Week 3 “A Woman’s Heart”
Last night at Bible Study was soooo nice! I loved it. Most of the ladies showed up, there was sharing at every table and looked to me like genuine laughter and connections were formed. All because we were being introduced to God in the wilderness! This is exactly what Bible Study is to be about. Community and Friendship while we grow closer to the LORD! Praise God that He is Jehovah-Jireh, the Lord who Provides….
I hope you had as great a time as I did. The video was pretty amazing too. I really liked when Beth talked about her friend who lost a child and Beth saying to God, there is no way I could endure that. And God reminding her that His Grace and Mercy is dependent upon our circumstance. In essence, He was telling her, No, you couldn’t endure that now because I have not supplied that much grace to you, because your circumstance does not need it at this moment.
I think it is wonderful that we don’t have to endure other people’s “stuff”. For those that know me, I lost my only son two years ago 5 days after birth and God’s grace sustained and sustains me. I could endure it because God gave me what I need. But, I have a friend right now who’s husband is out of work and they sold their home and have two weeks to move out and don’t know where God is sending them. She has been trusting the Lord, but has called me for spiritual support on occasion. The other day, she said, I don’t know why I am complaining to you. You have endured so much more than I have. And I told her, I wouldn’t trade situations at all. There is a reason God gives us our “stuff” and he supplies exactly what we need to get through it. I KNOW I cannot endure what she is going through. I am way too much a planner and I would be broken. Isn’t this funny? And does anyone else know what I am talking about?
What did you like most from Bible Study this week? What questions do you have from the homework? Do you have a story to share?
Click on the comments button and share. Don’t be shy. This is another “table” discussion if you will… Let’s work this community! Others are waiting for you to be the ‘first’ one…
Sunshine
womenwhoworship said,
February 16, 2008 at 12:08 pm
I was so pleased that my group pretty much opened up quickly.
The best part of the night was the question asking how God had brought something sweet from your bitterness. Belinda had a wonderful story of a how a homeless man named Donny entered her life while she was unsaved. She told how he was in her life for 9 years and before it was over both of them were believers. Donny died 3 months after giving his life to Christ. Belinda said she originally thought she could change his life when in truth, knowing Donny, changed her’s… Cat