I don’t know about you, but I loved Bible study this week. As we’re getting deeper into Leah’s story her story starts to become our story. How many of you have fallen into the Maybe they’ll love me now trap? I know I have. Just this week I caught myself trying to prove my worth to someone.
So let’s get right into this week’s lesson. Don’t forget to share what you are learning in the comments section below. Let’s get a great conversation going this week.
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Hi Shannon,
I love this Bible Study! Thanks for taking the time to do it!!!
“For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm to you to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
~LaSara
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Well, to say that this week’s homework and video resonated with me has got to be a vast understatement. I also feel that Leah’s story has become my story.
I experienced a time in my life very recently when things were going downhill fast, a relationship that I had relied on my whole life was crumbling right before my eyes, and I should have felt terrible and terrified and a million other depressed emotions…but I didn’t. Instead, right in the worst of it, I felt…I don’t want to say in a fog, because my mind was clear, I knew what was happening, I was taking it all in…and it wasn’t shock, because I had moments where I didn’t feel numb, I felt angry, or scared, or even joyful when I could forget…but I honestly feel as if I was in the Lord’s shadow, and He was carrying me in His arms through the roughest part of all that was going down…He saw and He loved me. Thank you for reminding me of that.
Also, I have a time in my life I can look back to and see that God was taking my loneliness and drawing me closer to Him! Thank you for reminding me of that, too, Shannon!
And, by the way, the special request I am asking God for this week is freedom. I want us all to be free from the “Maybe they’ll love me now” trap. I pray we all would allow God to free us to know Him and His amazing love more.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
thanks
Jeremiah 29:11
Last week was amazing. This book is helping me grow, I am so glad my friend’s mom suggested this to us. Thank you so much. I will not be here next week, I am gone camping so if I can use a computer at the campground I will, But if I do not respond then you will know why. Camping from Saturday to Saturday by the way.
Wow, I feel like I could have written Rose’s comment. There have been so many dark times in my life. The most recent one is…now.
But I have built a personal history with God and I know that He will always carry me through if I wait on Him.
Anyway, I knew it was right for him to find a girl and for him to love her more than me…but I still felt rejected. Sometimes I wanted to close my heart to keep from being hurt anymore, but that wasn’t right. Anyway, it was a dark and lonely time, but God brought me through and my relationship is stronger because of the pain.
I remember when my older brother got married. It was the toughest time of my life. I adored him but all of the sudden he was ignoring me, not on purpose..he was twitterpaited.
You know the question about which of the six reaons to praise God touched you most? I was kind of surprised that it was His Word for me. Just think about it. God has provided a way for us to get to know Him, He has revealed Himself, His nature and personality to us through the Bible. Yet, sometimes we merely drag through devotions, speed reading or watching the clock, ready to bolt away. We do it out of guilt, not pleasure. At least, I know I sometimes do. I want to devour His word out of sheer pleasure and hunger to know Him. Because I KNOW I’ll be satisfied.
Jenna, I feel like I could have written parts of your comment!!!
I also was surprised at my answer to the six reasons to praise God that touched me the most. It was His love. I thought that I had gotten good at realizing God loves me but it seems I have only sipped of the ocean that His love is! Thank you for sharing your thoughts about God’s word. I’m beginning to recognize that I am dragging through my devotions (or at least the part where I study His word) way too much. Reading Shannon’s book is great, and praying is even easier for me than sitting down with my Bible…but now I also “want to devour His word out of sheer pleasure and hunger to know Him. Because I KNOW I’ll be satisfied.” Thank you for that, Jenna. I was not at all pleased with my score from the pop quiz from week three and I am going to “spend some time thinking about who I really am, not how I rank in competition” by spending time in God’s Word.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
I’m a little late chiming in but I don’t think I could’ve watched this video on a better day! I soo have trouble with the “maybe they’ll love me now” trap and have been feeling a bit like that today. If only I were able to do more active things or funnier, than a certain person would like me better, but the truth of the matter is it’s not about what I can or can’t do but that God loves me. thanks.
Good job Shannon, its good to see someone reaching out to these girls, sometimes we all just need a big sister, and I see God using you in that way for them. Keep it up!