Read Isaiah 35:3-4. What pressures of life are causing your knees to tremble and your heart to be filled with fear?
How might the message of verse 4 bring strength to you?
How might God be inviting you in your suffering to discover His growth zone for your life?
Read Mark 7:24-26. Where is God calling you out of your comfort zone to His growth zone?
How has your understanding of who Jesus is grown in the last five years?
Read Mark 7:33-35. How has God met you in a way that would seem out of the box to most people?
Where do you need Him to say, “Be opened” to what you are facing in life today?
Read Mark 7:31-32. Where has God stretched your faith to be open to His hand at work?
Who held you and your need up before Him when others had given up?
Who are you holding up in prayer before God who is need today?
Read Daniel 3:13-18. Where do you need the ultimate faith of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in suffering that you are facing?
Where do you need to seek God’s help to hold on?
Read Mark 7:24-28. If Jesus came to La Mesa/East County, who are the “unclean” that he would care for?
How might you be His hands to meet their needs with His grace?