The Guardian''s Mission by Shirlee McCoy

Author:Shirlee McCoy
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Dear Reader,

Life is filled with choices. When we take time to pray and seek God’s will, we have peace that comes from knowing we’re walking in God’s will. When we don’t, we find ourselves at crossroads, unsure of which direction to go. Martha Gabler is in just such a place. Desperate to be married, she allows herself to be pulled into a relationship that isn’t God’s plan.

When she finally realizes her mistake, she hikes into the Blue Ridge Mountains, planning to spend time praying about God’s will for her life. Instead, she finds danger and intrigue and learns that God’s vision for her life is much better than anything she could have imagined or dreamed.

I hope you enjoy Martha’s story, and I pray that whatever choices you’re faced with, you will find the peace that comes from seeking God’s plan for your life.

In Him,

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

1. After breaking up with Brian, Martha realizes a relationship with him wasn’t the best thing for her. Why doesn’t she realize this before becoming engaged to him?

2. How does knowing this make her feel?

3. Have you made decisions that you’ve convinced yourself were right, then discovered they were mistakes? Why do you think this happened?

4. Martha’s childhood impacts the way she looks at the world and at herself. What are her feelings about marriage and motherhood? How do they change over the course of the story?

5. How has your childhood experience impacted your life?

How does faith change the way you look at the world?

6. What is Tristan’s motivation for going to Lakeview? Does this change during the story?

7. Martha is strong, determined and not necessarily in need of a hero. Somehow, though, Tristan fills a place in her life that’s been empty. What is it about Tristan that appeals to Martha?

8. What is it about Martha that Tristan finds attractive?

9. Trusting God isn’t always easy for Martha. What is it in her personality that makes sitting back and waiting so hard?

10. Tristan seems like the perfect hero, but Martha doesn’t want to believe that he might become something more than that to her. Why?

11. When given a choice between taking action and waiting on God’s will, Martha is more likely to act than to wait.

Can you identify with this? What things in your life have you had to wait on?

12. It is difficult for Martha to accept help from others.

She’s been taught to take care of herself. Do you have difficulty accepting help from those around you? How does this affect your life?

13. Vulnerability is often seen as a weakness, but Martha learns that to be strong we must sometimes allow ourselves to be weak. How does being vulnerable before God make us stronger?

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THE GUARDIAN’S MISSION

Copyright © 2008 by Shirlee McCoy

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