Deuteronomy 10:17-19 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. 18 He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing. 19 Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. God is your when you feel fatherless like an orphan We are orphaned children of Adam, but we are also adopted children of the King! God is your when you feel alone like a stranger God is your when you feel widow shame Questions for Discipleship Groups or Personal Growth Do you tend to see your life like a random pile of shoes with no connections between events of your life? Why or why not? Have you ever taken the time to reflect on possible themes in your life that God is writing? Read Deuteronomy 10:17-19 When have you felt like an orphan, fatherless and desiring the Father’s protection and provision? When have you felt like a stranger, rejected by someone and desiring a friend who sticks closer than anyone? When have you felt like a widow, stuck in shame, and desiring a lover? When has God met you in any of these seasons? How are you encountering Him now? Pick up your Story Journal and plot the turning points of your life as Rick demonstrated? What themes do you notice? Have you joined a fall zoom discipleship group for 5 or 10 weeks during the Story series? If not, click here to fill out a sign up form!