How to Find Hope When You’re Hurting
Post 30: Spiritual Mathematics
Sample Wailing/Groaning/Longing Trialogues
Consider some sample biblical trialogues to assist people to refuse to long deeply while living passionately.
“The temptation when life beats us down is not to face life anymore. To survive, but not thrive. How are you facing this temptation?”
“What will it look like for you to keep hoping?”
“What God-designed thirst is this situation stirring up in your soul?”
“What are you longing for from God right now?”
“If you were to write a thirst Psalm like Psalm 42, how would you word it?”
“As Paul faced suffering, he groaned for heaven (Romans 8:17-25). What are you groaning for?”
“In Romans 8:17-18, Paul did some spiritual mathematics and reasoned that his current sufferings were not worth comparing to his future glory. As you calculate your earthly suffering and your eternal glory, what conclusions do you make?”
“How is your current suffering causing you to long for heaven?”
“How is this situation helping you to realize that ‘this world is not your home’?”
“What testimony of future hope might spring from your current suffering?”
“In Philippians 1:23-25, Paul says that he longs for heaven, but that he’s passionate about staying on earth in order to glorify God and benefit others. How can you apply his choice to your life?”
“Satan wants to use your suffering to suck the life out of you. How can you connect to Christ’s resurrection power to find new life, new zeal for God? How can you not only survive, but thrive?”
And You?
Tomorrow we explore how you can groan for heaven while growing here on earth.
