For next four days we are going to look at a book by Renee Swope a Proverbs 31 Ministries Radio Show Co-Host and author of the book A Confident Heart. You may be asking why I am blogging on a book about a Confident Heart for women. One of my life visions goes beyond pastoring a local church or founding Women of Witness. It is my desire to empower the Body of Christ. One way I am doing that is having the women that attend a monthly meeting I host is to read books, listen to podcast, CD’s, watch DVD’s, attend conferences and read articles just to name a few things. It is important as well that people have an outlet in which to share what they are learning with others. “To teach is to learn twice.” Joseph Joubert This month this is the book we are reading at Women of Witness. For more information click here: http://www.mfcministries.net/ministries/wowitness.shtm
We are to stop doubting ourselves and live in the security of being a vessel filled with God’s love. There is nothing that can fill the God shaped void on the inside of us except God. The wonderful thing to know is that because God’s love is perfect we don’t have to be. Taking the pressure off ourselves to be perfect gives us the peace that allows us to be creative, merciful and operate out of the gifts and callings God has placed within us.
Philippians 4:7 (NIV)” And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
We get our worth from who we are, not what we do. (Proverbs 3:15) Just as we love one another, our children and family members because of who they are and not what they do for us. God feels the same about us. When we have a “less than” day or perform at a sub-standard level than what we’ve set for ourselves, it does not cause God to love us any less. He (God) doesn’t say “Ughhhhh”.
My two year old grandson had heard a number of our family say, “Ugh” when we are disgusted or something goes wrong. Well, he has caught on to that quite well. It was one of his first words, sorry to say. I say quite often, “More is caught than taught.” If we are hard on ourselves and give ourselves an “Ugh” instead of an, “at a boy” or an, “at a girl” then we reproduce after our own kind.
Today I encourage you to take “Ugh” out of your vocabulary and capitalize “YOU GO GIRL!” and make sure you add the exclamation mark. After all you are created in HIS image.
Tomorrow we will look at (part 2 Abilities) in our Confident Heart Series. Be sure to comment on your browser for a chance receive a reminder of your God shaped void. You must be present at our upcoming meeting on February 13, 2016 at 10AM at Lakeview Resort and Spa in Morgantown, West Virginia. This is a free meeting and open to the public.
We are to stop doubting ourselves and live in the security of being a vessel filled with God’s love. There is nothing that can fill the God shaped void on the inside of us except God. The wonderful thing to know is that because God’s love is perfect we don’t have to be. Taking the pressure off ourselves to be perfect gives us the peace that allows us to be creative, merciful and operate out of the gifts and callings God has placed within us.
Philippians 4:7 (NIV)” And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
We get our worth from who we are, not what we do. (Proverbs 3:15) Just as we love one another, our children and family members because of who they are and not what they do for us. God feels the same about us. When we have a “less than” day or perform at a sub-standard level than what we’ve set for ourselves, it does not cause God to love us any less. He (God) doesn’t say “Ughhhhh”.
My two year old grandson had heard a number of our family say, “Ugh” when we are disgusted or something goes wrong. Well, he has caught on to that quite well. It was one of his first words, sorry to say. I say quite often, “More is caught than taught.” If we are hard on ourselves and give ourselves an “Ugh” instead of an, “at a boy” or an, “at a girl” then we reproduce after our own kind.
Today I encourage you to take “Ugh” out of your vocabulary and capitalize “YOU GO GIRL!” and make sure you add the exclamation mark. After all you are created in HIS image.
Tomorrow we will look at (part 2 Abilities) in our Confident Heart Series. Be sure to comment on your browser for a chance receive a reminder of your God shaped void. You must be present at our upcoming meeting on February 13, 2016 at 10AM at Lakeview Resort and Spa in Morgantown, West Virginia. This is a free meeting and open to the public.
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