WayMaker by Ann Voskamp
Week 2: Chapter 1 — There Is Always a Way
Read Chapter 1 of WayMaker. Key Scripture: Exodus 13:17–18, 21–22; John 14:6.
Previewing Week 2 of WayMaker
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Ann begins to build her central claim—that God's nature as WayMaker is not occasional but essential—and she invites us to test that claim against our own hardest stories.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Voskamp argues that God didn't lead the Israelites the short way because the short way wasn't the safe way. Where in your own story has God's 'longer route' eventually proven to be the wiser one?
2.She draws a distinction between the way we want and the way we need. How do you typically respond when those two diverge — with protest, with grief, with quiet surrender, or something else entirely?
3.The pillar of cloud by day and fire by night is presented not as a GPS but as a Presence. What is the difference between wanting God to give you directions and wanting God to be with you in the journey? Which do you more naturally seek?