Week 11: Chapter 10 — Free to Begin Again

1.Rebekah opens the theme of beginning again by acknowledging how frightening it is — the uncertainty, the possibility of another failure, the grief of leaving the familiar behind. What makes beginning again hard for you specifically? Is it fear of failure, attachment to the past, or something else?

2.God says through Isaiah: 'Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!' (Isaiah 43:18–19). Is there a 'former thing' — a past hurt, a past identity, a past season — that you are having trouble releasing? What would it look like to stop dwelling on it?

3.Rebekah talks about the difference between a false start and a new beginning — the former being driven by restlessness or escape, the latter by a genuine sense of calling. How do you discern which one you're considering? What questions help you tell the difference?