Preserving Love - Romans 5:1-11

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

1.     When have you experienced feelings of imposter syndrome?

2.     How important is it to you to feel like you belong somewhere, in some group? What are those places for you? Where does belonging to God and his Kingdom fit into that?

3.     Belonging to God is a gift from him. How easy is it for you to accept that? When/how do you feel like you have to earn your spot with him?

4.     How often do you feel like a “sunk cost” for God? How often do you realize he really still loves you?

5.     Have you ever noticed the difference between suffering belonging somewhere and suffering belonging nowhere? 

6.     Can you trust that suffering with Jesus leads to finding God’s love? Where do you need to “dig” to find it?