Desperate for Hope: Questions We Ask God in Suffering, Loss, and Longing

Have you ever asked, Why am I going through this? What if this never gets better? Does God really care about me? When life falls apart, it’s easy to feel alone and slip into despair—disillusioned with God, hopeless about the future, and doubting your faith.

In this 7-session study, Vaneetha Risner tackles the hard questions and offers a scriptural framework to help you find hope in your pain. She will be a gracious guide through this difficult topic, walking with you as you meet women in the Bible who suffered loss, and sharing her own experiences of longing and grief. In the end, you’ll find that the answers to your deepest questions can be found in the character, goodness, and sovereignty of God.
 
Features 

  • 6 weeks of personal study to be completed between 7 group sessions 

  • 7 inspiring, story-driven teaching videos, approximately 10–20 minutes, via redemption code printed in the Bible study book 

  • Leader helps for group discussion

  • A PDF with every Scripture needed to do the homework written out so you
    don’t need to look every verse up!

Where are you, God? Don’t you care that I’m struggling? And why aren’t you doing something, anything, to help me?

I’ve whispered, cried, and even screamed those questions to God. Yet in asking them, God pushed me into a richer life with Him than I could possibly imagine. Rather than shaking my faith, asking questions confirmed and deepened my trust in God … So don’t be afraid to ask God questions. He invites them.

- VANEETHA RENDALL RISNER

Additional Resources

FREE
Leader Guide

Download our Leader Guide for the Desperate
for Hope Bible Study.

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Session 1

Download Session 1 of the Desperate
for Hope Bible Study.

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Scripture List

Every Scripture needed to do the homework
written out so you don’t need to look it up!