First Things First

To get us ready for the new study, “A Daughter’s Worth” I was thinking about how we should get started.  Where do we jump in?  How do we get our feet wet?  This is what I came up with after thinking and praying on it all weekend.  It’s pretty profound, so don’t miss it…Do the first thing first.  Item number 1 has to come before item number 2.  I went to the guide book (the Bible) and it told me things like:

Matthew 6:33

“But put God’s kingdom FIRST.

 Do what he wants you to do.

Then all of those things will also be given to you.”

Our family just came off of a wonderful, worshipful weekend that left us making sure we were putting God’s kingdom FIRST and that we are doing what he wants us to do.  We sat down with 6 of our 8 daughters and discussed what it means to them to be “saved”, “held by Jesus”, to “serve” and to “have faith”.  The girls gave us some tremendous answers from their own hearts and it made us feel good to know that they all have their Jesus in first place.

My girls will be joining us on this journey through “A Daughter’s Worth”.

Some of their concerns were about how to make time for a Bible study

when they have homework, jobs, soccer, and school functions.

Those are all very valid concerns.  They don’t want to commit and then not be able to do a good job or finish well.

If we go back up and look at Matthew 6:33 again we will see that IF we do something, THEN God will do something.  Did you see what that was?  We have to put God’s Kingdom FIRST, do what He wants us to do AND THEN, all of those other things will also be given to you.  That means that if we give God his time first, we will have time for all the things we want to do as well.  This is one of those things that really doesn’t make sense.  I like to think of it of a miracle of time.  How can adding one more thing to my day give me more time to do the stuff I really want and need to do?  I don’t know how God does it, but it works.  I think it’s because everything else falls into place when God is first.

1.  Make sure Jesus is number 1.  If you don’t know how to do that, please leave a comment on the bottom of this page and we would love to talk to you about that.  That is what we are here for. <3
2. After Jesus is number 1, realize that Christ lives in you.  Because Jesus Christ lives in you, HE gives you the strength to do what he wants you to do.  That’s where the miracle comes in.  You probably won’t see the miracle, but you will see the EFFECTS of the miracle.  AND God chose you to work that miracle through.

Galatians 2:20

 I have been crucified with Christ.

I don’t live any longer. Christ lives in me.

My faith in the Son of God helps me to live my life in my body.

He loved me.

He gave himself for me.

So I leave you with this thought ……….  It’s pretty profound, too …….. So don’t miss it either  🙂

CHRIST IN YOU IS THE DIFFERENCE MAKER

Ok, so two profound thoughts in one blog is enough for today.  Think about this…#1 and #2 and let’s get ready to give Jesus our time (our most precious gift to Him) because he gave his life (His most precious gift) to us.

Let’s Pray:

Dear Heavenly Father, We want to prepare our hearts to place you #1.  We want to take the first step of obedience so that you can fulfill your promise to give us all that you want for us.  We want to show the world that we no longer live on our own strength, but Christ lives in us and gives us strength to do what you ask us to do.  We thank you that our faith in the Son of God helps us live our life in our bodies.  Thank you for loving us and for giving your son’s life to save us. 

We love you Lord.  We thank you for filling that God-shaped hole that only you can fill.   AMEN

http://youtu.be/zHlkRcZqz7A    Video for Plumb’s “God Shaped Hole”

<3  Mama T.

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Our first study will start October 1st!  We will be studying A Daughter’s Worth by Ava Sturgeon.