What difficult situation have you recently been in? Did you see God working?
How does viewing salvation as a journey instead of a one time event make you feel?
What is your definition of life? What do you most value? Based on what gets your time, energy, and emotion, what is the best thing in your life?
How would desiring to be more like Christ, even the sufferings of Christ, change you? How would it affect your perspective on trials, joy, sin, and sharing Christ with others?