Just as the Israelites were hesitant to leave slavery in Egypt, we can delay making positive life changes because we’re afraid to create a void. In this study we meditate on God’s promise to the Israelites that He would not send them out empty.

The natural human tendency is to avoid pain, and to shelter those we love from feeling it as well. This week we challenge that inclination, and instead embrace suffering as a necessary and profitable part of the Christian walk.