Tired of Trying Study Guide

A four-session study for the disillusioned and disappointed—for those of us wrestling with God.

Based on her debut book, Tired of Trying, Ashley Morgan Jackson equips you with what you need to endure the hard seasons of life. When we stand with our overwhelm and hurting hearts, our frustration and doubt, we’re left with deep (and often unanswerable) questions that begin to bubble up, including:

·       Why isn’t God fixing this even though I have prayed?

·       Why is He allowing this to hurt for so long? and

·       Why does it seem like everyone else’s life is so easy and smooth? Does God love them more?

 

In this four-session study designed for individual or small-group use, you’ll get real about the wrestle you’re currently facing. Wrestling isn’t for the faint of heart. But with Ashley as your guide, you’ll take a close look at the principles of Tired of Trying through practical personal study and discussion prompts—and you’ll discover that if our good God invites us to wrestle, He WILL bring us through it.

 

Includes four sessions:

Session 1: Your Invitation to Wrestle
Session 2: Making Hard Choices When You Feel Stuck
Session 3: Struggling with God
Session 4: The Blessing of Being Broken

 

Designed for use with the Tired of Trying book and Tired of Trying Streaming Collection, both sold separately.

 

-          Features:

·       Four teaching videos from Ashley Morgan Jackson, approximately 10-15 minutes each, available for additional purchase individually or as one complete series

·       Group discussion questions

·       Individual daily study and reflection questions

·       Callouts

 

-          Video Session summaries

o   Session One: Your Invitation to Wrestle (13:05)— Ashley dives into the biblical story of Jacob wrestling with God. Just like Jacob, God invites us to wrestle with him when we feel disillusioned, disappointed, or abandoned. As we learn to hold on to him even when we’re tired, we will experience his blessing.

o   Session Two: Making Hard Choices When You Feel Stuck (14:08)— Life is full of hard choices. By recognizing the indicators of the hard choices facing us and naming their challenges, we will be better equipped to get unstuck and surrender to God’s plan.

o   Session Three: Struggling with God (12:13)— As we accept God’s invitation to wrestle with him through our brokenness, mistrust, and anger, we may find the process to be long and painful. It may leave us walking with a limp. But Ashley reminds us that wrestling with God is always purposeful and worth it.  

o   Session Four: The Blessing of Being Broken (11:35)— Sometimes, the blessings God wants to give us don’t look like we might expect. These are the blessings that come from being broken, and they are the blessings that really matter when all is said and done— blessings such as being changed, having renewed trust, and impacting others.