Hinds' Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
Week 4: The Desert Path — When God Leads Somewhere Unexpected
Read the devotional meditations on Much-Afraid's journey through the desert. Key Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:2–3; Hosea 2:14.
Previewing Week 4 of Hinds' Feet on High Places
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Much-Afraid expected the path to the High Places to climb upward immediately — instead, the Shepherd leads her down into the desert. This week we explore what God is doing when the road goes the wrong direction.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Much-Afraid is stunned and confused when the path leads into the desert rather than upward toward the mountains. Can you recall a time when God's path for you went in a direction that felt completely wrong? What was your initial reaction?
2.Hurnard uses the desert as a picture of spiritual desolation — dryness, disorientation, and the apparent silence of God. What tends to characterize your own 'desert' seasons?
3.Deuteronomy 8:2 says God led Israel in the wilderness 'to humble you and to test you, to know what was in your heart.' What do desert seasons reveal about what is actually in our hearts that easier seasons might conceal?
a.What has a dry season revealed in you that surprised you?
b.How did you respond to that revelation — with confession and growth, or with denial and bitterness?