Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe

by Craig Groeschel

Part 2: Break Me Scripture shows again and again how hard times can make us stronger and bring us closer to God. Describe a time when you experienced something difficult and yet recognized God’s goodness was with you in the trial. In chapter 2, we looked at 1 Corinthians 11:24, which says, “When [Jesus] had given thanks, he broke [the bread] and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” If you have been around church, you may have experienced Communion or the Lord’s Supper. What does this sacrament mean to you? Describe. Some might say that inviting God to “break them” is the most scary of the three dangerous prayers. If you had the courage to ask God to break you, what are you afraid he might do? If your fears actually came to pass, how do you think God would show himself to you? Who do you know that has experienced deep pain and is stronger spiritually on the other side of the brokenness? How is God using them now? If you took time to invite God to break you, what do you think he’d want to remove from your life first? Would he break you of selfishness? Of pride? Of self-sufficiency? Or of something else? Talk about it and explain why.