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A Tension in Scripture

When Both Choices Cost

My mother needs me nearby, but moving home would mean pulling my kids out of the school they love.

Some decisions have no free option. Each road asks something real from someone loved. Delay does not remove the cost; it only chooses by default.

Biblical Echoes

Different stories. Same struggle.

Esther

Going to the king unsummoned, knowing what it might cost.

Esther 4:10-16

Read Esther 4:10-16

Questions

  • What does it mean to choose when every option costs?
  • What becomes difficult when someone loved will pay either way?
  • What happens when the cost is named out loud?

Formation Themes

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Common Thread

A cost that is named can be carried; a cost that is hidden is paid anyway.

This struggle appears across generations.

The Mirror

  • Which cost are you most afraid to say out loud?
  • Who pays if you keep delaying?
  • What would it mean to choose, and then stay present to the cost?

This struggle appears throughout the biblical story.

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Reflect

  • Where do you see when both choices cost in your own life right now?
  • What decision might this be inviting you to consider?
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