Rainforests and Deserts | How God Uses Every Season to Make You Look More Like Him

What are your plans to celebrate Thanksgiving? (bonus points if you share any unique traditions)

What stood out to you most from the message?

Have you ever gotten lost even though you were following a map and/or directions? How did you get back on course?

When you hear that God wants to form you to be like him, how is it encouraging? How is it challenging?

Do you feel like you’ve gone through a "desert" recently? (It could be a period when you didn’t feel God’s presence OR you were being formed by him)

Read Deuteronomy 8:2-3. How has God provided for you in the desert?

What has been a “rainforest” season in your life? How did you experience joy?

What’s one way you can praise God in the midst of a struggle right now?

What’s one step you can take this week to trust how God is spiritually forming you?

Let’s end our time praying together. You can say something like, “Jesus, thank you for loving us. Please give us patience as we go through the desert; remind us to show you gratitude for the rainforest. Help us to see that you are always there, providing and forming us into who you want us to be. Amen.”