Class is Back in Session

We will have bible study this Thursday 3/26 at 7:00 p.m. and I can not wait to see all of you!! We will be discussing Chapter 5 "I am Frazzled" Come on and lets Defrazzle together with the Lord and our awesome friendships he is building!!

Week 5 of The Frazzled Female

We were suppose to discuss Week 5 last Thursday night but God had other plans for all of us.. It was a small group and we really started talking about who Christ is and what HE has done and what HE is going to do..and it went from HIS birth to HIS death..It was amazing how he put those certain people in that room that night and how is orchestrated that conversation between all of us. I am so inspired and so encouraged by each one of you ladies you just don't know! I love how we can ask questions and share our hearts if it is positive or negative.. I am so excited to see him building friendships between all of us.. That has been my prayer from the very beginning that not only would we all grow closer to GOD and seek his word and his ways but that he would also just let us all grow closer to each other and build strong, christian friendships! Ones that we know that no matter what we are going to be there for each other to encourage one another, support one another, hold each other accountable. to laugh with, to cry with.. to pray with! and of course have our chocolate moments together:) I look forward to seeing all of you on the 26th for week 5 I am FRAZZLED.. I am sure after spring break we will all need this one:) Love you all and if you need anything please call or e-mail me! I am praying daily for each one of you!!

Week4 ~ People are Getting on My Nerves

How many of you can say that I got on your nerves because I am so late in posting this week.. I am so sorry it has just been one of those weeks:( Well last weeks title was People are getting on my nerves and I am positive that we can all relate to that phrase.. Because TRUTH be told People DO get on our nerves.. it can be your spouse, your kids, your relatives, your friends. your boss and coworkers or just strangers.. But people do get on our nerves and that is normal.. The lesson we learned though was how to treat people who get on our nerves...The memory verse was Romans 12:18 "If possible, on your part,live at peace with everyone" Day 1 ~ Living Peacefully, our focus was Finding peace with self leads to peace with others... We read the story in John 14:1-27 and it was the story in the bible where JESUS gathers all his disciples together and then tells them he is leaving with no explanations just "I am leaving to go prepare a place for you".. Just a few words can totally throw you off track and disrupt your peace. Jesus words had this effect on HIS disciples as He told them this, we talked about how they must have felt or how we feel when something happens like that.. some of the words were shocked, hurt,confused, attacked,betrayed, sad....and then we go to" What About Me?" It is so true when something like this happens we are all about SELF... what about me? What is going to happen to me?What should I do? Me,Me, Me.. Did you know that SELF lies at the heart of many problems we face in dealing with people?? Jesus offers his peace to us.John 14:27 says Peace I leave with you: (My) own peace I now give you and bequeath to you.Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled,neither let them be afraid. Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed;and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled. Jesus flat out says we do not have to be afraid we do not have to be troubled, we do not have to be troubled,He has given us HIS Peace!!In the Book of Romans is a personal letter from Paul to the church in Rome. Paul addresses the differences in people.We may have different spiritual gifts,different behavioural styles, and different ideas of right and wrong. But, Paul encourages believers to aggressively reach out to others through Christ's love regardless of differences..I encourage YOU that the next time you run into someone who frustrates you, make appoint to be especially kind to that person, perhaps that person needs to be shown kindness.. We truly need to get SELF out the way and consider the other persons needs. You have no idea what others are going through. Each person you meet may carry a heavy burden and my favorite saying is You May Be the closest thing to CHRIST that person has ever seen so shine his light! It is so easy to bless those who you are nice to you and that you love, on the other hand if someone is being mean to you or has treated you wrong, hand it over to Jesus Christ and let him handle it for you, it take supernatural powers!Just remember that when you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior,he cleaned you up and filled you with HIS righteousness. He knows your personality and He knows the problems you experience. Remember if you focus on HIM by worshipping HIM,loving HIM, and seeking HIS guidance, HE will empower you to get along with others-no matter how difficult they may be..I challenge YOU to see people through Christ's eyes and seek his wisdom to show you how to treat others, oh HE will and it will be the right way!!

Week 3... I Don't Have Enough Time!

The title of this weeks lesson was I don't have enough time.. Seriously, how many times have you said that phrase? I know I probably say it everyday.. Well, this week our memory verse was John 14:1 Your heart must not be troubled.Believe in God; believe also in ME.. This week I really encouraged all the ladies and myself to make daily list of everything you have to do and then pray over every single thing..Not only will your day go smoothly when you lift these items to the Lord but to pray over your to do list is a way of offering your entire day -even the little things to him. Day 1 God Is In Control ~ Focus on God instead of your circumstances. We read the story of Jochebed(Moses Mom) and how she trusted the Lord to take care of him and he did in so many ways..Meeting Life's challenges In the story we read we found out that Jocebed relied on God. Secondly,she was persistent and her firm faith gave her the strength she needed to do what GOD called her to do.Remember it takes tremendous faith,discipline and persistence to manage your time Gods way.We need to really seek his counsel about what we do with the time he has given us. Just as he did for Jochebed,he will reward you with his strength, his joy and his provision. Day 2 - the title of the day was called MORE.... I have to laugh because not only do we always say we don't have enough time but we always ask for MORE:)Remember that making time with JESUS a priority will lessen the pressure of time issues..Have you ever heard about Treasures in Heaven? When you spend time with the Lord, in his word and just being with him and loving others like he would and doing acts of kindness for others, when you do those things God will reward you with treasures in heaven.. I love this quote that was written in our book and it says" You will not have more time if you make Jesus a priority in your life,but the time you have will be MORE!God will give us what we need to complete each task, What a divine thing he does for us when we spend time with him.I loved when Martha complained about Mary not helping her around the house and he said Mary has chosen the right choice and it will not be taken away from her.. When we make a daily appointment with the Lord, we will experience tremendous blessings to deal with our daily activities.Satan will use the " I don't have enough time" attack to try and keep us away from our bible study and our prayer time. But, it is our responsibility to make sure nothing stands in the way of our time with Jesus especially when we don't have time!I am sure you are like me and many others, you really long to experience his blessing as a Mom,as wife, at work, in friendships and even cleaning your house.. I encourage you that if you long for his blessing in these areas make a daily list and pray over each one and you will will definitely turn your Martha day into a Mary one:) Day 3~ The Core of the Problem.We focused on what God wants us to do right now! Have you ever had your plate so full and said YES to everything and served in this area and really felt like was God was not blessing you in some of those areas? Well I know personally!! I know many ladies who have filled their lives with too many good things! Many Christian women, swallowed up in an endless array of duties, responsibilities and service miss out on God's best for them. All of this often steals their creativity,their play-time,and their joy, it will leave you physically,emotionally,,mentally and spiritually depleted. In the book of Isaiah God invited all who are thirsty,to all who are not satisfied with life,to all who are too busy to enjoy HIS peace and joy. I assure you if you are anxious, pressured and depleted by the demands placed on your life right now, GOD has something better in mind for you. Too little time is not actually the problem. The core of the problem may be having to much to do!God does not want us to do "EVERY THING" good. He can tell you what you should do if you just ask for his direction and guidance.. Day 4~Blessed By God~ We talked about comparing ourselves to others, I think we are all guilty of that and it starts very young.. We are always thinking someone else is prettier, someone else is always happy,her house is always clean,she dresses to the nines,her hair is so cute, she is so orderly we find ourselves like that all the time and sometimes it is not even a jealousy issue, we just find ourselves wanting to be like that... The great thing is......Did God tell you to compare yourself to other ladies? NO! At times God may give us a example in another person, He may speak to you through the words or the lifestyle of that person,drawing you to His character.. When it becomes jealousy and self pity that is nothing but Satan playing games with you. read Provers 31: 10 ~31 WOW!!! how I long to be like this woman in many ways but I know that God has a specific plan for me at this precise time in my life just like he has for you.. You can definitely become the ideal woman- not because of what you can do but because of who HE is.. if you look back at the scripture the most worthy and admirable description of the ideal woman is that she FEARED GOD! As you worship GOD,read HIS word and seek HIS counsel, GOD will tell you what things should be a part of your life.Day 5~ My Time Belongs To God... Managing your time is a big part of managing yourself. "Managing Self" means to do what I can do with me when I can not do anything about the circumstances surrounding me" Read Psalms 27. Set Me High Upon a Rock at times I cry out to my heavenly father to set me high upon a rock and come get me and set me above my circumstances,bringing me closer to him..When my focus shifts from HIM, my energy is divided and my stress is multiplied. As long as HE is central to my thinking and my commitment, I experience his joy and his peace no matter what else is going on in my life. When you keep your focus on Jesus Christ, HE fills you with a peace and joy that the world cannot give!!Hope to see you all on Thursday night, the study is People are getting on my nerves! ha ha!! now tell me how many times have you said that! I just finding myself cracking up at the title because I am GUILTY!!! I can not wait to see what he teaches me this week! Love you all and praying for each one of you daily!!