What do you do to maintain control of yourself and your surroundings?

How do you process the difficult issues you see in the world or in your neighborhood today? How do you reconcile this with God's faithfulness?

What do you complain to God about? How do your complaints reflect what is important to you?

How have you responded to doubt and/or unanswered spiritual questions in your life?

What are you doing in your waiting to hear from God regarding your doubts or complaints?

When have you experienced God's answer? How was it different than you expected?

How much do you rely on your own goodness to feel confident in your faith? How do you rely on the goodness and faithfulness of Christ?

Read 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.
What do you find hopeful about this?
What phrase stirs you?
What challenges you about this passage?

Where do you find yourself needing renewed hope in God's faithfulness and goodness ?

Read Habakkuk 3:17-19.
What do you need to take to heart in this passage?

What past victories remind you of His faithfulness in the present and in the future?

How do you cultivate joy in the midst of your life circumstances?

How can you encourage someone else in your life who needs hope and encouragement?