Hinds' Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
Week 9: The Flooding Rivers — When Circumstances Overwhelm
Read the devotional meditations on Much-Afraid's crossing of the flooding rivers. Key Scripture: Isaiah 43:2; Psalm 46:1–3.
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The rivers that block Much-Afraid's path are not gentle streams — they are roaring floods. This week we ask what it means to trust God when our circumstances seem not just difficult but catastrophically overwhelming.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Isaiah 43:2 promises: 'When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.' What does God promise in this verse — and what does He notably not promise?
2.Much-Afraid must enter the flooding water even though she cannot swim it alone. The Shepherd does not part the waters like the Red Sea — He crosses with her. What does this tell us about how God most often works in overwhelming circumstances?
3.What are the 'flooding rivers' in your own life right now — situations that feel beyond your capacity to manage, survive, or navigate?
a.What is your instinctive response when circumstances overwhelm — fight, freeze, flee, or something else?
b.How does your instinctive response compare to the response the Shepherd is asking of Much-Afraid — trusting, stepping in, and crossing?
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