Because He Gave His Everything
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This week, we’ve been talking about living with grace in our home. Learning to just say “okay”. Learning how to use WD-40, better known as GRACE, to loosen up a bit and not be so rigid in our expectations. Then we ended the week in learning how to find that Sabbath Space in our home.
We could focus on grace here on out, if we wanted to; which is technically what this chapter was about. But I want to focus on something else today. WHY we are able to offer grace. Because of Jesus and what He did on the cross. He gave His everything in order for us to walk in grace and offer it to others.
His sacrifice was the ultimate act of grace!
Today, I want to Praise Him! I want to shout His name on high. I want to thank Him, and bring all glory and honor to Him, for that sacrifice of grace.
I’m not sure if we will ever truly comprehend the price He paid to show us grace, until we meet Him eye to eye. The ultimate sacrifice of being scourged for our sins; of being nailed to that cross….FOR YOU AND I.
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Because of Him and what He did for us that day in Calvary, we CAN offer grace to those undeserving. There is no reason for us to think otherwise. He paid that ultimate price to give us the ability to love those undeserving, and offer them grace.
GRACE …. Because He gave His Everything!
The resolution this week calls us to cultivate a peaceful home where everyone can sense God’s presence not only through acts of love and service, but also through the pleasant and grateful attitude with which we perform them.
Next time something in your home calls for grace…and you don’t think you can offer it …. think of what He did on the cross for YOU and how undeserving you were for that sacrifice. Then extend the same kind of grace to others.
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Let’s Pray:
Jesus, we love YOU so very much! We thank You for the ultimate sacrifice You paid on the cross that day in Calvary. Jesus we would be lost without You; but because of You giving Your everything, we can face tomorrow and live eternally with You!
Thank You Lord. Some days there just doesn’t seem to be an adequate way to say thank you for the deep sacrifice that You paid. But Lord, my heart is full today; it is alive; and I am alive today because of You! I give You all my praise, glory, and honor.
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Robin will contact you and pray with you.
Thank you for joining us this week. I pray the blogs this week spoke to your heart, as they did mine!
We love you, and so does He!!
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Reminder… on October 1st, we will begin our brand new Online Bible Study, entitled “Winning Him Without Words” by Lynn Donovan and Dineen Miller. If you are in an unequally spiritual marriage, you won’t want to miss this study!!
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Resolution for Women: Living w/ Grace Weekly Review
The Resolution for Women: Anything, Everything, and Whatever
“Anything, Everything and Whatever”
From Christi: I would like to take a moment to introduce you to Beverly McCormick, our newest Blogger for Girlfriends Coffee Hour. I am very excited that she has agreed to become a regular on a blog! I hope you enjoy her blogs, as much as I think you will! Welcome Bev, to the Girlfriends Coffee Hour Blogging Team!
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We can’t do anything well, when we choose to do everything, so we decide to just do whatever.
WOW, this statement hit me hard as I studied this lesson. Then I took a look at our scripture verse for today,“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory”. 1 Cor. 10:31.
and then another scripture came to my mind, “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God the Father through him”. Col 3:17.
God is really trying hard to give us a message through this study today
Whatever we do
Do it for His glory
Then give Thanks.
Like many women we constantly feel like we are failing at everything, we go to bed feeling inadequate, that we just don’t have what it takes, that we just don’t have it together like everybody else. As this lesson taught us we set the bar too high, we get discouraged, we can’t do anything because we are exhausted from trying to do everything.
As Priscilla’s friend told her and should stand for us too “you cannot do a thousand things to the glory of God, but you can do one or two.”
And Paul teaches us that we should zero in on our unique set of “whatever you do” qualities, because there is value in the way we do them.
God has put us where we are in this season of life for a reason. It may not be the most glamorous role we will have, it may not have been our choice, but it was the place He designed and chose just for each of us. We are in this place (this season) on purpose.
God is not concerned at all about what we think we should have accomplished in our life or where we should be or how we compare to others, but God is concerned about what we are doing in the place (the season) that He has assigned us to. God doesn’t ask us to do what other people are doing. He wants us to do what He has told us to do and do it with all our being in the place we are in, even if the place is the “whatevers”.
Here are some of my “whatever” places that my life consists of:
-laundry
-dishes
-cleaning
-mothering
-chauffer
-cook
-library assistant
-mechanic
-nurse
-teacher
-wife
We must realize what God has gifted each of us to do and do them with all our might as unto the Lord. Each of us will have our own set of “whatevers” because each of us are uniquely designed for a purpose.
We must take a moment to consider what God has uniquely equipped us to do as well as what He’s asking of us or (what He’s NOT asking of us) in this season of our life, then no matter what day it is, or how old we are or what the moment demands we can be ourself, fully believing that our personal “whatever you do” is fulfilling the purpose of God and that it will bring Him glory and honor (in anything and everything).
Pg. 100 of todays lesson from Priscilla Shirer “Resolution for Women” Paul’s instructions are not meant to inspire us to become like somebody else – to start doing more of the things they do, like they do them. It’s calling for “whatever YOU do”. There is value in the unique way you mother your children, love your husband, do your job, oversee that committee, participate in that organization and spend your time. It’s what YOU do, how YOU do it and that’s what He has promised to undergird with His power, causing Himself to be magnified through your actions.
Be encouraged my dear sister, we are where we are on purpose – by His design. We are in this specific season of life for a reason, so whatever your whatevers are – do them all for His glory and don’t compare your whatevers to someone else’s. Be faithful and accountable for the tasks He has assigned specifically to you for they are “preparation” for the great “whatevers” He still has yet to come in your life.
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Let’s pray:God I thank you for all the ladies who are participating in this Bible Study and I pray that You help us all to “see” that we don’t have to “do everything” and that it is OK to say no, or there may be times we need to put things in the background and wait a while (until You are ready for us Lord), help us Lord to seek You so that in “whatever “ we do, we do it ALL for Your glory. Amen! _________________
Your Assignment:
Share some of your whatevers with us and also share if there are some whatevers in your life that God is showing you needs to be shifted to the background and replaced with what currently matters most with where He is moving you to in this season of your life.
After you have completed this assignment here, go back to your Facebook Online Bible Study Group, and see what fun activity we have for you there! You never know what we will come up with!! If you do not belong to an Online Bible Study Group, and would like to, please email us at GirlfriendsCoffeeHour@gmail.com, and we will be happy to add you!
Love to all,
Beverly
