1. Can you think of an occasion when you unintentionally offended someone, and you were totally shocked when you heard how he or she perceived what you said or did?

2. Have you ever been offended by someone, only to find out later that the person never intended to offend you and was genuinely sorry when he or she found out how you felt about it?

3. What do you think is the most mature way a person can respond when he or she is tempted to get caught in the trap of offense? How do you think you should deal with a potential offense when someone hurts your feelings or lets you down?

You are not alone in this! Always make the choice to seek him and his guidance.

How about you? I’d love to hear what you think about this topic and how you are choosing to be unoffendable in your own life. Please feel free to leave a comment below, or to contact me directly.

This is Season 4 and we are back! Our sabbatical is officially over and we are ready to get back sharing and speaking the Word of God!

This week we are hitting the ground running.

Think about this... Is there something in your life that you want to change?

We are sure that the answer is yes.

But do you know that when you pull up to the table, that God has set for you, His power will change your life?

Get your pen,and piece of paper and let's talk about it

Reflection questions-

1. Think about what it means not only to forgive but also to forget?
2. Identity a problem you have been procrastinating about and what your first step should be in dealing with it.

Send us an email and share it because we want to pray for you and with you. We will be adding it to our pray journal.

Imagine for a moment that God is not all-powerful in a traditional sense, but that God is instead all-partnerable. God's Part and My part changes me. Life change happens best in the context of relationships. We all have a part- God has a part; we have a part; teachers have a part; and fellow believers have a part. God works in; we work out; teachers work with; and the believers work together.

To know that with God it's not just about sitting back waiting for Him to do everything, but engaging - reading, praying, worshiping - doing our part as well. It's time we have work to do!

Challenge- come join us in the Sisterfriend Village- message me for more information.

Talk It Over

• Is your relationship with God the most important one in your life? What evidence in your life shows that this is true?
• What do you need to change about your schedule so that you can be more consistent in having a daily quiet time with God?
• Think of two practical ways you can increase or improve your conversations with God. How can you put those ideas into practice today?

God proved his goodness through his Son, Jesus Christ.

Scripture References:

Galatians 5:22-23

Philippians 2:12-13

Daniel 11:32

Deuteronomy 34

2 Timothy 3:17

Ephesians 3:16

"We are born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us. It's in everyone."

-- Nelson Mandela

In this episode we are continuing the conversation from last week -

pulling up closer to the table for our partnership with God. But this week, we are digging in deep and stopping to ask ourselves "Are we doing our part?"

In scripture God tells us exactly who He is and in doing that we are to understand that we are made in HIS image. As His children we do not have to worry about what is happening around us because God has said we are free, healed and whole.

Now all of this sounds wonderful, but if we are not doing our part - reading the word, praying, sharing, fellowshipping and to be obedient to His prompting.- then we have not even sat down at the table yet.

Get a pen and journal - it's going to get good!

We are continuing in pulling up close to the table to be a part of all that God has for us.

This week it's Love- but it is not the love that is seen in the movies, or even love that has conditions - it is the ability, the power and the choice to love like we have never been hurt. To understand that God loves us and has the ability to restart our hearts. To go from the broken place to complete healing. In this episode we are emptying our hands so that we can truly release the past and reach for the future.

Grab your Bible, get a pen and paper - it is time to Let go. Shift your focus. Forgive and move on, and for you to what God is calling you to.

As we continue to pull up closer to the table to be a part of all that God has for us.

This week, its's forgive or forget and some misconceptions- we have come to realize we can't love like we have never been hurt because of how we handle forgiveness or not..

We learned that when people struggle with unforgiveness, it shows. This is an absolute: Hold on to a grievance or hate as if your life depended on it, and will show you emotional, spiritual and even physical decay. .

Then scripture says, "Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do." Colossians 3:13

- The struggle is real, but so are the blessings. Forgiveness holds the key to freedom, healing, and wholeness. Wherever you release forgiveness, you release the power of the Spirit of God and the power of healing. . . .

Grab your Bible, get a pen and paper - it is time to let go, shift your focus, forgive and move on to what God is calling you to.

Am I In The Place of God

Episode #80, we discuss pulling up closer to the table even more.

Joseph's attitude was, "Am I in the place of God?"

That's a great lesson for us to learn today. We need to be careful of not assuming God's place.

As we adjust our vison to 50/20 as Joseph did in Genesis 50:20. Joseph's response provides a wonderful insight into his character and speaks volumes to us about how to deal with those who wrong us. Joseph didn't blame them for any heartache he initially suffered. He didn't blame God. Nor did he use his position to seek retribution against his brothers.

So grab your pen and paper and let's go in, so we are able to answer -Am I in the place of God? Are you?

Elisabeth Elliot once said, "The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances." God's deliverance for us might look different than we imagine, but whether He rescues us out of our circumstances or meets us in the midst of them, He is a very present help (Psalm 46:1) right where we are today. As Esther 9:1-15 reminds us, God's deliverance will come.