This is from http://leliachealey.blogspot.com
I just found her blog and I have to say it is very encouraging. She and other bloggers read and studied the book
I missed the whole study...but I've gone through and read a bit about the study here are some notes from the last chapter: these words are from Lelia's blog...........
"Lysa wraps the book up by telling us that if we choose to live a life of radical obedience to whatever God asks of us then we will be living a life that is...
ADVENTUROUS
NOT A WASTE
WORRY-FREE FOR OUR FUTURE
NOT WORN OUT
SEEING OTHERS THROUGH GOD'S EYES
BLESSED WITH AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
and last but not least we will live a life that is
CHANGING THE WORLD!
Now what woman in her right mind doesn't want that kind of life?
This book has really been a life changer for me.
My Grandparents own a Garbage company. They have two huge trucks and about 3,000 customers. Everyday Monday through Friday the crew picks up the trash that people don't want. People leave bags of junk out at the curb and our guys pick it up, throw it in the truck and run the blades. The blades crush the garbage so they can make room for more garbage. When the hopper is full, they drive to the dump and empty their trucks so the next day they can collect more trash.
What if my Grandpa decided he didn't want his sons to dump the garbage out of their trucks? What if he decided that he wanted them to keep everything they collected? If he did this, he wouldn't have a successful company because he wouldn't have room enough to haul every one's trash. He can't have it both ways. He can't tell his customers that he will haul their garbage for them and then keep it. To run a successful business he has to let my uncles dispose of the garbage at the landfill.
Same thing with us.
We cannot be a woman walking God while we are having an affair. We can't pray for our friends then get on the phone and mask our gossip as a prayer request.
Bottom line is that we can't be the garbage hauler and collector at the same time. We either dump the garbage and live for Jesus or keep the garbage and live a life full of confusion, danger and missing out on the plans God has for us."
Interesting to me that today is garbage day here in Fessenden....I forgot to put the garbage out. Hmmm.
And this..........SEEING OTHERS THROUGH GOD'S EYES is defiantly something that I need to work on this week!!!
1 comment:
Hello!
So glad to "meet" you! :)
Hope you can join in on this study. Her chapters are short & sweet & you didn't have to read the other book for this study.
Thank you so much for praying for my daughter. So tough, but GOD is in control, not my teenager.
Have a great day!
Blessings,
Lelia
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