Message Highlights

• You can be in God’s will and still grow bitter—if you don’t guard your heart in the waiting.
• God’s presence isn’t tied to your circumstances. Joseph was in prison, but the Lord was with him there.
• Don’t let what’s happening to you corrupt what God is doing in you.

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Conversation Starter

• Think of a time you did the right thing and it didn’t pay off the way you hoped. What happened?
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• When you’re stuck waiting on something—a job, an answer, a relationship to heal—how do you usually handle it? What does waiting reveal about you?

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Core Discussion Questions

Connection Question What stood out to you from this week’s message about how Joseph guarded his heart in prison?

Context Question Before this week, how would you have answered the question, “What does it mean to be in God’s will?” Did you tend to think of it more as a place you arrive at or something else?

Clarity Question Robby said, “God’s will is not a geographical location but rather a relational connection.” How does that shift the way you think about seasons when life isn’t going the way you expected?

Application Question Where in your life right now are you most tempted to let what’s happening to you corrupt what God is doing in you? What would guarding your heart look like this week?

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Additional Questions

• Robby gave four anchors for guarding your heart: God’s presence, your integrity, your perspective, and your focus on God over people. Which one do you most need to lean into right now, and why?
• “The same sun that melts wax hardens clay.” Looking back at a hard season you’ve already walked through, did it soften you toward God or harden you against Him? What made the difference?
• Joseph was forgotten by the cupbearer for two years with no apology, no explanation, no justice. Is there a hurt or betrayal you’re allowing to become central to your story? What would it look like to acknowledge it without letting it define you?