Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved shows and movies about time travel. I love thinking about what it would have been like to be one of the thousands of people in the crowd when Jesus fed the 5,000 and heard Him speak. I love envisioning the scene with all the colors and textures of the field, the smell of the sea water, and the feel of the breeze on my face.
That’s what I want us to do these next six weeks.
I want us to travel back in time to when the twelve disciples walked on this earth. I want you to see them with fresh eyes – these ordinary men in their ordinary ways with their ordinary backgrounds; these men, who without Christ’s investment in them, would have stayed just that… ordinary.
But Jesus chose the disciples, and when He did He took them from ordinary to extraordinary.
This week we focus on Peter, who was an ordinary fisherman turned extraordinary leader.
I picture Peter as a little rough around the edges – a man with a big heart, raw leadership ability, and a ton of energy. I’m sure when he was little he was probably a handful, keeping his mama busy with questions, warp speed activity, and mischief in the twinkle of his eyes.
Peter was a man who saw things in black and white, with very little gray. He was completely passionate about certain issues and couldn’t hold back his opinion, regardless if the other person wanted to hear it or not.
Reading through our verses for today, I just wonder if he ever felt like he was too much: too much for those around him; too much for his menial job of fishing day after day. And I wonder if he ever wondered why God had made him with his strong personality and with his passion for life. I wonder if he ever wondered if there was more to life before Jesus called him.
I ask because I know I’ve sometimes wondered why God made me the way that He has. There are days when I feel like I’m too much, but many more when I feel like I’m not enough.
As we take a closer look at Peter’s life this week we see a man who is impulsive, emotional, one who speaks before he thinks… a man who is in need of some serious refining. Of all the disciples, Jesus rebukes and reprimands Peter the most, but Jesus also builds him up by naming him “The Rock.” Jesus speaks into Peter’s future regarding who He knows Peter is capable of becoming: an amazing leader who will one day lead the first-century church through very difficult times.
Peter is a man who goes from denying Christ to dying for Him.
God gave Peter the exact personality He knew Peter would need to fulfill the calling placed on his life. Peter didn’t develop into an amazing leader overnight. Oh, no. Peter learned through mistakes, rebukes, and words of encouragement. Peter came to be a better leader by being with Jesus. Over the years spent with Jesus, Peter learned to surrender his will and serve others rather than being served.
The change didn’t happen overnight.
Jesus used all of Peter – his past mistakes, his weaknesses, his overboard personality, and his incredible passion to crafted him into a man who was completely SOLD OUT and committed to carrying Christ’s message to all people… no matter the cost.
What God did in Peter’s life, He is willing to do in yours, too.
At times you may think that your personality is too much, too strong, too passionate, or even too mild. You may question God in how He crafted you and where He placed you. But make no mistake, God has given you everything you need to fulfill the calling on your life, just like He did for Peter.
But we must spend time with Him in His Word and in prayer. We must be willing to surrender our will for His. We must be willing to be like Christ and serve those He has placed around us. We must learn to bend low and wash one another’s feet.
We are all a work in progress. But praise God that day by day He is using our life circumstances, His Word, and prayer to chisel us more and more into His image, equipping us for the calling He has on our lives.
Remember the amazing work God did in Peter’s life and then embrace the work He is doing in yours.
Let’s Talk: Where are you from and what work is God doing in your life right now?
Love God Greatly!
Week 1 Video: Due to the summer schedule, we’re going for a little more laid back approach and will not have corresponding videos for this study. We’ll pick them back up in the fall. 🙂
Week 1 Challenge: Take time this week and thank God for the unique way He made you.
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Hi! I’m from Little Rock, Arkansas. Every morning I ask God what he would have me do. Most recently, he has laid this scripture on my heart: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do and he will show you which path to take.” – Proverbs 3:5-6 I’ve really been trying to look up to him first whenever I hit a speed bump during the day, or even to thank him for the good things that happen throughout the day. I am a stay at home mom with two littles at home, so sometimes things can get a little mundane. He has reminded me to trust in him and given me comfort that even though it is a struggle most days, he needs me right where I am with my kids right now. I trust that it is for his greater good and just keep trying to humble myself and lovingly serve those around me for Him. It’s hard, but with Him I can do it!
Hi Liz!!! Welcome to our study. Awesome your write-up is just heartbreaking warming. Trusting God!!! Don’t we all need a dose of that!
I pray that as you daily trust God and do what He has placed in your hands that you will flourish and be able to do more for Him. We love.
God bless you dear.
Dear Liz,
I know you are thankful that you can be a stay at home mom. I had a choice at one point , I know I did and whoops I feel I made the first of many wrong turns. My children needed me. 13 years apart and I felt like a rubber ban stretched from one age to the next. I needed to focus on them and that was a lot. Many years later my son has passed and my daughter struggles with separation anxieties that and other emotional upheaval . These aren’t made up they are real I feel her pain and do what I can to be there for her now. She is 28, think of me on a mundane day and smile. I think you are doing huge beautiful work.
Ebos and Stephanie, thank you for your encouragement! Stephanie, I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your son and struggles your daughter is going through emotionally. I pray God wraps his arms around you and her and provides healing. You will definitely be in my heart and mind when I feel overwhelmed or restless being at home with the kids. It’s definitely a privilege that I have being able to stay home with them as I know it’s not something everyone is able to do. It requires some sacrifices, but I will definitely make an effort to focus on the positives and the gifts God has given me.
I found this bible study app by searching the App Store and I am so glad that I did. I have been blessed in the devotions and as a wife, working mom to four girls, ages 17,11, 5 and two months, life can get a little hectic and little overwhelming. As women it is important to carve out time for Jesus, so he can refuel us, today through devotions I am learned to thank him for creating and knitting me in such a unique. I am encouraged !!!
I am looking so forward to this study! It is coming at a perfect time. I have been trying to fix, control & my hearts desire is to let go, be sold out to Jesus!
Prayerfully looking forward,
Karmen
Dear Karmen! We are delighted you are studying with us. God will answer your heart desire to be sold out for Him. Enjoy the study. God bless you.
I live in gladewater tx
God has opened a door for me to lead a small group of women .
The women’s bible study group at my church
Without God said help I cannot do it
I m excited about this bible study Sold out thanks
Oh dear what a great testimony that is!! Serving the Lord!!! Am so happy for you. Yes, without Him we can not do it. His help is made abundantly available for you. Go in His might and do exploits for Him. God bless you.
I am a missionary in Guatemala and I always wonder about my temper, emotions and thoughts. God called me and He will use me because I am His. Thank you for this wonderful resource. I enjoy your Bible studies!
Hello Noe! We are glad you find our resources helpful. God’s comes into our hearts and transform us. Like Peter we come to Him with baggages but we don’t remain that way, because His love and word transforms our hearts. God bless you dear.
I am so glad I found this site, actually, you found me.. My husband passed away in Oct. after a long illness. He was a Godly man….we spent time daily studying the bible. I’ve lost that contact since his death. There’s a double emptiness in my heart. One is my husband, the other that conscious contact with God. Thank you for being here!
Oh Suzi! Am so sorry about your husband. May God comfort your heart. Am super delighted we found you. Please keep strong in God. His word is our place of safety and peace. It brings us closer and closer to Him daily. God’s blessings.
Suzi,
Praying for you! I understand loss & lonliness.
In Christ,
Karmen
Suzi, I’m so sorry for your loss. May God comfort you and reconnect with you once again through this study. Sisters in Christ.
So very sorry for your loss and the grief you are enduring. While our loss is very different and i cant know exactly how you feel … but oh goodness! I understand that feeling of emptiness. Our baby daughyer died in April at 12 days old and its been just impossible for me to read my bible or attend church ever since. I miss hearing from God, I miss feeling like he is at work in my life, I miss feeling cared for. I keep trying but nothing seems to work. And in a few weeks i need another surgery (due to some complications after a traumatic emergency csection). I am hoping that having a daily scripture to read and an email to read help point me in tje rigjt direction to feed my very broken spirit.
Oh Heather my heart breaks for you. I am a NICU nurse and I see the initial effects of losing a child and know it is one of the hardest things to come to terms with. Many prayers & (((HUGs)))). I pray you are able to connect with God through this study and know all of us are here for you when the road gets bumpy. Sisters in Christ.
Heather
There is no loss like that of a child. My son Mckenzie died 24 years ago (SIDS). I can tell you the pain, the whys, the what if she never go away. I can tell you that the peaks and valleys grow more shallow. And although I’m not sure I will ever accept his loss. I can now rely on God to help Mr through the valleys.
Heather, I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers and we go through this study.
Prayers for all of you, Ladies, who have endured such pain in loss. I pray God will surround you with all, and everyone, you need to show you that He loves and cares for you. I pray that this study will touch you in a very special way.
My name is Margarita,il I am from NY and I am definitely an ordinary lady,mother to a toddler, step mother to a 10 year old. Currently, i feel like God is just trying to bringing me closer to HIM. I’m not sure of HIS purpose for me but I do feelblike HE wants me to Grow as a Christian, so he can Glorify Himself in my life, I have been a babe for too long. I have a huge struggle and battle with stepparenting and I feel the Lord wants me to learn something through this process. I just want to draw closer to HIM, and grow, not just a hearer of the Word but a Doer. GOD BLESS US ALL ON THIS JOURNEY OF SOLD OUT .
Margarita, thank you for joining us! We are so glad you are here. I pray for you as you are doing His will for His Glory. I pray today for you and your stepchild’s relationship. I am looking forward to this study and the journey we are about to begin.
Hi, This study is just what I have been longing for. I live in Niceville ,FL . I have several health issues that keep me at home alone most days. I am tired if having a pity party about my circumstances and am ready to be completely “Sold Out” to my Lord and Savior Jesus. I know even in the midst of my struggles He will use me if I will just trust Him completely!
Martie, thank you for joining us! I pray for your health and your journey through this study. Have a blessed day.
Thank you! It looks like a great study ….. and a great group of women you are seeking hard after God and the truth in His word
Martie, is this your first study with us? If it is WELCOME, if it’s not well Welcome back!!
Hi I am from Baton Rouge, LA. Right now God has placed me in prison ministry. I am Advisory Council chair for Kairos Prison Ministry at the women’s prison here in La. I work with the three year olds at our church once a month during both services. I am also chaplain for our Bereavement ministry. But some how I feel like I’m not fulfilling my true calling. I am really enjoying the prison ministry but feel that there is more. But I am getting older and feel that my time has been lost for my true calling.
Narava honey, it’s never too late with Jesus. In Him we have direction. As we move through life doing what we are doing , He makes it clearer for us to follow Him. Just keep at what He has placed in your hands now and trust Him to take you through.
Dear Lord, look at your daughter and see to it please that she finds her place in you. Amen. Much love honey.
Narva, I understand what you are saying. Retiring after 31 yrs as a Pastor’s Ministry Asst (plus a move to the city from small town), I wondered “what am I supposed to be doing?” It seemed my ‘job’ and ‘ministry’ were all in one those years. After 5 years of searching and “doing” (and wearing myself out!) with the clock ticking, I finally learned He just wants me to “be”; to “be” who He wants me to be for the day – just today – and as my heart/mind quietened before Him, He made clear His calling on my life for this season. What He wants from me is relationship and my obedience. I let go of several ministries in my new hometown (which was hard) as I waited on Him to show me my new purpose and I can tell you, He has shown me exactly where He wants me. I am loving the ministry He has given. In the process, I have renewed energy, peace and His strength to do the one thing He wants me to do for now. Blessings and Prayers, Sweet Sister, as you find His calling…He will tell you! Wow…what a blessing/relief to just ‘be’!!
Thank you Joan. That is so encouraging. I am trying to take one day at a time. But I keep trying to see down the road.
Thank you Ebos for the prayer.
Joan, I loved what you said. I, too, retired in 2011. But after only 2 years of “retirement”, I was offered a part-time position at my church, and have been there part time ever since. I’m finding that I am now tired of “doing” and also want to just “be”. This really ministered to me. I am not in a position at work where I can just leave all of the coals I have in the fire (projects that need to be completed, etc.); but, I have now resolved to (with the Lord’s help) work towards finishing up those projects so that when I leave, it will be in their good graces, and in God’s timing. I’m ready for that next phase of my life of just “being”. Thank you!
Lillie, you nailed it! In.God’s.Timing! I set my retirement date 3 times and moved it. Last time, I KNEW if I didn’t, I was in total disobedience to God and that scared me worse than the ‘unknown down the road’. Even after I left, my co-workers would get in a bind and I’d go back to ‘help’ out of guilt for leaving them. SO my patient God spoke to me one day as I was sitting behind my ‘used-to-be desk’ (close to audibly hearing Him as I’d ever been!!!)….”Did I not remove you from this chair and you keep coming back?” I just said, “Yes Sir!”, stood up picked up my purse and told my precious friends…’I can’t come back.’ Had I stayed on “my course”, Wow…would I have missed blessings He had just waiting for me. So, Lillie and Narva, He has your plan already. Have no fear of that. Because our life can’t be any better than He has planned no matter how carefully we’ve mapped it out! Excited for you both…your best days are ahead!!
I am from Plainview, Tx. I love your bible studies but I have missed that last two due to some changes in my life. But it feels good to be back, hoping to interact more this time round. God is definitely helping me cope with these changes. My husband has been diagnosed with ptsd which I did not understand at first. He started to change last year but he accused me of trying to make him think he was crazy so I left it alone. Problems were getting worse in our marriage and I was ready to give up. But God kept telling me to not give up. Finally in February of this year my husband came out and told me about his nightmares of his military life. Shortly after that he physically hurt me and my daughter, not intentionally and not severly but enough to scare us both. In his mind he was defending himself. Next day we took the first step of getting help. Its been the hardest few months for me. He is different man now. He’s negative, he has become numb, and his anger has worsened. With my first marriage I was abused for 8 years. Everyday I was asking God why me again. One day he answered. Through sickness and in health. What my husband has is a sickness. So now I see it differently and I have chosen to learn from this. My story of my past has helped many women move forward and become stronger. Now I wonder if this is help others as well. There is not much support around here for spouses of those who suffer from ptsd. Most people don’t understand it. Only God knows.
Thank you for ALL that you do.
Sweetness, my heart and prayers are with you. I know first hand what it means to be in a situation and not understand it. It is very painful and confusing. But we have Jesus. Yes we have Jesus. And He is always in control of everything. He will never leave us alone without help. He is in charge of our lives. Much love honey. God be with you and your family always.
Thank you for your prayers! Sorry its a little late 🙂
Thank you for your prayers! Sorry its a little late.
Welcome back Marilyn! Praying for your family! Hugs to you my sweet sister
Mondee~LGG Encourager
Thank you for your prayers!
Hi I’m from southern California and I’m learning to trust God in the dark times, when i can’t see the light. I’m waiting for answers to prayer for my health and prayers for my daughter. I have discovered even when there seems to be no hope I still hold on. I do have faith that God sees me and that he knows exactly what I’m going through. He will use this for something good. Really excited about this study.
Beloved, God indeed sees you. And He will see to it, in His love that He perfects all that concerns you. He will work through life with you and accomplish everything He has said concerning your life. You are hidden in the hollow of His hands. Love an peace to you.
I don’t know if this is the right place to send this or am meant to reply to someones comment. My name is Beatrice from Nigeria i just want to get close to God in my daily schedule am happy about this studies just wish i can get the daily doses as it comes though i have sent my email earlier but will still do the same below
I am a pastor’s wife, mother of 5 grown children….with the oldest being 39 And the youngest 18….4 grandchildren. I have been saved for 46 years, but my husband has only been a pastor for 23 years. I teach women and children. Because I find myself on the giving end so much, I have realized how crucial it is for me to be on the receiving end of ministry. I can’t teach or minister to others with an empty vessel. So, these studies have become my lifeline spiritually speaking. I appreciate this ministry so much and the encouragement and growth it gives me. Looking forward to what God has to show me and fill me with in this study. Thank you for all the work you put into these studies.
Teresa, thank you so much for sharing and joining us! We are so glad that you are here.
Oh Teresa!!! You just made my heart sing right now. How much you are loved my dear. God bless you so richly and increase you daily. We love you.
Hi Teresa! I totally agree with you on the fact that our tank has to be filled to be able to give to others, I’m so thankful these studies can do this for women like us all over the world! Blessed to have you with us!
Mondee~LGG Encourager
Well God has done it again, he’s lead me to the water so that I may drink and wash my feet. So even f4om the Book of Ruth may remember I am moving to another state 9 hours away from my closest relative. As the time gets shorter here in Missouri it becomes harder to imagine being alone I Georgia. Today’s reading I interrupt as “Giving all of me not just my feet but my heart my hands my head. Letting go and letting God. This group is such a blessing.
Shawn, thank you for sharing and joining us! Prayers for you as you adjust prepare to make this major move. I want to welcome you to the South and be prepared for humidity practically year round! Again, thank you for joining us and prayers for you.
Praying for comfort and courage during your move! While you may be far from family, know you are not alone. Just look to Jesus and he will fill some of those empty spaces. Hugs to you, you can do this!
Mondee~LGG Encourager
Dear Shawn, our God is such a mighty God. And He directs our footsteps. Praise be to Him. Wherever you are and go He will always be with you as bring you comfort from His word. God bless you.
I live in SW Missouri. For the past 15 years, I have been a caregiver for my husband and my 96-year-old Mother. Last month, I had to have knee replacement surgery, which has thrown me into reverse in my role of caregiver. God has blessed me with a wonderful, supportive family and many friends who have not only taken on my responsibilities, but are giving me the best of care as I recover. To say the Lord has been working on me in all of this would not even come close to what He has done and continues to do. I am humbled, strengthened and challenged by how much I am loved. I love the phrase, above, “Christ invested in him…”. What a wonderful thought. Christ is investing in me!
Oh darling praise be to God who never abandons his own. May He perfect your healing. God bless you
Hi Donna! Praying for healing and good health for you and your family! God always amazes me with his timing of events, but no matter how hard it is, I know he has a bigger plan. Maybe this is his way of letting you rest a little and get loved on by others?. So glad your with us for this study!
Mondee~LGG Encourager
Hi. I’m currently in Jacksonville, FL and God is working with me on my confidence and accepting that being the quiet one in the group is not a bad thing. Taking time to process can be a plus and interspersing that with being bold and not hiding behind fear and anxiety. I am excited about this study, to learn more about God and how to be SOLD OUT for Him, just as I am.
Adrienne we are excited you have joined us! Being an observer isn’t always a bad thing. Again, thank you so much for sharing and joining this study. I am super excited about it as well!
Hi. My name is Vanessa and I am a missionary in Mukachevo, Ukraine (western Ukraine..about 932 miles or about 1,500km from Donetsk where the war is). I’ve lived in Ukraine for about 17 years, and before that 10 years in Russia. I’ve been doing LGG studies for a long time. As a missionary I pour into many lives for God, but I struggle as well with wanting to be like those who are outgoing and have the gift to speak to anyone at anytime about anything. My desire is to just go deep, and allow the Lord to minister to me, to my puny little heart, so that I am comfortable with MY relationship with Him and do not need to compare.
God’s blessings
Vanessa, how exciting! We are so very happy that you are joining us! I have always admired missionaries and the work that you do! Prayers for you as you seek God’s guidance and leadership!
I’m from Columbus, Ohio. God is bringing me to a point where I only have him. I need to walk in complete surrender and trust in Him right now, while I pray for a miracle in my family.
Diana thank you for joining us and prayers for you as you go through this time.
Hi I’m Tamara an I’m struggling to know what god wants me to do for him.
Tamara welcome! We are so glad you’re joining us. Prayers for you as you seek His will.
Hi I’m Tamara an I’m from St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean I’m looking forward to this study I feel so blessed to be here.
Just being here IS a blessing, isn’t it? : )
Hi I’m from Washington, NJ. I’ve done several LGG studies and it’s always a blessing. God is at work in my life showing me that I need to let go of grudges. Only recently has God shown me this reality in my life. It’s been such an eye opener for me. Also that I need a “heart change” in how I too easily get offended at others for little things when I’m called to not be easily offendable and to love others, truly and completely.
Hello from Utopia by the Bay – Fairhope, Alabama!!! My name is Rose Aitcheson and I am beyond excited for this study and I cannot wait to see what God will bring to light for me and how this study will allow me to grow more into His mold for me!! Right now I think the biggest area God is working in my life is with my patience with HIS plan for my life. My schedule is truly chaotic for a 27 year old. The most stressful part is working multiple jobs to afford school and day-to-day living. I have been trying to find a new job (JUST ONE) that will financially stabilize me but door after door keeps closing. I admit I get frustrated and wonder “why does God want me to always be this tired, this worn out, and not be able to give my education my full attention….” He MUST have a plan for me being here and in turn I am learning to be more patient and try to release the reigns of my life so he can take control!!!
Rose, welcome! We are so glad you’ve joined us!
Rose, we are so glad you joined us! We are excited to have you. Trust that He does have a plan and like you said we must be patient…it’s all in His timing and not ours. Prayers for you as you continue on this journey!
I’m so glad to be a part of this study. I am fighting stage 4 ovarian cancer and God has performed some miraculous healing in my life. Every morning I thank God for giving me another day and ask Him to help me live it the way he wants me to. I often feel inadequate, and have often wondered why God gave me the personality that I have – and after reading today’s blog i’m feeling better about it and looking forward to the next few weeks. Thank you for this ministry. Writing from Charlotte, NC (born and raised in Maryland).
Sharon, thank you for joining us! Prayers for you during your battle and prayers for your support group and medical staff too. We are so glad you’ve joined us.
Hi I’m Tamara an I’m from St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean I’m looking forward to this study I feel so blessed to be here. After many years out of the church I’ve decided to redecade my life back to god I’ve lost a lot of my friends I’m alone now it’s a weird feeling but. I’m a little like Peter need some encouragement and support please thank you guys for your wonderful work you’re doing for god it’s help me to focus more on him less of me. Amen
Tamara welcome! Prayers for you in this journey!
Greetings from South Carolina!
I am Diana, and I am looking forward to this Bible Study.
I loved the intro, and I feel that i can identify with Peter. Am I too much? Am I not enough? Why am I here, alone without my family? What is my purpose? All these things I ponder deeply. I feel isolated,alone and still without friends after 2 yrs.
I love writing, I love being behind the lens of a camera, and I love music.. it’s my passion. I love humanity. Currently I am a Floral Designer, and a Youth Praise Team Director. I need Jesus more and more…
Welcome to this beautiful community Diana, we are so very glad you’re joining us! Thank you for sharing.
Im from Nashville TN and my work right now is to go to school and raise 3 children.
I am working towards an associates degree in Nursing. I will apply for the program in the Spring. This path has conflicted with the one I’d like for myself. What I really want to do is homeschool my children. But a lack of income has led us to this decision. Don’t get me wrong though. I believe God has led me to nursing. It just hurts my heart that I would be better at nursing than teaching my own kids. I am still growing in what God has called me to do and be.
Spiritually speaking, I know that God has more for me to do. I hope to not sit idly by, and just let God do what He wants to through me in others lives.
Miranda, thank you for joining us! I truly believe nurses have a true calling, I know I’m grateful for each of you….just like teachers! Welcome to the community and can’t wait to go on this journey!
I’m Debra from Massachusetts. My husband and I are retiring at the end of the year and moving to Virginia after being married for 49 years, raising our family and watching our 17 grandchildren grow. What is the Lord doing in my life now? I have no idea!! But that is always the most exciting part! Looking forward to my continued “education” from the Father and Son in the Power of His Holy Spirit with this group. Love and peace to all.
Debra, retirement! How exciting and congratulations! Thank you so much for joining us.
I’ve spent the majority of my Christian life concerned of the cares of this world and people. I feel it has taken from me and hindered or blocked me from a closer connection with The Father and affected my confidence in who I am as a Christian woman to the point where I am defined about the people around me and the things that I do. I am seeking to learn more of who I am in God’s eyes, not what others opinions are about me or what shaped me because of the world or my environment. The book of James says “draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” I desire to grow closer to the Lord and experience complete freedom in HIS presence where I can boldly live life in confidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit just like the apostles did in the book of Acts. and I know the only way to experience that kind of liberty here on earth is by surrendering my being to HIM and become sold out like the disciples. I’m excited in how the Lord will move in all our lives during this study!
Karen,
I feel the same way. I am learning my self worth has come from other people’s opinion of me. My fear of being rejected has just cost me a wonderful man! My heart is broken because I realize my thinking has been so wrong in Christ. I love this man & praying God will heal.
I do know our God is a healer! He will heal the brokenhearted. When we value the opinions of others more than who God says we are, rejection can be devastating. I have learned my confidence is in the Lord. I will keep you in prayer and pray with you for your relationship to be restored. Fight the good fight of the faith!
I live in a small town in eastern Wyoming, Lusk. I have been involved in other studies, but seem to have a hard time finishing them. My goal is to stay with this study to the very end. I love reading God’s word. There is always something that speaks to me personally.
Linda welcome!! I am sure you will do great and accomplish your goal! Thank you so much for joining us!
I am from a small town in northwest Iowa called Sibley and I believe this bible study is a place where I am called to be right now.
I want to be closer to God and listen more to his words.
Reginaceli, welcome! We are so glad you are joining us on this journey!
Hi. I am from Shreveport, Louisiana were I was born, raised and lived throughout my life. This Bible Study came at just the right time for me as I had been needing a way to participate in a bible study with accountability and due to time constraints and busy schedules am unable to attend one in person right now.
I related very much to the ideas in the blog post about feeling at times that your personality is to much or not enough. I struggle with this a lot as I am very complex yet simple. I find many times that I struggle with feeling people don’t get me or can’t understand my layers because I’m to complicated to feeling like I couldn’t possibly be good enough because of all the should have’s I place on myself. I am very much like Peter in questioning and doubting and in wanting to believe.
Brandy, I am about an hour and half from Shreveport! I love shopping on the Boardwalk! Thank you so much for joining us! I hope you are enjoying it so far.
I am a bit late to the study but will catch up! My name is Maria, I live in Little Rock. Arkansas. I am from El Salvador and have been living in the US for 17 years. Fifteen of those years I have been with no family but with great friends. This bible study is what I needed I feel misplaced most of the time, can’t find my place in my walk or in life sometimes. I feel much like Peter he has a strong name but yet it took a lot of time in his walk for him to become who Jesus had called him to do. Talking to my husband after reading this study, I realized that Peter is Pedro in Spanish which comes from the word Piedra or Rock.
Everyone has great and beautiful stories to share. I can’t wait to keep reading and learning more!
Maria, thank you so much for joining us! We are so glad that you are here.
Hello!
I’m from northern Delaware.
Just starting week 1 today so I’m a little behind.
God has opened the door to allow me to participate in a medical missions trip to Ecuador to help spread the good Word and provide healing! I’m so excited because I’ve been wanting to do a trip for a long time. I can’t wait until November!
Adrienne, how exciting for you! Thank you for joining us! We are so very glad that you have joined us.
Finding this site, has changed my life. I just have one question, what does SOAP mean under the read section? I am truly enjoying this!!
Amanda, thank you for joining us!
S: Scripture (write the scripture of the day)
O: Observation (write down a few observation from the passage)
A: Application (write down a few applications you can take from the passage)
P: Prayer (write down a prayer)
I hope this helps you and know that we are so glad that you have joined us!
My Name is Hannah. I just started this study today. Better late than never! I am a college student about to enter my sophomore year at a local university , but recently I’ve been feeling like God is calling me to transfer to a bible college and enter ministry full time. This would be a huge leap of faith and cost way more than I’m currently paying for school. I haven’t figured out a way to tell my parents quite yet. However, I’ve prayed every night that if this is what God wants me to do then help plant a seed in my parents heart and for this feeling to continue inside of me!
Hannah you are doing the right thing by asking God to deal with your parents. Don’t make a move as long as there is fear or doubt. Use your parents as the fleece (remember Gideon?). If this is God, He has a way of working things out. Be still and watch.
I didn’t realize that this Study Group was here a year ago, but I am still privilege to have the opportunity to find this Lesson Plan on the You Version Bible App and then continuing to find so many more that led me to your website. I relocated from GA to VA following the moving of the spirit of God to dwell and develop in Him. As the introduction stated with the “misplaced zeal” it feel so familiar. Even if I have to do this entire study alone I am going to do because I know the holy spirit led me here. I have searching for a place to get a jump start on getting back in my word like I should and I am so blessed to find a beautiful place such as this, even if I am a year late. Be Blessed!