Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst
Week 2: Chapter 1 — But If Not
Read Chapter 1 of Uninvited. Key Scripture: Daniel 3:17–18 ("But even if he does not…")
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Lysa opens the book proper with one of the most courageous statements in all of Scripture — "but if not" — and invites us to consider what it looks like to trust God even when He doesn't rescue us from the painful situation we are in.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Lysa draws on the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who told King Nebuchadnezzar that God could deliver them from the furnace — but even if He did not, they would still not bow. What strikes you most about the phrase "but if not" as a posture of faith?
2.She applies this story to seasons when God does not remove the painful rejection we are experiencing. Can you think of a time when you had to hold on to God in the middle of a painful situation He did not immediately fix? What did that feel like?
3.Lysa is honest that trusting God in rejection is not passive resignation — it is an active, costly choice. What is the difference between genuine trust and simply gritting your teeth and enduring?
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