How did your family, as you were growing up, relate to other people? Was there a sense of sarcasm and pride in belittling others? Or was there generally a sense of suspicion and anxiety towards others?

What is a way that you’ve had to humble yourself under the mighty hand of God in the past? How have you seen Him, in the proper time, lift you up? Is there a way that you currently need to humble yourself under God’s hand? Of a way that you’re anticipating Him lifting you up?

Is there an area of your life that your finding it difficult to entrust to God? How does knowing that He cares for you ease the burden of worry and anxiety?