Hi Ladies,
Please post your comments for Chapter 24 here. Make it a blessed day.
Jess
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Chapter 23 - How We Grow
Such a great chapter. I feel like I say this alot but it is great. To change we have to start by changing the way we think. Allow the Lord to change the way we think and let the holy spirit live within us. We must develop the mind of Christ...Wow...this is huge. How can we even remotely begin to be like him but we can try right? "Selfish thinking is the source of sinful behavior." Isn't that the truth. I hate being selfish but find myself being selfish towards Christ, asking for things and not giving him the time he deserves. I am trying to change this and I am doing my part. I just need to pray hard and talk to him all the time.
I know you all want to make the time to Blogg and read the book but I haven't heard from you ladies. We need to keep each other accountable for this and to continue our reading. I know we all need this in our lives. I love you all and hope we can continue this wonderful path of loving the lord.
Jess
I know you all want to make the time to Blogg and read the book but I haven't heard from you ladies. We need to keep each other accountable for this and to continue our reading. I know we all need this in our lives. I love you all and hope we can continue this wonderful path of loving the lord.
Jess
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Chapter 22 - Created to Become like Christ
Ladies,
Please post your comments for chapter 22 here.
Thank you,
Jess Runyan
Please post your comments for chapter 22 here.
Thank you,
Jess Runyan
Monday, October 18, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Chapter 20 - Restoring Broken Fellowship
Hi Ladies,
Please post your comments for Chapter 20 in this section. This is the halfway point of the book please keep up the blogging because it helps us all grow with the Lord.
Jess
Please post your comments for Chapter 20 in this section. This is the halfway point of the book please keep up the blogging because it helps us all grow with the Lord.
Jess
Chapter 19 - Cultivating Community
Hi Ladies,
This is a great chapter and I really like this quote "You will have to care enought to lovingly speak the truth, even when you would rather gloss over a problem or ignore an issue. While it is much easier to remain silent when others around us are harming themsleves or others with sinful pattern, it is not the loving thing to do." I think we do this all the time and do not tell people what should be said we think oh it's someone else's problem they will tell them. We need to recognize this and change it because our faith tells us that we need to do what is right and encourage believers in God to do the right thing. "An honest answer is the sign of a true friendship." Wow, I really love this because it is so true! We always beat around the bush and we need to remember that we need to say it lovingly and not scolding or in a judging way. We could use this advice with our significant others and remember that we need to do it in a loving way. He also says that the bible states that there is a right time and place to say things, we need to be more compassionate and considerate. Respecting others differences and being considerate is a huge thing to me because it is so important in my eyes to respect each other. In reading this chapter I thought it was funn when he said their are "ERG people (Extra Grace Required)." I have very little patience for these people and I need to really pray about it because who am I to judge them on how they are. I need to just show love to the know-it-alls of the world and realize that they are people of God also. This is truly a tought one though because I just write those people off but it is my goal to show them love. We need to keep others information confidential and not gossip about what is said. I sometimes catch myself and have to tell myself that I need to not talk about that person. I am a pretty good listener and secret keeper but I do sometimes find it difficult when I find out about people I don't care too much about having issues and sharing the issues with other friends. I know that I need to stop this and respect others privacy regardless of how I feel about them. I think we should all go by this: "If you are a member of a small group or class, I urge you to make a group covenant that includes the nine characteristics of biblical fellowship: We will share our tru feelings (authenticity), encourage each other (mercy), speak the truth in love (honest), admit our weaknesses (humility), respect our differences (courtesty), no gossip (confidentiality), and make a group a priority (frequency)." I really enjoyed this chapter ladies.
I wanted to ask you on a side note to please pray for my baby boy Evan that the next several appointments with the cardiologist will go well and eventually when he has surgery that it will too go well. Lastly, Chris has a phone interview with the capital group on Monday; please pray that he says the right things and that God would bless us (if it is his will) to get the position.
Have an amazing weekend. Love you all!
Jess
This is a great chapter and I really like this quote "You will have to care enought to lovingly speak the truth, even when you would rather gloss over a problem or ignore an issue. While it is much easier to remain silent when others around us are harming themsleves or others with sinful pattern, it is not the loving thing to do." I think we do this all the time and do not tell people what should be said we think oh it's someone else's problem they will tell them. We need to recognize this and change it because our faith tells us that we need to do what is right and encourage believers in God to do the right thing. "An honest answer is the sign of a true friendship." Wow, I really love this because it is so true! We always beat around the bush and we need to remember that we need to say it lovingly and not scolding or in a judging way. We could use this advice with our significant others and remember that we need to do it in a loving way. He also says that the bible states that there is a right time and place to say things, we need to be more compassionate and considerate. Respecting others differences and being considerate is a huge thing to me because it is so important in my eyes to respect each other. In reading this chapter I thought it was funn when he said their are "ERG people (Extra Grace Required)." I have very little patience for these people and I need to really pray about it because who am I to judge them on how they are. I need to just show love to the know-it-alls of the world and realize that they are people of God also. This is truly a tought one though because I just write those people off but it is my goal to show them love. We need to keep others information confidential and not gossip about what is said. I sometimes catch myself and have to tell myself that I need to not talk about that person. I am a pretty good listener and secret keeper but I do sometimes find it difficult when I find out about people I don't care too much about having issues and sharing the issues with other friends. I know that I need to stop this and respect others privacy regardless of how I feel about them. I think we should all go by this: "If you are a member of a small group or class, I urge you to make a group covenant that includes the nine characteristics of biblical fellowship: We will share our tru feelings (authenticity), encourage each other (mercy), speak the truth in love (honest), admit our weaknesses (humility), respect our differences (courtesty), no gossip (confidentiality), and make a group a priority (frequency)." I really enjoyed this chapter ladies.
I wanted to ask you on a side note to please pray for my baby boy Evan that the next several appointments with the cardiologist will go well and eventually when he has surgery that it will too go well. Lastly, Chris has a phone interview with the capital group on Monday; please pray that he says the right things and that God would bless us (if it is his will) to get the position.
Have an amazing weekend. Love you all!
Jess
Thursday, October 14, 2010
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