It's Tough Being A Woman....week 5
The Gold Scepter
God ~ "Reach out and take hold of your destiny!"
Esther 5:2
When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
(Esther 4:16 ~ If I perish, I perish)
session four - face our worst fears
the enemy and our own self-destructive natures combine to taunt us with "what if's". Once we are in Christ, Satan has no authority to destroy us.
Once Satan sees what we believe would be the end of us, he threatens and torments us with it. (Prevents us from being all God wants us to be
Our conditional trust positions us as negotiators and beggars before God instead of secure children
.....secure children who trust their lives to the faithful Father
When fears become reality, we are devistated, thinking God is unfaithful. Satan essentially gets what he wants - us to believe that life is over. Unless opur belief system chages, it is! (Prov. 23:7 As a man thinks in his heart, so is he)
we are free and safe to voice our worst nightmares to God
...trust Him no matter what (this wil only make us stronger)
most of what we fear never happens
Our only steadfast defenses against life's certain uncertainties is unconditional trust in a Savior who loves us more than his own life
If....Then statements
If surgery Then God will take care of me
If I doubt Then God has a plan
If no job Then God desires to accomplish something monumental in me
If singleness Then Gods going to demonstrate His sufficiency to me
If I perish Then God will welcome me in Heaven
Clearly she appeard before Xerxes as none other than the Queen of the vast Persian empire
(with confidence)
(Approaching God's throne)
How often does our own King hold out the scepter of approval and though we inch forward in timid approach we chose not to reach out and touch it?.....who knows what mighty deliverance is at hand!
Rev. 22:16 - 17 ~ "Come!"
(Esther 4:16) Esthers actions were illegal
Xerxes knew something was wrong based on her demeanor and not just her broken protocol
"....What troubles you Hagar?" Gen. 21:17
"What ails you....?" Psalm 114:5
He (God) asked her (Esther) what was troubling or ailing her (Tell God)
Sometiems God is more aware than we of just how much He requires of us. He knows how hard it's going to be for us.
I persist becasue it appears to be God's will (talking about her speaking and writing)
When you blow it, do you wait a long time before trying again? Do you feel teh need to always make an 'A'?
....sometimes just surviving certain tasks without falling apart is our best and in those times, God is not ashamed of our performance. He's proud of us for fighting overwhelming human emotions to do His will. He is intersted in our heartsHe loves our willingness and obedience despite our insecurities
Man is still God's prized creation and most valued treasure
...deny ourselves,; our selfishness, ambition, pasts, or any damaged emotions the right to cheat us of His far higher plans for us
He's just not willing to leave things dead
Any time God calls us to die, his purpost is to reveal larger life (Me:"What could possibly be greater in Ca than here in Mt?")
Esther 5:9 - what is troubling beyond coincidence is that the Jews were at their lowest
A frightening circumstance may remain exactly the same, but God's child need not
A terrifying thing had ha[[ened while evil basked in its success: prayer and fasting. A godless man had no idea teh well of divine power a person cvould access from praying knees. There abides the drink that can stady the legs of a lamb led to slaughter while a wolf howls proudly nearby.
(If I didn't move to Montana/California, look what I might have missed.)
Courage is not eh absence of fear, but doign whatever it is inspite of fear.
One reason we desperate;ly need to know our standing in God's eyes is so that we are not consumed with high standing in our own eyes or the eyes of others.
We can serve from our knees on earth becasue we are seated with the King in heaven
God compiled the whole cannon of Scripture to teach us about human nature as well as His nature. God's full intent is for us to view them side by side.
....wants us to know He is God asd we are not. He also wants us to see who we were meant to be when he formed us in His image
Discontent with selfishness and weary of ego, we finally become willing to lose ourselves to something greater ....we find Christ as we've never known Him. ....and startle to discover that part o fourselves resembles Him.
(2Pter 1:3-4)
Haman's boasts (his wealth, status, ) Apparently, the only ones who goty to talk were those who talked about him.
...letting my preoccupation with one person steal teh joy that countless others brought me (people younget than me, getting married, having children)
...mental preoccupation.... we serve whatever masters us
our bondage, stronghold, can be a person.... he or she consumes an excessive and unhealthy spot in our thoughts, whether negative or positive. The individual may be someone
we are attracted to, feel threatedned or defeated by
whose approval eludes us, or whose happiness consumes us (Gal. 1:10)
whome we adore, despise, or far more complexly, both. Our problem peoplle are ofent those we "love" one moment and "hate" the next
We form mental strongholds towards those who won't give us what we want or need
Somewhere along eh way we felt emotionally masterd by the. Our thoughts abotu the person emotionally mastered us
....do what is necessary to bring our thoughts capitve to the knoweledge of God
(2Cor 10:5)
(Lord, I wanted -or felt I needed- this person to change, instead, change me!)
root of preoccupation? My own insecurities with myself
God is the only one who can tend to the secret places
Admit we have an area of brokenness
Discontent with selfishness and weary of ego, we finally become willing to lose ourselves to something greater. In doign so, we find Christ as we've never kmown Him.
"Grow up and get over yourself, it's not all about you!"
Prov. 4:23
Isaiah 26:3 - "peace"
God ~ "Reach out and take hold of your destiny!"
Esther 5:2
When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
(Esther 4:16 ~ If I perish, I perish)
session four - face our worst fears
the enemy and our own self-destructive natures combine to taunt us with "what if's". Once we are in Christ, Satan has no authority to destroy us.
Once Satan sees what we believe would be the end of us, he threatens and torments us with it. (Prevents us from being all God wants us to be
Our conditional trust positions us as negotiators and beggars before God instead of secure children
.....secure children who trust their lives to the faithful Father
When fears become reality, we are devistated, thinking God is unfaithful. Satan essentially gets what he wants - us to believe that life is over. Unless opur belief system chages, it is! (Prov. 23:7 As a man thinks in his heart, so is he)
we are free and safe to voice our worst nightmares to God
...trust Him no matter what (this wil only make us stronger)
most of what we fear never happens
Our only steadfast defenses against life's certain uncertainties is unconditional trust in a Savior who loves us more than his own life
If....Then statements
If surgery Then God will take care of me
If I doubt Then God has a plan
If no job Then God desires to accomplish something monumental in me
If singleness Then Gods going to demonstrate His sufficiency to me
If I perish Then God will welcome me in Heaven
Clearly she appeard before Xerxes as none other than the Queen of the vast Persian empire
(with confidence)
(Approaching God's throne)
How often does our own King hold out the scepter of approval and though we inch forward in timid approach we chose not to reach out and touch it?.....who knows what mighty deliverance is at hand!
Rev. 22:16 - 17 ~ "Come!"
(Esther 4:16) Esthers actions were illegal
Xerxes knew something was wrong based on her demeanor and not just her broken protocol
"....What troubles you Hagar?" Gen. 21:17
"What ails you....?" Psalm 114:5
He (God) asked her (Esther) what was troubling or ailing her (Tell God)
Sometiems God is more aware than we of just how much He requires of us. He knows how hard it's going to be for us.
I persist becasue it appears to be God's will (talking about her speaking and writing)
When you blow it, do you wait a long time before trying again? Do you feel teh need to always make an 'A'?
....sometimes just surviving certain tasks without falling apart is our best and in those times, God is not ashamed of our performance. He's proud of us for fighting overwhelming human emotions to do His will. He is intersted in our heartsHe loves our willingness and obedience despite our insecurities
Man is still God's prized creation and most valued treasure
...deny ourselves,; our selfishness, ambition, pasts, or any damaged emotions the right to cheat us of His far higher plans for us
He's just not willing to leave things dead
Any time God calls us to die, his purpost is to reveal larger life (Me:"What could possibly be greater in Ca than here in Mt?")
Esther 5:9 - what is troubling beyond coincidence is that the Jews were at their lowest
A frightening circumstance may remain exactly the same, but God's child need not
A terrifying thing had ha[[ened while evil basked in its success: prayer and fasting. A godless man had no idea teh well of divine power a person cvould access from praying knees. There abides the drink that can stady the legs of a lamb led to slaughter while a wolf howls proudly nearby.
(If I didn't move to Montana/California, look what I might have missed.)
Courage is not eh absence of fear, but doign whatever it is inspite of fear.
One reason we desperate;ly need to know our standing in God's eyes is so that we are not consumed with high standing in our own eyes or the eyes of others.
We can serve from our knees on earth becasue we are seated with the King in heaven
God compiled the whole cannon of Scripture to teach us about human nature as well as His nature. God's full intent is for us to view them side by side.
....wants us to know He is God asd we are not. He also wants us to see who we were meant to be when he formed us in His image
Discontent with selfishness and weary of ego, we finally become willing to lose ourselves to something greater ....we find Christ as we've never known Him. ....and startle to discover that part o fourselves resembles Him.
(2Pter 1:3-4)
Haman's boasts (his wealth, status, ) Apparently, the only ones who goty to talk were those who talked about him.
...letting my preoccupation with one person steal teh joy that countless others brought me (people younget than me, getting married, having children)
...mental preoccupation.... we serve whatever masters us
our bondage, stronghold, can be a person.... he or she consumes an excessive and unhealthy spot in our thoughts, whether negative or positive. The individual may be someone
we are attracted to, feel threatedned or defeated by
whose approval eludes us, or whose happiness consumes us (Gal. 1:10)
whome we adore, despise, or far more complexly, both. Our problem peoplle are ofent those we "love" one moment and "hate" the next
We form mental strongholds towards those who won't give us what we want or need
Somewhere along eh way we felt emotionally masterd by the. Our thoughts abotu the person emotionally mastered us
....do what is necessary to bring our thoughts capitve to the knoweledge of God
(2Cor 10:5)
(Lord, I wanted -or felt I needed- this person to change, instead, change me!)
root of preoccupation? My own insecurities with myself
God is the only one who can tend to the secret places
Admit we have an area of brokenness
Discontent with selfishness and weary of ego, we finally become willing to lose ourselves to something greater. In doign so, we find Christ as we've never kmown Him.
"Grow up and get over yourself, it's not all about you!"
Prov. 4:23
Isaiah 26:3 - "peace"
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