" One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple."
Psalm 27:4
This verse has been rolling around in my head and heart the past few days. What a beautiful and bold statement David makes in this verse. If there was only one thing he could ask it would be to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of his life gazing on the Lord's beauty. There is enough beauty in Jesus to keep us gazing all of the days of our life and beyond!
So many times in my day to day life I get caught up with the temporal of what is going on in my life. I forget the utmost thing, to gaze, to seek, to find the beauty of the Lord. I need to slow down and breathe and take a second or hour to gaze at my Lord, the lover of my soul. Jesus told Martha that "only one thing is needed!" (Luke 10:41) Indeed the cares of the world will pass away but HE is the one thing that will remain, even after I breathe my last breath. His face will be what I see. I desire to be a seeker, a gazer, now on this side of eternity preparing my heart to meet him face to face on that day!
This is my prayer for you and your ladies. I would encourage you to pray in this way for yourselves and the ladies in your group: that you all would be seekers and gazers on the Lord's beauty all the days of your lives. For some that journey will begin with these studies. For you, as DL's, the journey is deepened each day! May the Lord bless you this week as you seek and serve him!
Everything in the Scriptures is God's Word. All of it is useful for teaching and helping people and for correcting them and showing them how to live. The Scriptures train God's servants to do all kinds of good deeds. 2nd Timothy 3:16-17 (CEV)
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
I can hear the rain fall outside as I am typing tonight and it is a beautiful sound. It reminds me once again of how He cares for us. He is so faithful!
Today after church, the house was quiet and I had some time to reflect on Eli and Samuel. The Lord totally reminded me of the connection here with our studies, God Seeker and Discerning the Voice of God. Eli was modeling seeking, listening and waiting for God for Samuel everyday as he was training him up. Samuel was in preparation for "the call". Samuel had to respond to "the call". What an awesome opportunity the Lord has blessed us with and entrusted to us. Women, meeting weekly to learn how to seek and hear from our Father. They are watching you as you seek and hear from the Father. Share your own personal God stories with them whenever you have the chance--give Him the glory.
One thing we forget to do or are scared to do when we hear Him call our name is say " Yes, father, here I am". That is something we teach our children to do isn't it? To be obedient. As we pray and train up the next generation to hear God's call we model for them what recognizing ,submitting, and serving the voice of God looks like. There is so much power in hearing how and what others hear personally from the Lord.
Do you remember the awesome connections you all made with each other at our mexican dinner two weeks ago. I think the Lord was giving us a little peek into the next 12 weeks. Many of you mentioned that the connections were UNREAL and so sweet during your first meeting. He loves to do that! Some of you asked for the questions I used for you all to introduce each other----here they are--feel free to use them with your gals. The first couple weeks take plenty of time to do these relational type things together.
- Tell me about your family
- Your hobbies
- Why you feel the Lord has placed you right here in this bible study (this one is different then what we used--we have to remember some are brand new to study --but this should bring up some great sharing)
Please remember that the schedule outlines I gave you for study are only guidelines to help you. You do not have to follow them exactly---they are to give you some idea of where you are going. You have 12 weeks to cover 6 weeks of material. If your group cannot meet fall break--do not stress about it. You have plenty of time to make up the material. I want you to be flexible but organized and ready. Please do what works best for your group. Pray with your co-leader about the schedule, He will take care of it if you do your part.
Coffee and danishes for you and your family----What??????
Bring your family for some yummy treats and drinks so we can see all of you and catch up personally. When??????Sunday, September 18 8:30-1:30 (come before or after you worship). Where????? The new cafe mezzanine:) We want to connect with YOU so be there.
When you have the names of the gals who are the prayer warrior and encourager for your group please email that information to:
Prayer-Holly Dillon (mommydillon@hotmail.com) and Heather Rattray (b.ratt@me.com)
Encourager-Sherry Vittitow (mamav123@msn.com) and Jan Butler (kyjanbutler@aol.com)
Great job getting on the blog ladies~ please remember to call me or email me with any questions you might have. Sarah and Valerie will be happy to handle the administrative questions, Sherry and Jan-encouragement, Holly and Heather-prayer.
What a beautiful site you are to the Father!
Blessing and love~
Marcie
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