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<\/a><\/p>\nDid you see that?\u00a0 \u201cI am positioned for overwhelming TRIUMPH because I am \u2018FROM GOD\u2019, \u2018HAVE OVERCOME THEM\u2019, \u2018HE WHO IS IN ME IS GREATER THAN he WHO IS IN THE WORLD\u2019.<\/p>\n
This mild-mannered Jesus girl may look ordinary on the outside, but I have a HERO living inside me that needs to save the world.\u00a0 \u201cIt is exciting to look in the mirror and realize there is far more to you than anyone can actually see.\u00a0 The realm of the unseen holds your secret hero identity.\u00a0 Being a hero is an act of worship\u201d (p. 47).\u00a0 My act of worship is to do the will of the One who lives within me.\u00a0 It is God\u2019s will for every soul on this earth to be redeemed and restored.\u00a0 It is our job as Jesus girls to spread the word and fight the battles to free God\u2019s children from whatever entangles them.<\/p>\n
We cannot lead people spiritually where we have not gone.\u00a0 (That\u2019s considered a push.)\u00a0 As heroes, we have to be prepared for the battles by getting to know the Commander.\u00a0 His Spirit within us guides us to do the will of the Father.\u00a0 In our own strength, we cannot defeat the enemies we face.\u00a0 The Bible tells us our enemies are not flesh and blood, but spiritual.\u00a0 We will not be able to punch, claw, or even stand and take the enemies punishment in our own body without the aid of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n
Superheroes Are Part of a Connected Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\nSuperheroes know where their strength comes from.\u00a0 \u201cLife in the Spirit means we no longer give way to the base actions and emotions that tether us to our own strength and striving.\u00a0 Nor can we allow the enemy entrance through our actions\u201d (p. 47).<\/p>\n
Zechariah 4:6 tells us, \u201cNot by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.\u201d\u00a0<\/span> Zechariah was a cool dude.\u00a0 Do you think he really understood who his son was going to be?\u00a0 Can a parent see into the future and know how their child will change the world?\u00a0 I don\u2019t think so, but man, John the Baptist was a cool friend of Jesus.\u00a0 Zechariah raised that boy the way God said and his words are still being read today.\u00a0 He is still a hero changing the world.\u00a0 Zechariah had a part in John\u2019s story, John had a part in Jesus\u2019 story and Jesus is a part of OUR STORY.<\/p>\nOops, sorry,\u00a0 I chased a chicken and got distracted.\u00a0 On page 43, Lisa adds a fencing fact.<\/p>\n
In fencing, if you fall into playing your opponent\u2019s game,<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
you are as good as doomed.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
We cannot act the way the world does and expect them to see Jesus.\u00a0 \u201cWe cannot allow the enemy entrance through our actions.\u201d\u00a0 Our sWord says,\u00a0 \u201cFor while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?\u201d (1 Corinthians 3:3).<\/span>\u00a0 As long as we allow ourselves to be controlled by our actions and emotions, God cannot use us to do superhuman things for Him.\u00a0 We have to choose to walk with God, by His power, and through His Spirit.<\/p>\nSo, to be a superhero we have to plug into our Power Source.\u00a0 Because God is our Power Source, we are accountable to Him for our actions.\u00a0 He will guide us to the battle.\u00a0 He will protect us through the fight.\u00a0 We will emerge victorious, being cheered on by that great cloud of witnesses who have gone before us.<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s be Heroes,<\/strong><\/p>\nTeresa<\/p>\n
*****<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s Pray:<\/b><\/p>\n
Heavenly Father, we come to You with a humble heart today.\u00a0 We fully acknowledge that it is by Your power that we are fighting our battles and by Your power we will emerge victorious.\u00a0 Lead us to the field, equip us for every good work and lift our arms as we stand for You.\u00a0 We love You and praise Your Holy Name.\u00a0\u00a0 Amen.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I LOVE SUPERHEROES!!!!!\u00a0 When I think about the \u2018worldly\u2019 image of superheroes it brings to mind the bold, muscular, powerful, intelligent, gifted persona we recognize as the hero.\u00a0 But if we really look at the person behind the superhero name tag, we find a normal, unassuming, unlikely character.\u00a0 Most of the comic books show us […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":11001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[1531,144,147,218,365,370,379,425,1985,436,2193,2190,2191,2081,598,1986,620,723,724,791,879,2192,1052,1135],"class_list":["post-10999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-womens","tag-1-john-4","tag-bible","tag-bible-study","tag-christianity","tag-faith","tag-family","tag-fellowship","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-girls-with-swords","tag-god","tag-hall-of-faith","tag-hebrews-11","tag-hebrews-12","tag-hero","tag-legacy","tag-lisa-bevere","tag-love","tag-online-bible-studies","tag-online-bible-study","tag-prayer","tag-relationships","tag-superheroes","tag-teresa-bolme","tag-womens-bible-studies","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/1John4_4.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-2Rp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10999"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11003,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10999\/revisions\/11003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}