For those of you who have books and are into week 2, please share your insights, comments and questions here. The rest of us will join you very shortly.........today is a National Holiday in Canada, called Canada Day, celebrating the birth of our country.
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
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This is one of those studies where I've been saying "ouch!" as often as I've been saying "amen and hallelujah!"
ReplyDeleteMy thought closet has had some major makeover since 1992, but God has shown me that there is still some "stinkin' thinkin'" going on :), mostly related to my health.
But, my thought closet is designed to host the mind of Christ (p. 41) so I have renewed my commitment to keep memorizing Scripture and keep cleaning out that closet. No more lies!
Just in from work and picked up my book on the way home!!! I'll be back! (Can you tell how excited I am?)
ReplyDeleteI picked up my book last night too, June. And I got right into week 2 ... as Stan drove, there I was in the passenger seat with my book and Bible balanced on my knee!
ReplyDeleteHave any of you been able to relate to the statement on page 34: "often we transfer anger from the painful label to the one who stuck it on us????
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, AMERICAN SIESTAS!
ReplyDeleteThis Bible Study has me going crazy – I feel like I am on the brink of either going crazy or a breakthrough. I am hopeful that it is a breakthrough. Since I started the study I have been asking God to open my eyes and help me understand the lies I believe. I have become more aware of my thoughts now. The study started so slow and I was appreciating that I was becoming aware that I do know both who I am and Whose I am. I do not think I have any negative thoughts, or lies, in my “thought closet” about my person. BUT the lies I tell myself about my behaviour – my eating habits, how I spend my time and not getting my sleep – these are the areas that I am now recognizing that I lie to myself about. I am starting to address them with God’s help. They are ever so subtle and I really have to listen and pray for the Spirit of Revelation and Wisdom. This is proving to be difficult, challenging yet exhilarating!
ReplyDeleteDay 3 – page 42 – was my turning point – or eye opener, whichever. 2 Peter1:5-8 – He has given us everything we need for life and Godliness and for this reason we are to make every effort to add to our faith, goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. FOR if we possess these qualities in INCREASING measure, they will keep us from being ineffective and unproductive in our knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. It was the word “increasing” measure that got me...I need to be growing and increasing in the fruit of the Spirit, not just happy with the current level, so that I will not be ineffective and unproductive – meaning we are called to be effective and productive for the Kingdom. Oh my, growing and being stretched can be painful yet the hope of our calling sustains and gives me great joy.
Siestas, I continue to pray for each one of you. Thank you SO much for your prayers.
Love and prayers,
June
June, I need to pray that prayer as well. As I've been doing the homework, I've been feeling like my thought closet in terms of "self-talk" is in pretty good shape. But I really want God to highlight any areas that I'm just not aware of!!
ReplyDelete- Judi