Chapter 12 - In the Mist
1. Compare M.A.'s journey in the mist, to your own journey with chronic illness. Do you respond "better" to the crisis moments? How do you handle the day-to-dayness of chronic illness?
2. Why do you think Hannah Hurnard chose to use the terms "plodding", "trudging", and slipping" to describe this part of the journey?
3. Who most easily commands your attention: Resentment, Bitterness, Self-Pity, Pride, or Fear? Do you have a plan to cope with this enemy?
4. Sorrow and Suffering have a different take on the situation around them. Why do you think this is so? How did they react to the "voices"?
5. What happen when M.A. starts to sing, even though she doesn't really feel like singing?
6. How does M.A. respond when she realizes the Shepherd had been following behind her? How does He reassure her?
7. How do you think the Shepherd views you differently than you view yourself? How easy is it to reconcile those viewpoints? Who do you tend to believe?
8. How does M.A. now feel about Sorrow and Suffering?
9. How would you respond to the question the Shepherd poses to M.A.? Do you love Him enough to trust Him completely? If not - what is in the way of that happening?
10. Have you ever felt the Shepherd was trying to deceive you? Would you let Him if it were possible?
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