Weekly Review
Hasn’t this been an awesome week learning how to be God’s Girl! Wow!!! I have so enjoyed reading all of your comments this week! It blesses me to no end to see how God is working in your lives, and how excited you are about it! Praise God!!
I’m actually going to have our beautiful Megan Smidt, do the Weekly Overview this week. I am actually at the hospital today having surgery on my finger! So I pre-wrote this to make sure I could “talk” to you myself this week! I hope you have enjoyed this last week as much as I have!
I must admit that I’m not really a girly-girl, but after this week’s lessons, I am sure encouraged to start looking for ways to become one! It is such a blessing to be a GIRL! God created us to be women for a reason! He could have chosen to make you or I a male, but because of the special plan that He had for our lives and how He was going to use us to serve Him, He chose to make us a Girl! I am honored to be a Girl! I am honored to serve Him in whatever capacity He asks of me.
So, with that Ladies, I am going to turn today’s blog over to Megan so she can review this last week with you! I pray that you will have an awesome weekend, and I’ll see you back here again on Sunday for next week’s reading assignments! BE BLESSED!
Living Intentionally to Be My Best for Him,
Christi Wilson, Founder of Girlfriends Coffee Hour
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HAPPY Friday, my dear friends!
WHAT A WEEK! I don’t know about all of you, but this book sure is rocking my world! It’s all good of course, but as I sort through all of the junk I am resolving and being released from FOR GOOD, I can’t help but be a super-girly emotional mess! God is healing some places in me that I didn’t even know were sick….. and I pray He is healing your heart and soul as well.
MONDAY: We had a giveaway and our BIG WINNER of that super cute t-shirt was Donna Slaten!!! Congratulations, Donna! We want to see a photo of you strutting your stuff in it once it arrives! 🙂
TUESDAY: We started off Week 2 learning what it means to have biblical femininity and to and live it out loud. Priscilla Shirer helped us to begin to understand the full scope of this aspect of our resolution by asking us to explore how we have seen feminist ideals affect women in the way they dress, act and make decisions. We thought about some ways we see young women today turning away from biblical womanhood and we mulled over what biblical principles of womanhood strike us as stifling or repressive.
That was a lot for my little head to digest…… but with all of your help, I made it through to day 2 and I’m glad you all did, too! 🙂
WEDNESDAY: We had a good time on day 2 as we talked all about how good it is to be a girl! What an affirming day this was! I loved how much I saw everyone encourage each other as being GOOD, NECESSARY, IMPORTANT, WORTHY, and TRUSTWORTHY in every single role we live in our precious lives on this earth! I struggled quite a bit with the “worthy’ part of this exercise and I heard from many of you that you did too, but what it all came down to was that even if WE don’t feel worthy, GOD deems us as super worthy and the more we let that seep into our hearts, we will believe it too and live our every role with the COURAGEOUS confidence that God calls us to have!
We also talked about the importance of raising our children and all the young people we come in contact with to understand submission to authority and the value of women. You all came up with some great ways YOU can influence the young people in your life to appreciate biblical femininity and be their very vest for God to get all the glory!
THURSDAY: It was all about submission in the last segment of reading for this week “Role Reversal.” With Priscilla’s help, we learned that surrendering to submission is not devaluing or demeaning your talents and gifts….. rather it provides boundaries within your potential can truly flourish! “Your strength can best be displayed, its benefits most fully experienced, when you choose the trusted, effective boundaries of God’s established order.” Wether leaders in your life live their responsibilities well or not, they will be held accountable for how they handle their role, just as we will be. It is our job to function well within our submitted roles all while we put our trust in God’s faithful love and goodness by obeying.
There is so much freedom and peace in that, dear sisters!
….and in that lies our second Resolution!
PURPOSEFULLY FEMININE
I will champion God’s model for womanhood in the face of a post feminist culture. I will teach it to my daughters and encourage its support by my sons.
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Please leave a comment below about one “ah-ha” moment for you this week! We want to know how this lesson spoke to your heart!
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Next week, our topic is “Authentically Me— a resolution to value myself and celebrate others”. Oh…. I CAN’T WAIT for this!!! Have a Great weekend Ladies! See you again on Sunday with our assignments for next week!! Please keep in mind that if you have fallen behind in your reading, we weekend is a great time to get all caught up! Make today AMAZING, Megan <3 www.glorytoglorylifecoaching.wordpress.com Craig’s taking the Men’s Resolution Journey: www.adversusmundi.wordpress.com ________________________________ Let’s pray: Father, thank You so much for all You showed us through Your Word about biblical femininity and thank You for every revelation in our spirit. We know it will be impossible to live this resolution OUT LOUD BOLDLY in our fallen world, but we know that through YOU all things are possible! We thank You Lord for what You are doing in all of our lives through this study. We ask special blessings upon Priscilla Shirer, the author of Resolution, for the work she put into writing this amazing book! I thank You for protecting all of our homes from any and all negativity and confusion that satan might try to throw our way to distract us from YOU purpose through this study. We love You Lord, in Jesus’ Name, AMEN! After reading today’s blog, please return to our Online Bible Study Group on Facebook for your daily activity! ♥ You just never know what we have in store for you! If you are not currently a part of our Online Bible Study group, and would like to be, please send an email to GirlfriendsCoffeeHour@gmail.com, and we’ll be glad to add you!
Loved this week! How awesome to realize how good it is to be a girl! Loving this book!!!!!! <3
Oh yeah. This is me signing the resolution. 😉
2 Ah ha moments for me 1) the problems & suffering I have created in my life when I thought I HAD to step up. Order matters & I need to stay in my established role to be most effective. 2) 1 Peter 3:1 Robin's blog put into words a purpose God has been impressing on me. Really looking forward to next week too. Learning SO much
My Aha moment was from page 41 & 42. Refusing to stay in our assigned lane, swerving into a driving position we're not designed to occupy will always lead to dissatisfaction. Order matters whether we understand it or agree with it or even want it. Nothing can truly and ultimately be enjoyed when we're not willing to remain within our roles and boundries. Theses truths really struck me as I struggle with boundries especially in my business. When I stay within my boundries things are much more peaceful around my house and when I don't it is complete choas. Good stuff!!! I love being a girl!!!
My aha moment is when I realized just how important it is to be a feminine woman. It's not about wearing dresses. It's about identifying your Godly assignment as a woman and demonstrating how to walk in it. I laughed when I read about burning the bra!!! Your bra is a support to protect delicate breast tissue. Then I thought I am a woman to protect and guide delicate matters of the heart under the direction of the Holy Spirit. I am by divine appointment God's Girl.
oh i also SO loved this chapter! my ah ha! moment came reading on pp 45,46 where priscilla gives us this metaphor (?simile?): "like a fire that is best enjoyed within the confines of a fireplace, your strength can best be displayed, its benefits most fully experienced, when you choose the trusted, effective boundaries of God's established order." me…i need some tangible examples like this! got it! <3
He says we're…
Good
Necessary
Important
Worthy
Trustworthy
(Page 40)
I Love it! Thank you Lord!
My aha moment was in two places. 1)Pretty in print pg.34 " A Christian women-one who proudly wears the badge of womanhood given by her Father-must resolve to go against the tide. She must stand for what she believes based on her confidence in the One who has delivered eternal truth to her in writing . She must return to God's design and definition for women and then joyfully embrace, accept, and experience its blessings." The importance of standing against the tide as a woman of God is always before me and is not up for compromise. It is something that I am teaching and showing my kids. It comes with some costs of losing friendships and maybe offending others but I need to do what He has called
me to do- a godly woman. 2) Its good to be a girl-pg 40-I have read and studied the story of the Samaritan woman but it hit me like a ton of bricks. "Jesus left no doubt in…..that women are both important and worthy, as well as fully qualified to be entrusted….He also entrusted her with His message to share with others." This was liberating for me. The Lord called me to ministry along time ago and because of being hurt by the church I have struggled with my call. Thank God that He is using this study to release pass hurts and condemnations by people, the church and myself.
ONE AHA moment???? You are killing Chatty Kathy here. Well I guess I would say this week I truly understand the meaning of the saying "Rome wasn't built in a day". Some things have unraveled in my life that I previously had a handle on. It's impossible to immediately return to that place I was before it started to unravel. It's EASIER, because I've already been there. Slowly, but surely I am getting back what I allowed the devil to steal. I hope this makes sense to you, because I understand it perfectly :))))
One of my favorite parts of this week was on page 43/44…..when we walk in submission we place ourselves inside the protective covering of our Lord and we experience freedom and when we step outside of this role we are asking for trouble…..
My ah ha moment when I actually took time for myself, it actually felt good and it helped the rest of my week go smoothly. Also watching a chick flick on Wednesday night was amazing I needed that also. I'm finding out it's not so bad to take time for yourself and slow down and enjoy life.
Megan and Christi you're the best I have enjoyed being apart of GCH.
<3 y'all
My ah ha moment was allowing myself to feel romantic/feminine. Taking a couple of minutes to prepare.