Faith is not meant to live only in quiet moments or inside church walls. In this week’s message from Genesis 2, we were reminded that faith was designed to show up in real life. It belongs in your everyday decisions, relationships, work, and responsibilities. Faith belongs on the field. Genesis 1 introduces God’s character. Genesis 2 brings the focus closer and helps us understand who we are as human beings made in God’s image. This chapter is about identity, not only where we came from, but what we were made to carry into the world. As image bearers of God, we are gifted and valuable, capable, and responsible. That means your life has purpose. You were created with potential, and you have the ability to choose the kind of person you will become by how you use what God has placed in you.
Five Markers of What It Means to Be Human
The message highlighted several identity markers in Genesis 2 that shape how we see ourselves.
You are made of dust. You are a physical, created being, grounded in humility and reality.
You are more than dust. God breathes life into humanity, showing we carry spiritual capacity and conscience.
You are able to recognize beauty. The garden is filled with what is pleasing to the eye and good for food, reminding us that beauty and goodness are part of God’s design.
You are curious. Genesis invites discovery. Asking questions and seeking truth is part of how we were made.
You are given meaningful work. God places humanity in the garden to work it and care for it. Work is not presented as a punishment, but as purpose and stewardship.
Trust Is Not Only a Struggle, It Can Flow Through You
This series is called Trust Issues because we all know how hard trust can be. But Genesis 2 offers a hopeful truth: trust is not only something we wish we had. Trust can be something that grows through us. When we live from our God-given identity, developing character and using our gifts with responsibility, our lives can become places where trust is built. Trust with God, trust with others, and even trust with ourselves. And ultimately, Jesus shows us what faith on the field looks like. God came close in human form, met us in the real world, and invites us to follow Him into a life shaped by trust.
Discussion Questions
1. What is one “field” in your life right now where you need faith to show up more clearly?
2. Which identity marker from Genesis 2 do you most need to remember this week, and why?
3. Where do you struggle to trust yourself, and how does being made in God’s image speak into that?
4. What is one way you can practice trustworthy living through your words, choices, or work this week?
5. How does Jesus change the way you view trust, identity, and purpose?
