{"id":1685,"date":"2012-09-20T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2012-09-20T06:00:39","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T11:00:39","slug":"god-the-same-yesterday-and-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2012\/09\/20\/god-the-same-yesterday-and-today\/","title":{"rendered":"God: The Same Yesterday and Today…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2026 and He wants to connect with YOU!!<\/h2>\n

Hello GCH: Decaf Girls!!! I am so excited to be walking alongside you on this journey! I want to share with you that the God you hear about and have read about in your Bibles, is the same today as He was a long time ago. He reaches out to us in so many ways.<\/p>\n

I can sense who He is whenever I am by water\u2026any large body of water.\u00a0 The water is like God in a sense. The water is soothing and comforting. The sounds of the water brushing up against the bank is as if God is reaching out for me to tell me that everything is going to be okay and that He is here for me.\u00a0 Water is also a source of cleansing which reminds me that He washed away all of my sins and I am a new creation in Him. He loved us that much to send His only Son to die for our ugly sins. He loves us so much!<\/p>\n

Whenever I am around nature I quickly think of the trees, grass, creeks, and cool breeze.\u00a0 When the wind is blowing it is as if God is speaking to me Himself. You feel the wind but you can\u2019t see it. It is like that with God. You can feel Him but you can\u2019t see Him\u2026but for me, I see Him when I look at my teens, my face in the morning, through my friends on Facebook and Twitter.<\/p>\n

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God is so smart that He has allowed us to create ways in today\u2019s time to see Him. The Bible on the internet, scriptures and quotes that some of your friends may place on their pages, text messages that some of your friends may send that may be the scripture of the day or even our own GCH women who place daily devotions on their Facebook pages.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

God desires to be a part of every aspect of your lives. He doesn\u2019t want to be left out. He wants to be included. Maybe the next time you are on Facebook or sending a text message to a friend\u2026you could send a prayer, scripture, or inspirational quote for encouragement, or even a smiley J. Those are a few ways that we can include God in ALL that we do. You will be sharing Him with others.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 13:8 (NKJV)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.<\/p>\n

He LOVES you my dear precious friends and He desires to be connected with you and in all that you do. <\/strong><\/p>\n

He is still the same God today as He was yesterday!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Love you bunches,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tonya <3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Remember… we are giving away\u00a05 copies of the book for our very first Bible study A Daughter’s Worth by Ava Sturgeon!!! How do you enter to win?!?!?!?<\/p>\n

1. Tell your friends about the Bible study! You can call, txt, email, FB, etc…. any of your best girlfriends that YOU think would benefit from this online Bible study!<\/p>\n

2. Have them send an email to teens@girlfriendscoffeehour.com<\/a> to sign up for the Bible study and have them give us YOUR name as referring them.<\/p>\n

3. The\u00a05 people who refer the most people to the Bible study WINS a FREE copy of the book!<\/p>\n

Our secret fellowship group on Facebook\u00a0 is OPEN, so join us\u00a0to make some new friends who love the Lord!!!! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Please \u201clike\u201d our Facebook Community page here to stay up-to-date on all we are doing for teens over here at GCH: decaf: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GCHdecaf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Be sure to email our lead barista, Megan, if you would like to join a small group or if you have any questions about the study or this ministry. She would love to hear from you!\u00a0 Teens@girlfriendscoffeehour.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Our first study will start October 1st!\u00a0 We will be studying A Daughter\u2019s Worth<\/em><\/strong> by Ava Sturgeon.<\/p>\n

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