Hello!

What we will be covering this week (we typically get through 9 to 12 verses each week):

Tuesday Subtitle 6, verse Isaiah 55:10-11, likely through subtitle 8 possibly starting on 9

Thursdayt Page ???  subtitle #3 Verse from  Psalm 119:93

Discussion time:  Website post, Tuesday morning thinking about our thoughts.    Thursday:  What manner of man are we really:  exploring our identity in Christ.

Reminders:  You are all doing such a great job.  Let’s keep respecting one another and keeping our commentary to the verses.

Summer plans:   We plan to wrap up this session the week of June the 11th and 13th and take a two week break before starting the next 6 to 8ish week session.   I am available to facilitate this study through the summer if there is interest, so think about your summer plans and if Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:30 or Thursdays from 7 to 9 (we could start earlier from 6:30 to 8:30 if that is better too).    This is our second last week of this session.   As always, more are welcome to join us at any time.  I will do a one time intro session for 2 hours with new people joining us.

Possible summer session:  starting July 2nd and 4th to the middle of August, 2-3 week break at the end of August.   We would continue on with this Topic:  The Word of God God

Summary of practical suggestions

This is part of “our part” of working out our salvation with fear and trembling daily.(See Philippians 2:12)   Be so encouraged, as you are faithful in the small things, He will mutliply all things for you.  Blessings.

1.  Commit to setting apart a daily time to “feed on” Gods Word and aim to meditate on one or two things that God has revealed to you.    Think of the reading part as the actual eating and the meditating part as the digesting part.    To get the full benefit we need to do both.  It is so encouraging to know that even if we don’t feel like we are getting it, the Word itself is working in us and is washing us and equipping us.
2. Keep a praise and thanksgiving journal so that if you hit a low or challenging time you can look back and be reminded and encouraged by God’s faithfulness in the past.
3. Think about what you are thinking about.   Start to mindfully guard your heart by setting and enforcing boundaries on what you think about.
4. Crucifying the flesh:   Deny yourself, pick up your cross and walk as Jesus walked.   Truly to be His disciple, the flesh must lose it’s power over us.  I believe this is the major source of the “wet blankets” of fear, doubt and unbelief that cover and smothers our faith.