However, as it is written:
"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love Him"
I want that kind of year and pray that for you as well.
I want to invite those of you in this area to join with us in another effort to make every effort by studying
"Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl" by Lysa Terkeurst.
The study will start January 26th and go until March 9th.
In our Jonah study we worked through several themes brought out by the book study, one of them being a connection between head and heart. We studied Jonah's head heart connection and His need for God's transformative power. We reflected on our own knowledge of God; is it transforming us or is it simply on our checklist of things to do?
Just like memorizing scripture alone won't change me, I need to need the scriptures and desire that they become my thoughts, my very life. So too with Bible study; reading through something quickly without reflection or need or desire will leave us without life-changing experience.
Priscilla says in her study,
"Believers should be enabled to live beyond our normal human capabilities. While we will never achieve perfection in any of God's attributes, it can be our experience through the work of the Holy Spirit in ever-increasing measure. We can and should expect to see the fruit of God's work in our lives as He changes us daily."p. 136-137
Our excitement in Lysa's Bible study springs out of this very longing to know and experience God in a deep way through His word.
Anyone can come. Bring a friend and we can explore God's Word together.
Hi Nicole, your memory verse is the verse we put on my husband's headstone. I love that it says we can't even conceive what God has planned for us, I believe that refers to both here and in eternity.
ReplyDeleteWe are starting the Lysa Terkeurst study tomorrow! I'll look forward to sharing insights on my blog and checking yours to see the different ways God speaks to us!