character when you don’t understand His plan. Joseph’s journey took him through the pit, slavery, and prison before the palace. What do you know about God’s character that helps you maintain peace when your circumstances don’t make sense? Share with your group three, character traits of God that you have depended on during your life struggles.

 

4. Endure hardship without becoming bitter. Second Timothy 2:3 calls us to endure hardship as good soldiers of Jesus Christ. What practices help you remain faithful and guard your heart against bitterness during difficult seasons? What has been your most difficult hardship so far in your life?

 

5. We are blessed to be a blessing. Joseph continued using his gifts through adversity, and God used him to preserve others. How can you use your gifts in your present circumstances, and whom can you bless this week?