This book definitely makes me take a step back
and examine myself as well, and although that is painful to do sometimes
it is always a good thing to do.
What a great reminder that God should be the center of our lives! At all times!
The passage where Mary says "the wild woman is a very
religious woman, professing to be a holy woman. It is one thing to be
acquainted with Jesus it is another thing to uphold Him as the Lord of
your life." hit me hard too. How often do I put on a show? Am I truly
the person I like to make others think I am? Am I truly the person God
is calling me to be? I know I am religious but do I have any
subsistence? Well, the more I think about it the more I realize I have a
long ways to go....and to grow in the Lord. I can be a better woman,
and I can be better at making God #1!
I am such a stubborn person...I think I have to do everything on my
own....which causes me to push God away.....usually when I need Him the
most. So, when I read where it says: "If on the other hand Christ is not
at the center, then she will walk in her own way in the way that is
"right in her own eyes" (Proverbs 12:15) "a way that seems right to a man,but its end is the way to death" (Proverbs 12:12)
it really made me stop and think, and realize once again that, yes, God
needs be the center and God needs to be in charge.....not Ann,otherwise
Ann is just going to cause herself some trouble.
I liked how she pointed out the
Heart-Foot connection: "your foot bone is connected to your heart bone"
"1)Follow me with your feet and 2) love me with your heart" (Deuteronomy
11:22, Joshua 22:5) How true is this?!
I know I have much to work on and I found it
encouraging to be reminded that "success in our relationships with God
does not depend on our personal resources or capabilities. God's Spirit
provides us with all the power love, wisdom and self discipline we need"
How wonderful is this......God provides!
One more area that really stuck out to me was where
Mary points out that our obedience to God is not a "requirement" to have
a good relationship with Him, but that obedience is the "by-product" of
a good relationship with God. What another great reminder that God does
not make up a bunch of rules to weigh us down, but rather to help us.
Because the closer to God we are, not only are we going to be more
obedient Him, at the same time we are also more free, because sin just
weighs us down, but on the other hand obedience to God frees us!
Neato!
Thank you Lord for loving me so much! Help me to be the woman you want me to be!
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