Most, if not all, of us recognize, at a soul-level, that we need deep and lasting companionship. When we're weathering difficult relationships, longing for a relationship we haven't yet experienced, or have experienced developmental trauma, our pain and insecurities can make us fear we'll end up alone and lonely. In this episode, singer/songwriter and actress Rebecca St. James and her film producer husband share their emotional struggle during singlehood, how trauma and pain has shaped them individually and affected their marriage, and how their faith in God's goodness carried them through their most difficult seasons.

Book mentioned: Lasting Ever: Faith, Music, Family, and Being Found by True Love by Rebecca St. James and Cubbie Fink

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

1. What resonated with you most in this episode?
2. How content are you with your current relationships?
3. How might your upbringing have impacted your view of relationships?
4. How does or has your view of God impacted how you weather painful seasons?
5. Have you considered how "unfinished business" related to wounds you've experienced impact your present relationships? And if so, what steps are you taking, or have you taken, to pursue increased health?
6. What is one action step God might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

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Have you ever thought of yourself as a hope- giver, commissioned to tell God’s story? Do you ever feel weary, defeated or terrified? How do we arise in hope and awaken hope in others? (Scripture referenced: Judges 4:4-9, Judges 5: 6-7)

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

1. What resonates with you most in this episode?
2. How has a time when hope faded motivated you or someone you know into action?
3. When have you experienced a time when community has reminded you that you are not responsible for God’s plan all by yourself?
4. How has someone motivated you to act when your hope had become suffocated in the face of insurmountable odds?
5. What does it mean to take hope into your hands?
6. What does the term hope-giver mean to you?

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How has insecurity impacted your dreams and your calling? Do you ever feel like a fraud, you don't deserve your position or role, or compelled to prove your competency? These are signs of "imposter syndrome", a common struggle with the power to sabotage our lives and relationships. (Scripture referenced: Exodus 2-4, 32-33; Deuteronomy 34:10-12; 1 Samuel 9-10, 13, 18; Isaiah 41:10.)

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

1. What resonates with you most in this episode?
2. How has, or might, imposter syndrome caused you to compare yourself with others?
3. How had, or might, imposter syndrome caused you to prove your competency by powering up or shield yourself by withdrawing?
4. Why might God routinely call His children into arenas for which they feel ill-prepared?
5. How has your relationship with Christ impacted your confidence?
6. What is one action step He might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

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