Purity - Week Sixteen

Essential Eight



THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT: READ CHAPTER FIFTEEN IN YOUR BOOK,

 STUDY IT, & SHARE YOUR GLEANINGS!)

"That they may teach the young women... to love be chaste." Titus 2:4-5

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8

Hello friends! I hope your study of Wisdom was inspiring and eye-opening. If you feel like I do, you are probably wanting to study wisdom deeper and more in depth. :) But for now let's go on to our next essential - purity. When I think of purity being separate from the world and set apart for God comes to my mind. What comes to your mind?

The marks of wisdom:
     1. Know your priorities and practice them
     2. Balance in every area of life
     3. Farsighted
     4. Work at wisdom
     5. Practice the seven steps of wisdom
               (Stop, Wait, Pray, Search, Ask, Decide, Plan)

I came across this quote by Leslie Ludy that went along perfectly with last week's study. Just have to share it with you all :)

"The only way to walk in the wisdom of God is to abide in Him daily,

and build our lives around Him. God's wisdom isn't what comes naturally to us - we must know Him in order to know and understand His pattern for our lives."

 

 

May you continue to seek the Lord and His strength today and always!

 

Love, Nicole

 

Wisdom - Week Fifteen

Essential Seven



THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT: READ CHAPTER FOURTEEN IN YOUR BOOK,

 STUDY IT, & SHARE YOUR GLEANINGS!)

"That they may teach the young women... to love be discreet." Titus 2:4

"Wisdom makes it a habit to keep one eye on the future

 and the other on reality and makes her decisions accordingly."

Hello friends! Wasn't chapter thirteen great?! Wisdom is so much more than I ever imagined it to be. I hope your excitement for more truth about wisdom is high this week.

 

balance = harmonious arrangement of relation of parts or elements within a whole.

 

wisdom = making wise, thought out, determined choices so that your life will be orderly, calm, and balanced.

 

Balance is definitely a goal in my life that I am hopeful will one day be a reality. :) It is always a challenge to fit everything I need to do, want to do, and have to do into a 24-hour period. But one thing I find helpful is focusing my priority first and first most on my Lord. When I start to get so busy that I am neglecting time alone with Him, I find that it takes longer to accomplish any tasks, my attitude is not right, I am easily overwhelmed, and I have lost balance. As we strive to be women of wisdom we should seek to be woman who knows her priorities & practices them, and who is balanced in every area of life.

 

Did anyone try using Elizabeth George's "simple weekly calendar"? I tried it last week and did find it to be quite helpful. It felt like I accomplished more in a week then usual. I think I might change a couple of her points and use it in my weekly planner. :)

 

Well, this week we are continuing on with WISDOM. May this week be even better than the first! :)

 

Love, Nicole

 

"Do any of you need wisdom? Ask God for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So he will give you wisdom." James 1:5ERV