Chapter 5

Hi Ladies,
Please post your comments for Chapter 5 here.  I will post my comments in the evening.  Make it a beautiful day!

Jess

Chapter 4

Hi Ladies,
Please post your comments here for Chapter 4.  Wow, we are already four days into this incredible journey.  I will comment tonight on Chapter 4. 

Chapter 3

I have not read my portion this morning but I wanted to post this chapter so you guys can put your comments.  I will do my portion on this tonight and read what everybody wrote and comment.  Hope you are all having a blessed day.

Jess

Chapter 2

I love what he says "God decided to give us life through the word of truth so we might be the most important of all the things he made."  I am amazed that he created all of us and has a purpose for every single one of us.  I do not understand the bad people though, I know we are all children of God, but I am confused about why he allows there to be murderers etc. This is something I think I need to look in the bible to figure out.  This was a good chapter because he says that "you were not an accident" and I struggle with this.  The question at the end of the chapter hit home to me because it says: I know that God uniquely created me.  What areas of my personality, background, and physical apperance am I struggling to accept?  I know that this may seem trivial but I really struggle with how I look with my weight.  I know that if I accepted how I looked I would actually lose weight but it is hard.  Then I look at myself and say wow how selfish am I that I even think of this.  I also, struggle with my personality sometimes when I am bothered by certain things or just annoyed.  I really do need to remember that God created me the way I am and I need to accept that.  However, I need to live a more Godly life and remember him all the time.  I would like to point out that I am grateful that God gave me an amazing family, a wonderful husband, and two amazing children.  The bottom line is that God is really great.

Love,
Jess

Chapter 1

I read the book today.  Basically talks about how it starts with God and that we need to recognize that it isn't about us.  I like when he says that a journey is always better when it is shared, refering to us working together as a group on this book.  The premis is that we cannot figure ourselves out until we find out with God first because he is the one that created us.  I enjoyed reading the part where he discusses that "stuff" does not make us who we are.  I think we all get so wrapped up in "stuff" that we lose focus on the importance of God.  I love, love, love the way the book is structured and reading a chapter a day.  He says that we need to read a chapter a day to digest what is being said.  I think that totally makes sense because it allows me to take it all in one day at a time.  I really like the fact that he discusses how we purchase all these self-help books and look for the answers through them but, they are not there.  A big emphasis on reading the bible is key.

My thoughts!
Jess

The Book

Here is how this is going to work.  We read the book day 1 and post your thoughts about day 1.  We can all comment and go from there.  It is a big commitment but i know we can do it. 

Introduction

Hi Ladies,
Are we ready to do this 40 day challenge...let's get this started.