When God Is Too Slow Group Guide

March 2023

Discuss Together

  • What situations typically cause you to feel the most impatient (waiting in traffic, standing in line, trying to get all of the kids in the car, etc.)?
  • Describe a time or a season when you had to do a lot of waiting. What emotions come up when you think of that time?
  • In Genesis 16, Sarah and Abraham got tired of waiting. Read the whole chapter together. In what ways can you relate to their impatience? What aspects of this story trouble and confuse you?
  • What consequences happen as a result of Abraham and Sarah’s impatience? Have you had times when your impatience resulted in some bad outcomes? How?
  • What can we learn about God’s heart from the way he connects with Hagar? How have you experienced God’s heart for you when you felt overlooked, mistreated, or outcast?
  • Genesis 16 is a cautionary example of what happens when we don’t wait well. What have you learned about waiting well? What helps you to keep trusting in God during seasons of waiting?
  • Is there something you are waiting for right now? How is the wait going for you? How have you seen God show up in the process as you wait?