We have just finished the third week of our E-study, Gideon by Priscilla Shier. I hope you are enjoying this study and that you are able to keep up. Please remember to post your responses to the questions either here or in the Facebook group. While this is a self paced study, it is not meant for you to feel alone. Please let me know if you would be interested in a Facebook chat one day this week where we can be more interactive with each other. I also hope that you have enjoyed the bi-weekly videos by Beth Moore. Let me know if you would like to view the video that goes with the series.
This week we learned about Simplicity, and turning a small portion of bread and fish into food for thousands. We saw how five small stones in the hands of David brought down his Goliath. We read the testimony of Gideon as he battled his army and his fears not by his own strength, but by the strength of God. Wowser! I know that I can do all things through Christ because he strengthens me! Do you?
We also learned this week about fighting fear and staying alert as members of God’s army here on earth. What does this mean to you personally? How will you apply the concept to your own battles in life. Do you seek strength from the Holy Spirit, or are you depending on yourself to carry you through? Pray and ask for more discernment about this as you finish the remainder of this week. Look for ways that your feelings might not be in alignment with God’s Truth, and celebrate those that are inside His will.
Finally, seek opportunities to apply this great wisdom from Priscilla Shirer “The secret is not in obtaining but in releasing.” Who or what do you need to release in order to be inside the will of God? What is God calling you to fast from?
For Next Week
- Read Week Four in the workbook
- Listen to Audio Session four or Video Session four at Lifeway.com (optional due to cost)
- What would redirecting your focus look like in practical terms? Discuss some strategic things believers can do to redirect their attention off themselves and onto the Lord. (Page 73)
- What practical strategies can you put in place to foster humility? (page 76)
- Without getting in to details, Has pride gotten in your way?
- What is your normal response when faced with letting go?
For me, redirecting my focus from myself and back to the Lord is happening in my life right now. He is doing a mighty work on my heart by allowing me to fall and realize that I can't get up without Him. Spiritually I have put on one of those necklaces that when activated, help comes. Focusing on Him, is accepting that life is not always easy, but it is possible with Him.
ReplyDeletePride??? Oh my, that has been one of my best friends and greatest enemies for a long time. We cannot change unless we choose to, and I am sad that it has taken almost half a century to finally give it all to Him. Thank you Jesus for all that you are doing in me right now!
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