- Over the past month, to what extent have you felt close to God? In what ways have you seen him working? Try to think of ways He has been working even if He has felt distant.

- Share with your group about a time when you had resolution after feeling distant from God or uncertain of what He was doing. What brought about that resolution? What lessons were you able to learn looking back on the season of uncertainty.

God was clearly working in the background or “in disguise” in the book of Esther. However, he was also working through and in spite of the morally questionable actions the protagonists take.

- In which other characters in the bible has God worked despite their moral failings?

- In what ways have you missed the mark in this season of life? What have the consequences been? Have you seen God work despite your sin? How? God presented Esther with an opportunity to take a stand of faith in a time when He felt distant to her.

- In what areas of your life do you think God is calling you to take a stand of faith?

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