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Our Memory Verse
We’ve talked a lot about Quiet Time this week, and being faithful to that time with God. We’ve talked about Divine Appointments and being Faithfully His. We were asked in one of our blogs this week to define what faith and faithfulness means to us. Were you able to really sit down and think that through?
What does being “Faithfully His” really mean to you? I’d like to start by seeing what it means to God, first.
In order to find out what being faithful means to God, we have to start by looking at His Word. His Word….the infallible Truth. He has given us His Word to teach us; mold us; refresh us; revive us; save us; teach us obedience; to draw us closer to Him; to show us how much He loves us; and to transform us.
He is faithful in His Word. His Word is truth. His Word is alive and sharper than any two-edged sword. His Word is active in our lives, every single day. His Word is living, and never returns void. His Word is unchanging. He Word is eternal. His word is an historical account of where we come from, and where we are going. His Word is love.
His Word defines who we are in Christ. It lifts us up, and encourages us. It speaks intimately and personally to reveal His purpose for our life!
There is so much to be seen in God’s Word! It is up to us, though, to be faithful in reading His Word every day.
It is up to us to open this beautiful book of LIFE, and allow God to speak to us; to pour out His amazing Spirit upon us.
It is up to us to be consistent and intentional about allowing God to speak to us through His Word … in our Quiet Time.
It is up to us to choose to shut down the outside noise of life, and to just sit quietly with Him, allowing His Word to permeate our souls and our minds; to allow Him to reach us deep down inside. That is the only way we will hear the voice of the Shepherd.
It is up to us to CHOOSE to spend this time with Him; to be faithful to Him through this time each day.
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What if God suddenly decided one day not to be faithful to us anymore? What would our world look like? What would our marriage be like? What would our kids be like? That, my friends, to me, is a scary thought!! I thank God every day for His faithfulness to me; for always being there, no matter what the circumstances, or time of day; and for always providing for me.
I see many prayer requests every day. I see us all reaching out to Him, asking prayer for this or that. Are we faithful to really seek Him for those answers? Or is it easier to just put the request out there, and ask others to do the work for us? I don’t mean that in a hateful way, either. What I mean to say here is this, is it easier for someone else to pray for you, instead of you spending that time with God one on one?
Are you as faithful to Him, as He is to you? Are you available to Him, when He needs to speak to you? To be honest, I haven’t always been that faithful to Him. Even today, I can see areas of my life that I need to resolve to become even more faithful to Him.
What about you? Can you see areas of your life that you have chosen to let the world, or your circumstances, rob your time with Him? Can you see areas of your own life where you haven’t been as faithful to Him, as you could be? What can you do TODAY to change that??
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In this chapter, Priscilla has shared five pages of scriptures with us. She has suggested that we use these scriptures as affirmations over our lives, and the lives of our loved ones. She has referenced not only the scripture, but the verse it comes from, as well.
I would encourage you to go through this list of scriptures and highlight the ones that speak to you; and then go to your bible, His Word, and find them there, and highlight them. Date the scriptures in your bible, as the day that God spoke to you in His Word! Speak these scriptures out loud, so you can audibly hear them with your own ears. Faith comes by hearing the Word. Speak these scriptures out over yourself and your loved ones each day during the quiet time that you are now going to choose to set aside for Him; and then just watch God’s word come alive!!!
His Word will help renew your mind and your faith; and even your actions and attitudes toward Him will be changed! Praise God!!
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I will close today with our latest resolution:
I, __________________, will live as a woman answerable to God and faithfully committed to His Word.
Signed: Christi Wilson
Will you join me in this resolution, as well?
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Let’s Pray:
Father, we come before You today Lord, and ask for Your forgiveness for the times that we have not been as faithful to You as we could have been. Forgive us Lord for the times that we have chosen worldly distractions over our time with You. Forgive us for not being there when You needed us, Lord. Father, we thank You for that forgiveness right now, and from this day forward we resolve to be more committed to Your Word, and more faithful to You. In Jesus’ Name, the Name above All Names, Amen!
Your Assignment:
Set aside some time today to spend with the Lord. Ask His forgiveness for the times that you have chosen other things over Him. Repent and receive His forgiveness, and then resolve to make better choices where He is concerned in your life. Do whatever it takes to make time for Him, each and every day!
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Living Intentionally to Become More Faithful to My Lord and Savior,
Our Memory Verse
Priscilla so eloquently points out to us in this lesson that in Resolving to be faithfully His, we are….
THIS is what makes us uniquely His! No matter what our sin-filled world throws at us, we will stand strong, ever faithful, to HIM and the laurels of His Word!
for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
Amen!!!! We KNOW that we will be tested and we KNOW that we will not always be our best and do our best to pass the test…. but THANK GOD He loves us anyway! Each and every single one of us as daughters of the Most-high King have a heavenly calling God has uniquely and divinely designed us to fill.
We will not be perfect, but we MUST be purposeful!
We will not live without blemish, but we are marked with God’s PRESENCE!
We must not be swayed by the whims and fleeting passions of this world, but be fiercely focused on Heaven’s call!
“The faithful are those who resolve to despise the pathways of earthly success
in exchange for the divine mission
given specifically and uniquely by the Father.”
So, it is time that we all ask ourselves the BIG QUESTIONS:
Do you know that THE BEST WAY to begin is by being faithful to what God has set before you RIGHT NOW? That is the truth! In this very season, you are being called to be uniquely YOU for HIS purpose. Please, dear one, don’t miss it!!! Don’t rush ahead and don’t lag behind! He needs so intentionally PRESENT in your current situation and circumstance for a divine reason. You might not like it, but really, it is not about YOU! You are here for a higher purpose and He will equip you with all you need for His purpose to be fulfilled. Live BOLDLY for HIM in this season! He CHOSE YOU!!!
No rain-checks allowed, dear friends! No re-scheduling and no cancelling. This divine Appointment is meant for YOU and YOU ALONE. Don’t miss it. Don’t be late. Just show up and let Him lead!
Dear Lord, we come to you today with bold abandon! Father, we ask that you make our divine appointments crystal clear to us in our current seasons so that we can fulfill the unique purpose You have for us in this time and place. We don’t want to miss a thing, Lord! Help strengthen us supernaturally to keep us committed to what You are calling us to do and not be distracted by our fallen world. Lord, help us each day to stand in the gap for our sisters where needed to ensure that your purposes be fulfilled. We love you, Lord, and we thank you in advance for all you will do in our hearts, minds, souls and spirits! In Your son’s matchless name we pray, amen <3
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What is calling you to do and be in your current season? What is standing in your way of fulfilling this purpose in this season?
Share below in the comments section, what you will do this week to clear the way for God’s purpose within you to be fulfilled. Then go on over to your OBS Facebook Group to see what we have planned for you today! You just never know what we will come up with next!!
If you are not a member of our OBS Facebook Group, and would like to be, please send us an email and we’ll be happy to place you!! Our email address is: GirlfriendsCoffeeHour@gmail.com
Ladies, I believe in you and know I am praying for you every step of the way as we resolve to be different, changed and so Faithfully His! He deserves our very best and may He get all the glory!
Many blessings,
Megan 🙂
Keep up with my journey on my blog here:
www.glorytoglorylifecoaching.wordpress.com
…and my husband Craig as he is on the Resolution for Men journey:
So far, we’ve learned to be Surprisingly Satisfied, Purposefully Feminine, and Authentically You! Now, this week, we are going to learn how to be Faithfully His, even more devoted to Christ, and even more defined by His Word!
I am so excited for this section of The Resolution for Women! This week is going to be an amazing journey in learning how to be even more faithful to the Lord. We are going to see some amazing TRUTH this week! I hope you are ready!
PLEASE set aside some time this week just for this section! I can’t say that strong enough!! I promise you, you will not be disappointed!! God is going to meet you right where you are this week! Please, please, please, be still, and ready to hear His voice speak to You through this amazing section of this book!
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Your Reading Assignment for the week of July 23-27th:
23rd: Faithfully His – Christi
24th: Divine Appointment – Megan
25th: Faith vs. Faithfulness – Kelley
26th: I’d Like a Word with You – Robin
27th: Week Overview – Christi
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Oh Lord, we come to You this week and we ask that You prepare our hearts for this weeks lessons! Open our ears Lord, so we will be able to hear Your voice this week. Lord, may we put aside all other things, annoyances, troubles, distractions, this week, so we are able to set aside that special quality time just for You. Please help us schedule that time with You every day this week, and make this time a strong priority on our list of things to do. May we seek You earnestly this week, and find the purpose that You have for our lives.
I pray for Revelation Knowledge to fall upon each reader of this section of The Resolution for Women, and through our blog this week Lord. Father, may each woman who seeks You this week, find You through this study. May each voice that cries out to You, be heard. May each prayer lifted up to You, be answered, in Your perfect way, and in Your perfect timing!
In Jesus’ Name, I pray….AMEN!!!
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See You Tomorrow….right here, on Girlfriends Coffee Hour!
Living Intentionally to Know Him Better with Each Passing Day,
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Memory Verse:
You did not choose Me, but I chose you.
I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit.
John 15:16
We have three takeaways from today’s lesson that we cannot take lightly or breeze right past. Please read and then re-read today’s lesson intentionally, my dear sisters because THIS is exactly where our true value lies…….. THIS is our value in Christ.
1. God chose YOU.
2. God set YOU apart.
3. God has appointed YOU.
Did you read that in the verse typed above? You probably read it…. but did you really sink your teeth into it? Dear friends…. it is so important that we let each of these truths intentionally penetrate every part of our hearts and souls. Let them weave their way into all of the places you have been stuffing down the lies that have been said over you during the life and let God’s truth bring light to those dark corners and crevices.
Have you ever really thought about why you are in a certain situation or circumstance you are in? Have you? I want you to think about one aspect of your life and dissect it with me here about your unique value to that situation or circumstance. We started this process last week, remember? Priscilla shared with us why it is good to be a girl and we were challenged to look at a specific role we play in our life and note how we are good for it, necessary to it, an important component to it, worthy to be part of it, and trustworthy to fulfill your role in it.
I hope you did this exercise along with me last week. If you did, pull it out because we are going to look at it from a little bit of a different perspective today. If you didn’t, that’s okay too….. just think of one of the roles you currently play in your life and get ready to explore it with us here.
The role God CHOSE me for that I discussed last week was my role as “Mom” to Craig’s five kids from his previous marriage that I have since adopted. I joke with my daughter Vicky sometimes that when I was a little girl, I never dreamed of growing up to raise someone else’s FIVE children, but at the same time, I cannot imagine my life any other way. I know in my heart that God specifically had ME picked out for this not only because I am just THAT CRAZY (hahaha) but because I 100% fill the need in who I am that they were missing in their life. Does that make sense? Those 5 aspects that I bring to this role that I mentioned earlier explain exactly why God CHOSE me specifically for this role … it was just up to me to be obedient and bring my gifts and my unique self to this role for God’s purposes to be fulfilled in it.
God SET ME APART for this role. I am not like all the other moms out there. That used to be hard for me because I felt like such an outcast and like no one would ever take me seriously as a parent because I was so young and really did have NO IDEA what I was doing. But that was me giving into my insecurities as a parent from believing lies said over me my whole life. I never babysat, never changed a diaper, never cooked…. how could I possibly have what it takes to be a parent to my new insta-family? Well….. I could because God set me apart uniquely for THIS… at THIS moment in time, with THIS set of children, at THIS point in their lives and my life. When I tried to be the version of “mom” that I thought everyone expected me to be, it was a MESS!!! When I fully embraced each season we were in and lived fully in it, we ALL thrived! God has put me in every situation and circumstance in my to SET ME APART for this and every other role he places before me. It is up to me to CHOSE to thrive or merely survive in it. As I thrive, so do the lives He has entrusted to me.
God has APPOINTED ME. It really does not matter if I, personally, am happy with who I am or even happy with the circumstances I am currently living in. What DOES matter is that *I* am specifically here for a reason intentionally and purposefully by God in His divine design. It is supernaturally ordained…. and He fully expects to reap much fruit from the seeds He is sowing through me being an obediant vessel in this circumstance and situation. I trust Him because he knows me intimately and I have grown and continue to grow to know Him.
He loved ME enough to make me like no other. He has given me this task that is mine alone to complete with His abundant help and empowerment. It would be denying HIM if I do not love myself as who I am… who He created. It would be denying His perfect plan.
I pray you are able to see this in YOUR role you chose to explore last week. Has God shown you yet WHY He uniquely created YOU specifically for that role? I would love to read all about it here in a comment on this blog. Please share how your unique role has come full-circle for you to know fully why he planted you where he did for His purpose. I would love to praise His work right along with you!
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Let’s Pray:
Lord, we come to You today so grateful for Your supernatural selection! Thank you for making each of us so uniquely for our individual situations and circumstances to fulfill Your purposes on this earth. We are not worthy in our eyes Lord, but thank you that we are in Your’s! Help us to see ourselves more as You see us, Father…. perfectly created in every way for purposes bigger than anything we could come up with on our own! Help us today to see each of the roles we have as You see them…. perfect and planned for Your purposes….. and help us be willing to be obedient to Your call on our lives within these roles. Rid us of our selves, Lord!!! Help us be real with ourselves and each other to finally be SET FREE from the lies that keep us from Your very best! We love you, Lord, and we thank you! Amen.
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Today’s blog assignment:
Did you see it in there? Share whatever you feel comfortable about your role you explored and what God has shown you through this exploration. When you have completed this assignment here on the blog, return to your Facebook Online Bible Study Group for today’s FUN Activity!! You just never know what we have in store for you!! 🙂
If you are not a member of our OBS Facebook Group, and would like to be, please send us an email and we’ll be happy to place you!! Our email address is: GirlfriendsCoffeeHour@gmail.com
my blog: www.glorytoglorylifecoaching.wordpress.com
My Craig’s blog about the Men’s Resolution journey: www.adversusmundi.wordpress.com
Many blessings,
Megan 🙂
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Memory Verse:
You did not choose Me, but I chose you.
I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit.
John 15:16
I have to be honest and tell you that today’s chapter really spoke to me in so many ways! I can’t even tell you what an impact it has had on me! I struggle with my value, like many of you do. I always have. It’s like I know in my head that I am valuable, but it just hasn’t reached my heart yet. I can tell you how worthy you are, to God, and I do mean it. I just need to take my own medicine.
Last week, I was on the phone with my Life Coach. We discussed this very issue: the feeling of no value. Just after that call, I opened this book and read today’s chapter, and just about fell over! I said, “Wow, God! You know just how to get Your message across, don’t You!!?” It was amazing! But that really shouldn’t surprise me because God is always listening, and He is always ready to talk to us, when we are willing to actually sit down and listen!!
Today, I want to show you who you are in Him. I am taking my own medicine in this lesson, also. I pray that this scripture speaks to you, as it did to me when I read it.
1 Peter 2: 9-10 (MSG)
But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.
Let’s look at those two scriptures just a little bit closer.
Did you see that? We have such a high calling on our lives because HE CHOSE US! He chose US because He knew we would do what He called us to do!
He did not reject us! He accepted us!
He turned us from being a nothing, into being a something!!
Wow, Ladies! What more do we need to see here!?!
We should never allow others, or things, to control our thoughts about who we are, and what our value is! God says it right here….WE ARE CHOSEN TO DO HIS WORK! That is VALUE! He would never choose us if He didn’t think we couldn’t do what He is calling us to do!
Whether your job is as a homemaker, a nurse, a doctor, a teacher, or a ….. the list could go on and on….. HE CHOSE YOU to be that person! He chose you. Therefore, He will equip you. If He will equip you, He will be with you all the way…. All the way, my dear Girlfriend! He sees your worth to do His work; to spread His word; to spread His love! And if He has chosen you, this means He thinks you are worthy and valuable enough to do what He needs you to do!
I don’t know about YOU, but I am about to jump up and down and shout, “Hallelujah!!!” Can I get an AMEN out there???!!!
As Priscilla said on page 53, “this resolution is important – this commitment to assign genuine value to who we are based on our God-given worth, talents, gifts, and abilities. Because once we’ve settled this issue (in our own hearts … my emphasis here), everything else can begin falling appropriately into place. We’ll have the freedom to build our lives on what really matters, discarding all the things that don’t.”
Wow! I don’t know about you, but I am ready to discard my stinkin’ thinkin’ and start focusing on what God’s word says about me! I’m ready to stop owning those negative thoughts, and start taking back my life, and my value, for God!!
Remember, “The life you are renovating has far too much God-given potential for you to plant its roots in something so menial. Dig deep and lean in to the truth – the truth of who you are and what He’s created you to offer to the world – and then orbit your life around that steadfast knowledge.” That steadfast knowledge! That knowledge that will never let you down, no matter what! AMEN?
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Let’s Pray:
Oh Father, we come to You today with open arms, and tears of repentance for the times we have doubted our worth; for the times we have not chosen to believe Your word, and allowed our stinkin’ thinkin’ to take first place over You. Lord, please forgive us! Cleanse us of all that junk that keeps us so bottled up inside. Cleanse us from the pity-parties that we throw for ourselves! Cleanse us from all the lies that we have told ourselves, and have allowed ourselves to believe.
Lord, I give You praise for all that You have shown us in this chapter today! Thank You for opening our eyes to see who we truly are, in You Lord! May we stand in that knowledge today, and allow it to sink down deep into our hearts, so that we know that we know, that we know! Thank You Lord for revelation knowledge! May we never go back to that stinkin’ thinkin’ again! In Jesus’ Name, AMEN!
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Today’s blog assignment:
Name some things in your life that you have allowed to shape your self-worth or self-image? When you have completed this assignment here on the blog, return to your Facebook Online Bible Study Group for today’s FUN Activity!! You just never know what we have in store for you!!
If you are not a member of our OBS Facebook Group, and would like to be, please send us an email and we’ll be happy to place you!! Our email address is: GirlfriendsCoffeeHour@gmail.com
BE BLESSED!!
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!Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30
What does biblical femininity look like to YOU?
Enjoy this special message from Priscilla Shirer.
Please note that Girlfriends Coffee Hour is not endorsing the Crossroads Memberships mentioned at the end of this video.
There are many faces to biblical femininity, and I am so excited to cover this topic this week! We, as women, have a very important role in this universe. We have a huge responsibility not only to our husband, but to our children, our home, our church, our workplace, and more! We are constantly in the spotlight, where the life we’ve resolved to live will either champion or demote the beauty of biblical femininity.
Are you ready? Let’s get started!!
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Monday: Since we only have 3 chapters to read this week, there is NO reading assignment for today. However, you will want to come back visit our blog and comment on Christi’s commentary because she is offering another GIVEAWAY!! 🙂 You’ll have to visit us on Monday to find out what it is!! 🙂
Tuesday: Read “Pretty in Print” beginning on page 32. Come back to the blog and read Megan’s commentary, and leave a comment. Then go back to the FB Group where you will find your daily activity!
Wednesday: Read “It’s Good to Be a Girl” beginning on page 37. Come back here, to the blog and read Kelley’s commentary, and leave a comment. Then, once again, return to the FB Group where you will your daily activity! These activities are great in helping us build our relationships, and think outside the box!
Thursday: Read “Role Reversal” beginning on page 42. Come back here and read Robin’s commentary on this chapter. Leave a comment, and then head back to the FB Group for your daily activity!
Friday: I will be gone this day, but Megan has graciously agreed to fill in for me to offer the Weekly Overview. I am asking for your prayer this week for surgery that I am having done on my finger on Friday. I may pop in later in the day, but we’ll see how I’m feeling first! After reading Megan’s Weekly Overview, then once again, head back to the FB Group for your daily activity!
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Let’s pray:
Father God, we give you this study this week, as You teach us through this book what Your meaning of biblical femininity is, and how we can become purposefully feminine! I know some women will struggle with this part of this book, and I ask You now Lord that You prepare their hearts to receive from You this week; that You teach them just what it means to feminine. I thank You Lord for what You are doing in this ministry, and how You are touching each and every life that is represented here. In Your precious Name, AMEN!
Well, how was your first week with The Resolution for Women? Were you able to make some changes in your life, or at least see some areas where changes are needed? I know I did! I saw a few things!
Our Memory Verse of the week:
Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.
1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV)
Monday we talked about making “every bite count” and enjoying your life where you are right now! Taking the time to smell the coffee, and enjoying what God has given you; scraping up every last crumb of that amazing dessert! No matter what age you are, there is still time to start enjoying your life TODAY! Resolve to make that change in your life; spend more quality time with your husband and children, and move on from there.
Tuesday we talked about the “secret” to contentment. Do you remember what the secret is? Choosing to recognize that God has already supplied us with everything we need in life, and choosing to be perfectly content with what He has already given us. Only then will we be able to fully engage in life in a way that we never have before….living life to the fullest.
Wednesday we talked about His “overflowing blessings”. Here we learned how to be more comfortable with giving, because we have learned that God’s got our back, no matter what! To use the abundance that He has already given us to give to others, and not to worry about “what if I run short by giving what I have to someone else”. This was truly an eye-opening chapter for me!! How about you??
Thursday we talked about the “balancing point”. Again, another eye-opening chapter, for me! What is true contentment? Priscilla describes in so many different ways in this chapter, but the one that I liked the best was this, “It’s a balance. A holy equilibrium. A genuine gratitude for what the day brings, all the while maintaining a controlled anticipation for tomorrow may offer.” I LOVE that!! Having gratitude for today, and a “controlled anticipation” for tomorrow! Meaning, not allowing ourselves to get ahead of God and begin to worry about tomorrow!
I don’t know about you, but I have learned a lot in this section of the Resolution for Women! Be sure to go back over this first section once more, before we head into next week. Highlight areas in each chapter where you feel God is speaking to you about. Then pray and ask Him to help you resolve to become increasingly satisfied in your life, as Paul was. Ask Him to teach you to be content. As Paul said, being content is a process that we need to learn. It isn’t something that just happens overnight. But it is something that can be learned!
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Next week, our topic is “Purposefully Feminine — a resolution to champion biblical femininity”. Another awesome chapter! Have a Great weekend Ladies! See you again on Sunday! Living Intentionally for Him, Christi ________________________________ Let’s pray: Father, thank You so much for the lessons we have learned this week. As Paul learned how to be content in all things, Lord, we ask that You help us learn to be content in all things, as well. We understand that in our own power, it can’t be done completely, but through You, Lord, we can truly learn to be content! We thank You Lord for what You are doing in our lives through this study. We ask special blessings upon Priscilla Shirer, the author of this book, for the work she put into writing this amazing book! 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!“Now godliness with contentment is great gain”
1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV)
I’ve heard it, you’ve heard, it we have all heard it – in fact, we have probably heard it time and time again throughout our lives. “If you give, you will get it back ten-fold” , “You will reap what you sow”, “Bless and you will be blessed”., Yes, we’ve all been raised on a variation of Luke 6:38 and its a scripture that doesn’t lack understanding. God promises if we give, we shall receive.
I have a friend who has struggled most of her life with addiction. However, even during these times of addiction I watched her stop to help strangers time and time again. At one point downtown she ran into someone that had a dog with a health problem and right there on the street she showed the owner how to correct it. I’ve watched her change tires for people on the side of the road, get gas for a vehicle that ran out, and not think twice about passing out cigarettes from a pack that someone just had to buy her because she didn’t have a dime to her name. She just GAVE without thinking, even in the state of addiction. This was the goodness very few people saw in my friend. She was a [quiet] giver and do-er – nothing was publicized or bragged upon – this was just who she was. She gave with total contentment. As I helped her pack up her house to go into treatment and worked along side of her to get ready to go, all she could think about was making me a special steak dinner to thank me. I didn’t want her to spend her money on me; however, the last night in her house she had dinner waiting for me and we ate on a small table covered with a white towel – all because she wanted to give in appreciation. I am sitting here with tears in my eyes thinking about that night – here she sits at rock bottom, leaving her son and all she has right now to go into treatment – but all that was important to her that night was ‘giving’. – giving with total contentment. How many of us give without thinking? How many of us have to stop and evaluate, pray for a few days, and then decide if we have enough to give? Where are we in our level of ‘giving’.?
Now, Where is God in His? OVERFLOWING is the only way to describe it. As Priscilla says, “His gifts are overflowing. He’s not stingy with His goodness or ungenerous with His supply” YES, He fills us up with far more than we started with, far more than what’s fair ~ He fills our cups until they runneth over and can no longer be contained – when we choose to give, this is His promise.
AND, it’s even larger than that……Days when we are at our lowest points, when we have given all we think we can possibly give – if it is God’s Will and we feel that ‘nudge’ but we just don’t know how we will find the energy to give with the desire of Our Heavenly Father’s heart – He will simply bust up inside of us with all of His power and through HIS power we’ll get it done. He provides us with every need to follow his request. Do you get those ‘nudges’? Those nudges that are ever so slight, but oh so powerful; that you just KNOW it is a request coming from above and not just random voices in your head? WOW, I do…… More often than not, I feel my Father telling me – “Now Kelley, you know you need to do this’. It’s then I know there is no further questioning what is expected of me. It is also here when I must understand and find peace within, KNOWING that giving contently and carrying out this desire of my Father’s heart will provide me with an over abundance of blessings – when we take what little we have left inside and are willingly able to give that away, God promises, it truly will come back to us in unimaginable amounts – in blessings beyond belief. How absolutely amazing and beautiful our God is. He never ceases to amaze me with His Love for us.
Remember, every day starts with a choice. We can be content or discontent ~ let’s make the resolution right now to be CONTENT, let’s intentionally live our lives each and every day being content -content in giving, content in doing, and content being a Christ Follower. Try this and watch the blessings flow – be prepared, anticipate, and be ready to pour yourself out at the drop of a hat, the nudge of Our Father – whether we are weary and tired, full of energy, or lacking – remember, He will provide so we can provide.
HOMEWORK:
Based on God’s provision that you listed at the end of the last chapter, what is the one thing you could close this book and go do for someone else out of that resource?
Let’s pray:
Dear God, Thank you for the ‘nudges, for pushing us ~sometimes not very comfortably~ into being the Christ Follow we need to be. For teaching us to live in contentment rather than discontented. Thank you for providing us with the strength when we are weak, for smiles instead of frowns, for sunshine instead of rain – for taking care of each and every detail in our lives, preparing us to carry out your requests to give contented. We love You, Honor You, and prayerfully make the resolution today give with a content heart. <3 Amen
Question of the day:
When you consider your level of willingness to give of yourself, does it reveal more contentment or discontentment residing in your heart? In what way? Let us know below –
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!
Praying you have a beautiful, blessed 4th of July holiday. Remember today the soldiers that continue to fight for our freedom and our country every day of their lives.
Live Intentional, Live Content
Hugs, Kelley
