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Hold On
Are you one of those super serious Christians? Is it hard for you to laugh and smile in the sanctuary? Does it make you uncomfortable when others joke around with you because nothing is funny? Bless your heart. You would not have been a fan of Wednesday night’s online Bible study then. Although my pastor addressed the serious concerns that face us today, I logged off with a smile on my face and happiness bubbling in my home. Wednesday night REFRESH was conducted in a question and answer format. Viewers typed in their questions and pastor responded. And his answers were rather candid. The topic of fear and anxiety was…
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When It Rains…It Pours
While I was lounging on the couch, a deluge of rain fell from the sky. Fitz, my cat, continued his nap perched in his favorite place by the window. Even though the sky had been overcast all day…even though the conditions were conducive for a downpour, I was caught off guard. I’m a fan of watching rain from the coziness of home. Since I’ve been afforded the opportunity to spend time at home, I snuggled in and watched the downpour. And what a downpour it was! The rain was falling so heavily that all I could see was a white sheet of water. I focused on the loud sound it…
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Building My Strength
In an attempt to maintain some normalcy, I decided to establish a routine around here. I gave myself some grace and just allowed my body to wake up naturally. The day wouldn’t start until I was fully rested. Then after I got out of bed, the plan was to workout using YouTube. I assigned myself a room to deep clean daily. I would then work on my book for a couple of hours. After all those things were completed, I would have free time. Beautiful plan, don’t you think? Of course, my plan got derailed. I did great last Monday and Tuesday. But honey, I was over it by Wednesday. …
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When You’re Shut In
Before I joined my current church, I was a member of Bedside Baptist for about six months. If you’ve never heard of Bedside Baptist, I can give you a brief introduction to this grand church. That simply means that I stayed in bed on Sunday mornings instead of going to church. I would watch a sermon online or sometimes just watch the back of my eyelids as I slid further into sleep. I’m not proud of that time. But it gave me great practice for the current season that we’re in. This past Sunday’s church service was held at Bedside Baptist in my home. I sang along with the praise…
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Faith
Faith. It’s easy to make declarations about having faith when your world is going at a typical pace. When every day is not great but not horrible either. When life is average, you can hope for the extraordinary and not be too terribly put off when the extraordinary doesn’t occur. Miracles are only special because they don’t happen all the time. So, we hope for the things not seen, but we can get complacent in our faith. You can go back to my first postings in January 2020 and practically smell the hope. You can almost tangibly feel the anticipation. Something great was on the horizon. Things were clicking along…
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The Question
Your life can change in a single moment. When I hear others say that, I often think of how you’re doing just fine and then a tragedy hits. I mean, you’re minding your business and then life deals you a heavy blow. Thankfully, God gave me a more positive outlook. He didn’t leave me in that space. Typically if I’m writing about the same topic as other contributors to Bible Study Girl, I make sure that my blog is written before I read theirs. I don’t want to be influenced by what they felt led to share. BSG week broke all the rules. Although we agreed on a topic, I…
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A Remedy for Worrying
Sunday’s sermon cut to the heart of the current atmosphere we are encountering. Pastor spoke of his own struggles with worry. He spoke of other’s struggles with worry. And then he provided a remedy that is found in God’s word. The sermon was pulled from Matthew 6:25-34. In these scriptures, Jesus himself tells us multiple times “do not worry.” Jesus speaks of the birds in the air. The birds don’t fly around wondering where their next meal comes from, and they don’t plant food or store it in barns. They just fly and look for the next meal. They know it’s somewhere out there. Jesus then speaks of the lilies…
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BSG Week!!!
Howdy! Welcome to BSG week on the Bible Study Girl blog!!!!!! It’s been a minute since I explained what a BSG is, so let me refresh your memory. Way back in 2011, I sent out a mass email/text message and invited all the women that I knew in Central Arkansas to join in on a Bible Study. Of the people that were invited, we ended up with a core group of six women that met weekly to discuss the things that we learned during the Bible study that week. Every great group needs a name. I don’t remember who came up with the name, but Bible Study Girls was chosen…
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It’s A Wash
A storm is brewing. I can hear the thunder rolling. It’s not a constant boom. It comes and goes. Fitz, my cat, keeps running to the window to figure out what is going on. He’s used to the steady hum of traffic, but this sound is different. It’s unsettling. As I watch him run back and forth in a frenzy, I’m reminded of the state of America today. Coronavirus has arrived on American soil and much of the nation is in a panic. Now, I’ll be honest. Most of my information about the virus came from secondhand sources. You know, the Facebook philosophers and Instagram professors. Or I’d ask Bible…
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Knowledge of Good and Evil
Adam and Eve lived in paradise. They didn’t have to clock in and out on a job to put a roof over their head or food on their table. Everything around them was good. And yet, Eve was still deceived by Satan. Wednesday night’s Bible study continued to refresh my mind and help me press on towards true victory. In the 2nd and 3rd chapter of Genesis, we see God provide clear instruction, and then we see Eve being led astray. God tells Adam that he can eat from every tree in the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. That shouldn’t be too hard, right? …
