Okay, so we started our Summer Online Bible study this week, and it is so awesome! What’s awesome about it is that God brought 30 women to our group! We are different in so many ways, but our heart for demolishing the lies we believe and replacing them with truth is the same! It’s not too late to join if you’re interesting! Find out more here! 

I thought it would be fun to do a “5 Things I Just Learned about Myself” list. I know these lists are cheesy, but for some reason I love them! One went around last year on Facebook, (Did you jump on that bandwagon? Well, I did!) and I learned more about my Facebook friends from those lists than I ever would have otherwise. So here I go . . .

5 Things I Just Learned about Myself:

I just learned that . . . 

1. I don’t like blackened-seasoned food. I don’t like blackened shrimp or scallops or chicken or pork or any other meat for that matter. I tried to like it, but I just don’t, and I feel liberated, in a sense, for finally  admitting it.

2. Perfectionism is the culprit for my indecisiveness. Okay, so I’m in the store for an hour looking for a gift for someone. I buy a gift. Then I get home and can’t decide if it’s the right gift. So I return the gift and get another one. Throughout this whole fiasco I’m asking myself, “What’s wrong with me?? Just buy a gift! Who cares!” Then it hit me. I’m paralyzed with indecisiveness because I have to get the perfect gift. And . . . others have to know it’s the perfect gift. Ugh! Yes, I’m working on it. Or better yet, God’s working on it through me. #LiesWomenBelieve

3. In theory I want perfectly painted, manicured fingernails, but in reality they drive me crazy. Yeah, my perfectionism problem is weird. It’s not in all things, and it’s not in fingernails. I love the look of nail polish. But without fail, one day later it’s chipped and I’m irritated I spent $20 on a manicure for 24-hour nail polish.

4. I can’t read The Jesus Storybook Bible without crying. So really, whether you have kids or not, get this Bible. If you’ve ever struggled with understanding the Bible or accepting that God loves you, then you need this Bible. Just be sure to have a box of Kleenex nearby.

5. I always thought that all I wanted to be was a wife and mother “when I grew up.” Now that I guess I’m as grown as I’ll ever be, (I still feel like I am a 25-year-old mind in an almost-38-year-old-body) I realize that I love being a wife and mother, but there’s many other things I hope to do, too, in my lifetime. My regret is that I didn’t figure this out when I was single so that I could have spent my time more wisely.

A Lot of Prayer

This week I was listening to a Seeds Family Worship CD with my toddler. Yes, it’s totally a kids’ CD, but I tell you I get more out of it than she does. The songs are Bible verses, so it helps you memorize scripture. Anyway, this song from Jeremiah 33:3 spoke to me immensely, and it’s perfect for out Summer Bible Study Lies Women Believe.

Notice how God tells us that He will tell us “unsearchable” things when we call on Him. Unsearchable means things that we cannot search and find on our own because they are too deep, too hidden. We can only find them through the Holy Spirit.

The lies we believe as women are manifested in addictions, insecurities, broken relationships. But there is a deeper problem. My prayer is that God revels to us the deeper parts of ourselves, the hidden parts, the unsearchable parts so that we are made aware of the root lie and find freedom in Him.

This weekend I am praying for you. Please leave your requests in the comments or on the Facebook page.

And a Little Encouragement

How to Prepare Your Daughter for Singleness by me! – I’m honored to be a writer at iBelieve.com, and this is my first post.

“Here’s My Heart” by David Crowder – David Crowder is my favorite, and this song is perfect for replacing the lies we believe with God’s truth! “Here’s my heart, Lord. Speak what is true.”

How to Discuss Your Sexual Past a podcast from Focus on the Family

What are We Teaching Our Daughters from The Christian Pundit

When Life Feels Terribly Ordinary from Relevant

50 Shades of What? a podcast from Boundless.org

Why You Should Wait for a Godly Man from Charisma Magazine

The Violent Craving by Dannah Gresh

And Even Some Fun

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Praying for you this weekend! Leave your requests below!