I am so blessed to be a part of a wonderful women's bible study on Wed. mornings. I always find the video to be informative, but it also challenges me in some way and helps me to apply God's Truths to my everyday life. As wonderful as the videos are though my favorite part is spending time with my small group. Such a wonderful mix of ladies in different seasons of their life....all who bless me with their thoughts, reflections, wisdom, and prayers. After my time with them I am always so full of joy. I am even more determined to live a better life, to learn and study God's Truth, and to apply these truths to my life, my mind, my spirit. So ladies, thank you for always being authentic and sharing your sweet spirits with me. I am blessed!
Our topic this week is focused on Philippians 3:12-4:3 found here. It's about running the race for Christ....pressing forward and not looking back. Here are some of the notes from the video today. Tianne Moon's bible study "Enjoy" week 4 This is what can hinder us from pursuing our relationship with Christ and pressing towards the goal of knowing Christ intimately and perfectly.
1. We can tend to bask in the glory of past accomplishments which take our eyes off the goal. 2. We can bow under the weight of past failures and lose our focus of the goal. 3.We can feel like biding our time, living in neutral. Remember though, that we are either moving towards God or away....He doesn't stand still, we must choose to continuely follow Him on a daily basis. 4.We can be so distracted my earthly goals and interests that we take our eyes off the goal. We need to constantly evaluate and decide if this a God thing (worth focusing on) or an earthly thing (something that will eventually pass away and no longer be important to us.)
***Savor the seasons of your life. Focus on the goal in every season. Joy is found through experiencing God through our circumstances. This is so true and the secret to finding true JOY!
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