1234 Spiritual Friendship Guide

4 Questions…Going deeper.
Choose a question from each area to share & discuss.

1. UP:

  • What does it look like for you to experience intimacy with God?
  • What does your life look like when you are walking in step with God?
  • What is one thing you can do to move toward God this week?
  • How is your heart?
  • How has Jesus shown up in your life lately?
  • What might be creating distance between you and God?
  • What have you been reading in your Bible and how is it impacting you?
  • If you could change anything in your life spiritually, what would it be?
  • What is God challenging you to step into?
  • What have you been praying for lately?
  • What areas are you struggling to believe God’s truth?
  • How have you been obedient to God’s promptings?
  • What are you holding back from God that you need to surrender?
  • How could you give Jesus time and space to speak to you?
  • Do you prayerfully allow God to guide your week?
  • What are you habits of scripture reading and reflection?

2. IN:

  • What is a high and low of your marriage in this season?
  • What is a high and low in your relationships with your kids in this season?
  • How have you been jealous, critical or irritable with those you love? Why?
  • How do you appear to others to be doing better than you really are?
  • Who do you need to have a hard conversation with or forgive?
  • How are you pursuing honest, open and vulnerable relationship?
  • Who is someone in your spiritual family that you want to reach out to?

3. OUT:

  • Who is someone in your life that you want to get to know better?
  • What is one step of love or care that you can take in a relationship?
  • What is a risk you could take to move toward someone who is in need?
  • Who are you praying for to know the love of Jesus?
  • What need, hurt or injustice is God putting on your heart to engage in?

4. LISTEN & OBEY

  • Jesus, what are you saying to me? What do you want me to do about it?
  • What is one step you plan to take to move forward in UP, IN, or OUT?