Today is Reflection Day on your Reading Plan.

For those who got behind on your assignments, it’s catch up day.

For those who wanted to do further study with on-line resources or books you have purchased, this is a good day to dig deeper.

And for those who only have a few minutes available, we invite you to join us every Friday for a 3-5 minute video!!! The video will include a challenge for those who are looking to be pushed just a bit further.

(If you are receiving this via email – click here to view the video)

If you choose to take the challenge – leave a comment and let us know!

Walk with the King!

Courtney, WomenLivingWell.org

Welcome back to week 2 of our study in the book of I John! 

If you are joining us a week late, here is a link to the Free E-study guide - download and print it or use it as a guide as your write in your own journal!

Let’s get started by looking at this week’s key words in I John 1:5-10.  Remember there is no right or wrong way to do this.  Mark the words that you see repeated often or that mean something to you.  You can use colors or symbols. 

I like to use a yellow triangle to represent the Trinity  - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.  I used green for “fellowship”,  a  red blood droplet for “blood”, yellow for “light” and a black lightening bolt for “sin”.  I also marked the word “claim” pink and the words “lie”, “liar” and “deceive” brown.  

Verse 9 is underlined because it is a key verse that I memorized long ago.  I highly recommend you commit this verse to memory.  It is a very comforting verse for myself when I have messed up, for my children when they have done wrong and for counseling situations.

If you have quickly completed the SOAP assignment for the day and still have time left – we recommend that you do commentary work.  Commentaries are books, sermons or devotionals that study each verse in its context.  Look at how much depth these men of God found in these few short verses!!! 

Here are 3 on-line commentaries I recommend for the week to go along with this weeks reading:

1. John McArthur – The Certainty of Sin ~ I John 1:5-2:1

2. John Piper - Let Us Walk In the Light of God (This was my favorite link)

3. Charles Spurgeon - The Child of Light Walking in Light - I John 1:6,7; Walking In Light and Washed In the Blood – I John 1:8-10

Remember, the above reading and key word marking is optional!  If all you can get done is the SOAP study – then “high 5″ to you for getting into God’s word today! Do not feel pressured to do more! 

Remember,  This is a place of grace – women from all walks of life are here!  We know you are busy – too busy to not have God’s wisdom to carry you through out the day.  Work on squeezing this time in and remain consistent in your study – do it morning, noon or night!   

Remember, Even when you miss a day of your quiet time, it’s important that you stay connected to your group.  It is very easy to lose fellowship if you do not remain committed to your accountability group.  Be honest.  Say you are struggling – I KNOW they will lift you up in prayer!  And Girls – we ALL need more prayer – don’t we? 

I’m lifting you all up in prayer this week!  I’ll be back here on Wednesday and Friday – so stop back!  Now dig in and enjoy!

Walk with the King!

Courtney, WomenLivingWell

Thank you to everyone who participated on Wednesday with the Link-up and Chat!!! That was an amazing turn out and a Link-up record lol!! It hurts my heart that I can’t visit every single one of your posts!!! I hope this weekend to find some time to surf and just soak in all your wisdom!!!

Today is Reflection Day on your Reading Plan.

For those who got behind on your assignments, it’s catch up day. 

For those who wanted to do further study with on-line resources or books you have purchased, this is a good day to dig deeper. 

And for those who only have a few minutes available, we invite you to join us every Friday for a 3-5 minute video!!!  The video will include a challenge for those who are looking to be pushed just a bit further.

(If you are receiving this via email – click here to view the video)

If you choose to take the challenge – leave a comment and let us know!

Walk with the King!

Courtney, WomenLivingWell.org
**Thank you to everyone who has emailed me pictures!!! I can’t wait to share them next Wednesday during our Link-Up Party and Chat Session. If you have not sent a picture in yet – we’d love to see you and whatever book you are studying (it does not have to be the I John study). Just hold up your book or Bible and show your smiling face! (For those camera shy gals who have already emailed me – I loved seeing your creative notebooks – so those are great too
Also, during the next 12 weeks, if your Good Morning Girls group gets together – please take a picture and send it to us – we’d love to share it with everyone! My email address is: courtney(at)womenlivingwell(dot)org!