REMEDY: Journaling Practice for Week Four

Journey Through the Wall

A Deeper Look
Abraham, in his earthly pilgrimage with God, appears to go through a number of Walls. His greatest one, however, comes when God asks him to do the unthinkable - to kill his only son Isaac.

Read

• Genesis 22:1-14

Study

• How would you hear the words in verse 2?
• What aspects of “the dark night” might be tormenting Abraham’s soul as he sought to be obedient to God?
• In light of the story, how is your image of God challenged?

Journal
When God takes us through a Wall, we are changed. The following are four primary characteristics of life found on the other side of the Wall.

• Greater Level of Brokenness
• Greater Appreciation for Holy Unknowing (Mystery)
• A Deeper Ability to Wait on God
• A Greater Detachment (from the world)

Choose one characteristic from the above list where you sense God is seeking to work in you now. Journal your thoughts and feelings regarding how God is birthing something new in you and/or helping you shed incomplete or immature ideas about him.

-- adapted from Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Workbook by Peter Scazzero