1 Girl Revolution

I meant to do this 2 weeks ago...we had a great discussion one night at 1GR about WORRY.  We talked about how God's Word tells us over and over that He will take care of our needs.  Yet most of us have never learned how to enjoy the real peace that Jesus died for us to have. 

We worry and stress and get anxious about almost everything.  God has this intricate, beautiful plan for our lives (like a perfectly created daisy) - which includes tough times - and we can completely trust Him.  But with our worry and stress, it's like we pick away at his beautiful creation (like the daisies that look half eaten).  After we're done freaking out and trying to manipulate our circumstances, we're often left with a sad looking life. 

Worrying doesn't add any good thing to your life.  Trusting God is a great sermon title, but can be hard to live out sometimes.  But let's keep working at it and not pick away at the beautiful plan God has for us.

1 Girl Revolution

Well, we just finished week 5 of our 1GR study on the Battlefield of the Mind (Joyce Meyers). It's not too late to join! It's awesome how the Word of God cuts right to the core of what we're dealing with. And even though the details of our circumstances can be vastly different - the battle is the same. Along with our Bible study, we have an assignment each week. It's either a DO, ASK, or WRITE. The DO means that we have something we actually have to do (like pray for someone). The ASK is a question that we have to ask someone else, relating to what we talked about (like "what spiritual tool do you most often use when you are disappointed by something someone else did?"). And the WRITE is simply to write a journal entry. Each girl has a 1GR journal.

So far, we've covered who the real enemy is...and that he (Satan) is a liar. We talked about how EASY it is to believe the bad thoughts - those bad thoughts come without any effort whatsoever! But to think on good things takes work - and our choice!

Provers 23:7 is our verse (we're all memorizing it): "So as a person thinks in her heart, so is she." (NKJV) We changed the gender reference of course. :o)

We've also talked about perseverance. Not giving up is sometimes half the battle! We get worn out from the negative things that happen and we just want to quit. Disappointment is inevitable. Maintaining a positive attitude has a POWERFUL effect on our lives! Praise Him in all things!

This week, Amy did a great exercise. We had a piece of paper, and we wrote the things that we know we need to surrender to the Lord. They were things that we know keep bringing us down in our walk with Christ, and our relationships with others. We put those papers in a coffee can and went outside and burned them! It was an act of faith that we want to lay those things down and allow God to transform us into who He's called us to be.

I hope you can consider joining us sometime. Tuesdays at 5:00.