This week you’ll notice there are two videos for Summer Bible Study. That’s because we covered a lot of ground in the homework (Genesis 29:1-30) and I had a lot to say about Leah’s life. Since YouTube only allows each video to be 10 minutes and 58 seconds long I had to cut this week’s session into two parts. Make sure you watch both Part A and Part B (in that order).
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I love that you have been visiting the blog all week long and leaving comments for the other girls doing this study. If you haven’t been checking the comments section and interacting with others make sure you don’t miss that this week. We’re all in this together–and I love that.
If you are considering following along in the book but aren’t sure about it, you can read the first chapter here.
So, sit back and relax as you watch this week’s lesson. Then make sure you leave a comment to let me know you were here.
Part A:
Part B:
Tags: Leah, Shannon Primicerio Bible study, summer Bible study
Hi Shannon!
I loved the “What Now?” point. I will be applying this to my life this week! I love you!
Wow, great job! I wrote down a lot of things to think and pray about as well as share with some ppl I know! The reminder of having hope in God and His plan for us is helpful, I’ve been going through a few sitautions that I get trapped and feel hopeless.
I also love asking “what now?” instead of what next? Or why me? I want to try this out!
I plan on learning the verse but next week I’m going to be gone & without Internet.
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Hi shannon!
this was a great chapter, Thank you for telling me to go to God with everything! i need to be told that. Sometimes you may forget things like that.
I just want to thank you for “wasting your time.” I can’t even begin to say what an impact your books have had on me. The Divine Dance was a turning point. I’m so thankful that you didn’t take what that woman told you to heart. I’ve been learning a lot lately about picking through all the advice people give. I’ve been learning to think over it and pray over it and really compare it with what God says. Thanks for listening to His voice above all the others. Your obedience has been such a tremendous blessing in my life.
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Tonya: I’m glad you were ministered to by the “What Next?” vs “What Now?” point. That’s something God is really driving home with me. Look for an actual blog post on that topic next week.
Rebekah: Thanks for your encouragement. You are right! We have to be discerning with the advice people want to give us and really compare it to what God says in His Word. The only way to really know truth is to compare it to THE Truth
Megan: I’m glad you appreciated the reminder. Sometimes I think we want a more elaborate plan of action. We want to be able to handle things on our own or have a girlfriend who can zap all of our troubles away in an instant. But going to God is the best way to handle any problem–and the only way to actually solve one. Keep trusting Him!
Wow, these video sessions are really getting to me. They make me really think about the book and things I might have not realized. You are now my role model. I love your story about how you kept on writing and teaching even though you got discouraged. That story also ties in very well with what you taught us this week. At Church, our youth group had a whole lesson on Jeremiah 29:11 and we had cardboard and we wrote that verse down and we had to put it in a special place, It is now my bookmark! That was 2 years ago we did that! Shannon, do you want me to respond to the question you asked me last week on this week’s blog or last week’s? Also, some of my friends are doing this and they do not know how to respond, what should i tell them?
Hi, everyone!
Wowo, I’m so pleased to see all of the feedback and comments popping up! I’m late to the video this week and to see how many girls are responding and participating in this Bible Study is fantastic!
Once again, thank you, Shannon, for everything, the book, the vlogs, the prayer I know you have put into this and all else we will never know about.
Thank you for encouraging me to see myself as God’s chosen, as loved by God even when others hurt me and as a part of His (good) master plan even when it doesn’t seem like it.
I feel blessed by all three of these points. I am feeling really chosen and loved by God right now as blessing after blessing roll into my life in the form of good news from the college I will be attending in a few months, and from family, and friends. That being said, my life has changed drastically, incredibly, irreversibly this past year. I feel just like Leah, waking up to new (and scary!) reality. Thank you for reminding me that God is on the throne, He has a plan, and it’s all going to work out for good!
Thank you for continually using Scripture verses (that’s a pet peeve of mine, I think, people teaching about the Lord without using His marvelous Word).
See you next week, and I’m still praying, girls, for the special word I feel God has given me for Week Two: understanding (see my comments on Week One’s post for more info on that)!
I’m here. =)
Bethany: I’m so glad these videos are ministering to you. How cool about your bookmark. In regards to my previous question, let’s always try to keep the discussion on the newest Bible study post since that’s the one most people will read. And about your friends, they just need to click on “Comments” and fill out this little form and hit submit. The Captcha phrases are just to keep spammers away. I hope that helps–I would love for them to comment.
Rose: I’m glad you are praying for understanding for all of us.
LaSara: I’m glad you are here.
What’s stood out to me in the book? Wel, I like the personal questions the book asks. Like I have said multiple times, i feel like I am growing. These questions really make me think and make me get deep into my feelings. I think Leah is the perfect person to talk about. Sometimes I might feel second best, I see someone getting praised or complimented and I really want to be that person. If I was Leah, I would feel jealous, not only that but lonely. We all need somebody to lean on and we need a friend. We also need love from our parents and what I noticed/something that stood out to me is that Leah’s dad was very unfaithful and untrustworthy. He was being very selfish and he only cared about what Jacob did for him. I really liked the question about how we would feel if we would wake up and be sitting next to our sister’s lover. I would feel very cheated on and I am sure Jacob felt that too, but like Shannon said, Jacob was probably drunk. In my eyes, I think that Rachel was the popular one, and Leah was the outsider. I hate to admit it, but at our school we have the same situation. The prettier girls are more popular, prettier as in ‘cuter clothes’ and ‘the new stuff’. And the outsiders don’t have that stuff, I will now be praying for my school and for everyone to see that outer beauty is nothing compared to inner beauty and that God looks at the heart. As you can cleary see, that is what has stood out in my life and as you can also see, it has made a huge impact on me. THANK YOU SO MUCH SHANNON!
Hi! I’m catching up here. Our old internet wasn’t fast enough to watch videos and our car broke down so I couldn’t get to the library and…it was a mess but I’m catching up.
I liked where you talked about not wearing the labels other people place on us. I have been struggling to forgive someone who I felt was judging me. She admitted it and apologized, but that doesn’t take the hurt away, the feeling that I’m not good enough. The truth is…I’m not good enough, but God makes me good enough and He doesn’t care what other people think. It still stings to feel rejected, but I have been learning (or trying to learn) not to care so much what people think of me. My success or goodness is not measured by people’s opinions.
Hi y’all. I am a little behind but I am catching up.
God is teaching me so much through this study and another one I am doing as well. God is teaching me that I am NOT second-rate like my peers and other people in my life tell me. I am made for a specific purpose, just for God, and that in His eyes, I am first-class. That is an amazing truth that I really needed to hear.
I am in a hard place in my life, stuck between college graduation and finding a job. I have landed a job that I start in 6 weeks, but some people have tried to bring me down, by saying that this job is not acceptable because it has nothing to do with my field of study. But I know that God has given me this job for a reason. I prayed and prayed before I accepted this job offer and I feel that God has called me to this for a season. The hard part, it trying to show other people that that is the case.
Thank you Shannon for this week’s study. I am starting the next week now!