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As Dr. Jeremiah says, anything that distracts us from our focus on Christ, detours us from our service for Him, and drains us of our driving passion for Him. He calls all those things giants. I just say, they are anything that distracts us from our focus on God. In recent years I have been striving to make God my main focus, to love Him, to worship Him, to spend time with Him. And then I find there is not much time left over for thinking about myself: fears, discouragement, worry, etc. Of course I fall into the trap of taking my eyes off Him at times, but He graciously calls me back.
Just read this today in a book by J I Packer: God will not let us ruin our souls. Our concern, therefore, should be more for His glory than for our security, for that is already taken care of. Packer is referring to concern over losing our salvation, but I believe he would apply it to all areas of our lives. Glorify God and let Him take care of the details of our lives.
Now I'm preaching to myself here. Tomorrow I am going to be speaking in front of two groups of people down in Philadelphia--shudder (I'm with you, Sandra!). If I can just remember to do this for God's glory and not worry about myself!
Page 120 reminds us that we "must spend time faithfully and privately before God, poring over His instruction manual for spiritual battle----the Word of God. You must humble yourself in prayer"
That's my goal, more of Him, less of me.
Let me just begin by saying-- I feel overwhelmed and discouraged a lot! I suppose discouragement and fear are my biggest "giants" I often fear that what I do or say will be wrong, thus, I rob the Holy Spirit to work in and through my life. THEN, I get discouraged for missing that great opportunity!!
As I read this chapter, I could hear my husband and I encouraging my son to try new things. He is so creative, but lets fear get in the way of his ideas or chances to have fun. It is amazing how the Lord uses children to teach us to trust in Him more.
I have found Dr. Jeremiah's second way to slay our "giants"-- remain consistent in preparation-- has been one of the most important and most helpful. The Bible tells us to always be ready, esp. for the cause of Christ.
2 Tim 4:2 --"Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching."
1 Peter 3:15b-17-- "...always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; 16 having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. 17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil."
So, what am I going to do to slay my "giants" and become more open to live a passionate life? Be constantly prepared by saturating my life in God's Word and prayer--even when I am very discouraged, because it is for His glory, not my own. And also to trust in the Lord to direct me and not myself (Prov 3:5,6). This is the prayer and desire of my heart. It sounds so easy, but I know the battle will rage on.
Side note: I really appreciate this book and how Dr. Jeremiah writes in ways that people can relate to. I have been encouraged and able to use what I have learned to help others I am working with.
What's your giant? What are you doing to slay this giant?
What's my giant? I would have to say my biggest giant is fear. Too many times I am silent when I should speak because I'm afraid of what other people will think.
What am I doing to slay this giant? I'm trying to live each day in God's strength, not my own. I've made a conscious effort to pray each morning for God to fill me with His Spirit. I can't live life wide open in my own strength, I have to live life in His strength and I have to keep my eyes on Him. Peter was able to step out of the boat and walk on the water as long as he kept his eyes on Christ. As soon as he looked at the waves, he started to sink. Even then, Christ was there to lift him up. If only I could be so bold!!
I'm looking forward to hearing from each one of you!
Hello Ladies,
I like the quote from Pearl S Buck about the young accomplishing the impossible because they don't know enough to be prudent. I wonder at what age we start to become fearful. It probably differs for each of us. I suppose my biggest giant is fear of the unknown. I find it easier to be bold if I know others are with me. I am learning to depend more on the strength of God to accomplish what He wants me to do.
What is my giant? FEAR!!! Fear of rejection is the big one for me. Ever since I can remember, I've wanted people to like me, and that is a desire that I have never been able to get rid of. I know that God's love for me is all that I need, and that He has given that love to me unconditionally as He has demonstrated in the sacrifice of Christ. But still, fear of rejection hangs on. My second fear is the fear of saying the wrong thing or expressing it the wrong way. I don't usually speak up, so when I do, I often find that my words drop from my lips like bricks.
What am I doing about it? Taking baby steps. Trying to trust the Lord one step at a time. It would be good if I could keep my eyes on Jesus instead of myself.
chapter 11.........interesting. The part of the chapter that sticks out the most was "most of us need our soul restored before we can become fully engaged in a life of passion". If we haven't dealt with "stuff" from our past we can't grow in our future.
Yikes! Another chapter aimed straight at me! I did like the analogy of David facing the giant, but I feel as if I'm facing the whole tribe of giants, not just one! I think I identified with every one of the giants Dr. Jeremiah identified in the chapter to some degree or another. However, the section on slaying your giant(s) was one of the more helpful pieces I've seen written on similar subjects. So often authors/speakers just say, "Well, just move on." Right. He listed some very specific steps to take - if I can only find the time and courage to do so.
This book does make you look at your life.I guess that is what will help us to become the people God needs us to be.
Pg 123 You can remain paralyzed by your pain or problems, going nowhere, or you can face them, overcome them and follow your passions.
What giants are blocking my path to live a life of passion -
Fear - I never was afraid of much that I know of. I would try just about anything once, but as I am getting older I find myself more careful about what I do. I really think for me it is the world we now live in and the constant news we hear about all the bad things that go on in this world. As the book said, youth fears very little and that is true.
Procrastination - big word, big problem.
It is easy to put off doing something that I don't want to do. I can and have done that for years. My grandparents died 14 years ago ( I lived with them ). There is stuff of theirs that I have yet to go thru. It is in the attic, the cellar and the garage. But I am going to change that starting Jan. when I start to sell their things on ebay. I went thru the boxes in the garage and there are about 10 boxes of things to sell, so this is not going to get done quickly, but I am preparing for the start of it. I have gotten supplies I will need to ship the items when they are sold and now I just need the camera to take the pictures and I hope to have that very soon. Then on to the attic and the cellar. I am just happy to have finally gotten started.
Finances -
I am in debt, but God and I worked out a plan about 2 years ago to get me debt free. I am faithful to our plan, but I have learned it is easier to get in debt, then to get out of debt. Which leads to the next giant
Worry-
I worry about making enough money each month to pay the bills. Besides the debt there are the monthly bills to pay too. I trust God to get me thru each month and things are getting better, but I still find time to worry. I tithe my money and God has been faithful to me, but I don't want to worry anymore and I find that is hard for me not to.
And last but not least is
Temptation- which for me is going shopping and buying things. Which is how I got in to debt in the 1st place.
So now you know my giants that I deal with each day.
So for God to be able to use me fully, I must get out of debt so I will have the resources to do what he wants me to do and then I will not have to waste my time worrying about paying the bills and to keep myself from buying things that will add to my debt which will add to my worry. To empty out this house of all the things I do not need so I have some empty space and maybe that will bring me some money to pay the bills to help me stop worrying. I also will not stop living because the world is a bad place sometimes, but I will be more careful when I do things.
The end result is that God will have a person who can have a passion for Him without all the distractions she has now.
Amen.
Chapter Twelve
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I'll be busy with house guests all next week, so wanted to get the next chapter done before I forgot & didn't have time. Have a blessed Thanksgiving as you share it with your family and friends!
Good title, good chapter! I would have thought that I was a learner, but according to pg. 128, I haven't been applying the lessons from my failures. Ouch! I loved the quote by George Eliot, "It's never too late to become the person you could have been." Often I feel like it is too late - I've made too many mistakes and am now "caught" where I am because of them. That quote brought a little ray of hope.
Wow - all those scripture references on page 129 were great - just what I needed. Obviously I have not been persistent enough in my Bible reading as many of those once-familiar verses had been forgotten.
What a great example Peter could be - if we choose to look at his persistence instead of his failures. I need to press on like Peter did and not dwell on my failures!!
This chapter is very timely for me.
This week I experienced a failure at work. A project that I’ve been working on had to be postponed because I failed to contact a key person early enough. He was unavailable, so the work had to be postponed. I get to go to a meeting on Tuesday and try to reschedule at least 5 people to do work over a weekend in December.
Ouch.
I hope I’m a learner.
I take a lot of comfort in Peter. He always comes across as so…human. I also take great comfort in the faith chapter of Hebrews (chapter 11). If you read about the stories of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in Genesis, you see how many times they messed up. When you read about them in Hebrews 11, you see that God remembers their faith, not the times they messed up. I pray that when I get to heaven, that God sees only my faith in Christ, and not the times I messed up.
I really appreciate the section starting on page 132, “Looking forward to Our True Home”. So many times, I get wrapped up in this world, and lose site of what’s in store. Today, a group of us were discussing the Narnia books, and how this world is referred to as the “shadow land”, and heaven is the real world. That’s a good thing to keep in mind as we go on our journey through this life.
I don’t have any questions for you this week…except…what are your thoughts on this chapter?
Hi ladies. Question: What do you learn from your failures? see page 128
I would choose that it teaches me humility--------------I hate to fail, and that is a serious pride issue! I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, and I just don't like to fail! But I admit that is pride, and will seek to remember this next time it happens.
I also know that it teaches me to depend on God. Who else is always there for us? He is also the One Who is always strong and wise and holy and just and unchangeable.
And perseverance. The world needs more perseverance, and we should be the first to show it. Not giving up just because we don't get our own way, or because life gets difficult. Dr. Jeremiah gives several great verses that remind us that God is with us and He will strengthen us.
One of my goals is to be an encourager to other Christians. Shackleton inspired his men through an incredibly difficult trial.
I hope you will persevere with this study and not give up. If you've gotten behind, join us again this week. We'll be glad to hear what you have to share.
Have a great week and let us know how God has helped you this week.
I confess, though I was one of those who was really sold on doing this book, I have been struggling with some of the things written, this time through. I guess this is evidence that God is continually working - which is a good thing, though sometimes painful or at least uncomfortable.
I feel there is a danger in throwing the word 'passion' around too much. We must remember that this passion, that he describes in Peter on pg. 130, is DIFFERENT passion from Lance Armstrong, for example that he used earlier in the book. Armstrong is a man with a personal goal, a self made man - so to speak. A man driven by his own desires and goals. He possesses a passion from within his own personal desires and driven by himself. BUT this is NOT the passion of Peter, the Rock. Peter's passion was not mustered up from himself, it was not because he was a goal oriented man, or strongly driven from within. Comparing the passion of an unbeliever and a believer is like comparing apples to oranges. We must be careful to be sure that our passion must come from God, this passion must be birthed from deep within our hearts, with the depths of God,
(Psalm 130:1 (New King James Version)
1 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O LORD;
Proverbs 20:27
27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.
If our passion is not routed in the depths of God, in our own deep souls, we will be like a tree with only superficial roots on the surface frail and easy to be knocked down. A shallow passion, of our own, will result the same way, and we will topple.
I've been struggling with that the last few weeks, and God is showing me my passion must be foremost...HIM. just as it was brought up a few chapters ago...my FIRST love. (I'm a slow learner, but sometimes things to be learned and anchored deep inside of us does take time.)
Getting back to the book,Carey's vision was FROM GOD. this is very different then an unbelievers passion/vision.
Satan is so crafty, and sly. Even I must be careful to watch that verses like in Isaiah that we will mount up and soar, never growing weary and fainting...THIS CAN NOT BE MY GOAL, MY VISION...it is certainly a blessing from God indeed!! But it can only be experienced by me when I REMEMBER and LIVE this truth...my passion must be MY MASTER HIMSELF. YEs, a good point Jeremiah brought out...we are moving towards our heavenly home..but that should not even be my goal...my heavenly home...but my passion and my affection must be FIRST...my MASTER, His very being. And this is something I don't seem to learn easily, over and over again, He must show me this. Like I said, Satan is so sly, he can get me off on good, godly, things, and have a passion for them, things that are of God and pleasing to Him. But when I make those things my passion and not GOD, my MASTER Himself, I am now falling into Satan's trap and making him smile, instead of my Master.
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1) Our vision must not be self-motivated, like Lance Armstrong's. He must be a much stronger man than I. If I had to muster up strength to follow my goals by myself, I would give up after a very short time.
2) Our vision must be for God Himself. How I long for more of that in my life. But (as we heard in the sermon yesterday) how I praise Him for His Holy Spirit working in us, helping us draw close to God.
3) Our "secondary" passions, like William Carey's vision, must be from God.
It is such a blessing to look to God for help, strength, encouragement and perseverance as we follow Him.
Great thoughts! Thanks for sharing.
I had never thought that there was so much to learn from failure. On page 128 he lists: dependence on God, humility, not always getting what we want, to correct our course of action, character, perseverance and that we can endure and survive. Wow that's a lot to get out of failing. If only we can look past our mistakes to see how we can grow and glorify God.
Waiting on the Lord truly a hard task, but He knows best. And when we do we really soar above our circumstances.
This week's chapter came at a good time for me. A family, that we are close with and are ministering to, recently experienced one of those setbacks in their lives. A member of the family has unexpectedly passed away, leaving behind a wife and a 9 month old son. Many of this family's functions have been cancelled because some can't see how life can continue; others realize that life needs to go on. My heart aches--for here is a family who doesn't know Jesus-- a family with no hope. One of the hardest things for us was that we couldn't tell them that their loved one is at peace in Heaven with our Creator. But, we were able to use this time to show the love of Christ and, with Him, be there with them through this storm.
As I read this chapter, it became more real to me that it is the attitude you have as you deal with these setbacks. What a feeling of peace (unlike the family above) to have the promises of Psalm 46--God IS my refuge--my help-- my hope-- to guide me through the setbacks of life. Matthew 11:28-30 says, "28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
Even as I go through my daily "setbacks," I need to keep each of God's promises in my heart. I am thankful for the fact that one day, I will be in my true home with Christ-- what more could drive one to live passionately for the Lord?
I hope your Thanksgiving was good. We had a good time with family at our house.
I really liked Chapter 12 - failure and hope. I am very good at the first of these items, and God is really great at granting the second one. I'm thinking of failure in the sense of sin as well as general mistakes (social blunders and just generally messing up). I am so glad that God knows our weaknesses, loves us anyway, forgives us, strengthens us, chooses to work through or around us anyway, and helps us to move on.
The last part of the chapter (Looking Forward to Our True Home) is especially encouraging to me. I don't know about you, but I am so glad that there's more to life than just what is here and now. I have been richly blessed here, but, after all, the outward man is perishing, all creation groans, and my relationship with Christ is neither all it should be nor all that I want it to be. So, I am so thankful that the best is yet to come when I reach heaven's shore.
I read this chapter early in the week, and got side tracked with Thanksgiving, so I am finally getting a chance to sit down and send my email.
I found this chapter to be one of hope for me.
Pg 128
It's never to late to become the person you could have been
Pg 130
Was it more important that Peter failed to walk on water or that he got far enough to learn the lesson of faith?
Pg 132
Last line of poem
It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit
Pg 144
We're only strangers here, passing through on our way to a glorious promised land The road is long + filled with obstacles, but God has prepared a city for us
For me it is a matter of only being saved for 9 years and all the mistakes I made and am paying for in the first 43 years of my life.
I sometimes wish God would have saved me a lot sooner, but I know he has a reason for letting me live the life I did. I get frustrated sometimes having to clean up the mess I made, but I am learning that God is the only person I can trust to get me thru these tough times. Sometimes I decide to worry about things and God lets me, and then I realize that I am not looking to him for support and answers.
When I change my attitude, he loves to give me a helping hand. He has not let me down in these past 9 years and sometimes I forget that, then I remember and I continue to move forward again.
I know that someday I will become the person God wants me to be.
I know that I grow more in my faith each and every day.
I never give up, no matter how frustrated I am.
And someday I will get to the promised land.
Amen
Chapter 12:Pg. 126: We are not meant to trudge sadly along as victims of our problems. God has equipped us with wings to soar above them."
There is a choice to rejoice in all circumstances knowing He has a reason to allow certain things or we can moan, groan, and be miserable and say: "Why me?"
Pg. 133:(top)
I look so forward to my heavenly home, I can't wait! But for now I will persevere with Him, doing His will of reaching all mankind with His love, and I will not give up because it's such a short time till I will be walking the streets of gold and with my Daddy in Heaven!
Chapter Thirteen
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I recently talked with a Christian who said "all my life I've been doing what other people want; now I'm doing what I want." She might think she's happy, but she has misery written all over her face. How sad!!
It isn't all about me, but it is all about God! Dr. Jeremiah says while living for God we aren't guaranteed an easy, pain-free, trouble-free life, but wow, it sure beats living for yourself! That's when we experience deep down joy, knowing that we are living for Him, even when all is not perfect on the surface.
On page 143 he says that " God is using us in ways we cannot expect". This is something I've been realizing more in recent years. God sees the whole picture, and if I can just trust Him long enough, I know that good is going to come out of every situation. Sometimes He lets me see the whole picture too.
I like the model given of Jonah. Even after giving in to God, he "still battled a spirit of independence". That's me! I can be so stubborn! Self-willed! Knowing better than God what is best. But this is my desire for my life: "a moment-by-moment life of passion in Christ requires moment-by-moment surrender to Christ". Jonah says "now I intend to live out my surrender". It's a constant struggle, but I won't give up! And praise God! He won't give up on me.
Have a great week! This chapter was a good reminder of how God wants us to live. Looking for your response.
This chapter pointed out several things that I already knew, but needed to be reminded of again. The first and foremost of these is “It’s all about God”. I think that too often, my pride gets in the way and I want it to be done “my way” instead of “God’s way”. I believe that God is dealing with me in a pride issue right now. I’m not going to go into the details, but keep me in prayer that I may see what God’s will is in this, and follow His path, even though it may be a humbling path to tread.
Taking the verses in Matthew 22:37-39:
37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
In the week ahead, how will you fulfill these commandments? Find out what God wants you to do this week that will fulfill each of these commandments, then go ahead and do it, and write about it at the end of the week.
Pray for me as I do this. I’ll be praying for you.
Chapter 13: Pg. 139: "It's not about you, and it's not for you." I see this is something I constantly need to fight with my flesh about. The flesh will scream out " ME, ME, ME!!!" God is so gracious and reminding us "It's about Him!"
Pg. 144: " Now, surrender does not imply that we should be less than responsible and resourceful in dealing with difficult life situations. Rather, it means doing whatever God gives you to do and praising Him for the results, even if they are painful or unpleasant." Wow! I really can relate at this point in my life, my husband and I are going through some very difficult situations, BUT God is giving us joy in the surrender even though it is painful and unpleasant. He is SOOOOO GOOD!
REMEMBER! That is a theme throughout the Bible. Pg. 138 " Monuments are important not only to us, but to God" They are placed in order to remind each generation of what the Lord has done and to let us know He will never leave us nor forsake us. I believe His Word is also a monument for us. Deut. 6:4-6 "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates." His Word should be in our hearts as a monument so we remember it everywhere we go and in every situation--a lamp to our feet and a light to our path (Ps. 119)!!
Often, my children ask my husband to tell them stories about our childhood. After, we usually have a laugh, but often,we sit and talk about what we can learn from our mistakes,or how God used that in our lives to prepare us for to day. This is one way try to remember what it is all about...and whose we are, as well as teach our kids the same lessons.
In my study, I read about the reign of Belshazzar in Daniel 5. It made me think of this chapter of remembering what it is all about. Obviously, he did not remember whose he was, his purpose,nor to live in the presence of God. Rather, he indulged in his own selfish desire and glory. He was reminded of what his father Nebuchadnezzar had gone through because of his rebellion, yet Belshazzar still chose to go his own way. He obviously did not have a passion for Christ, but for himself. Now his life is remembered as one that rejected the Lord and what was his outcome? The Lord took his life and divided his kingdom. OUCH! Why is it that we are reminded--even with monuments, yet we still choose to disobey and learn the hard way?
It is true that w/o Christ we are worthless and can do nothing, but with Him we can do---- "...all things through Christ ..." who is our strength. Lord, help me to surrender all to you, because without You I am and have nothing! To You, oh Lord, be all the glory.
Anyway, it was a good chapter with lots to think about, as usual. Sometimes I think my problem is that I do forget what it's all about. Like my kids, sometimes I just want to think selfishly. Of course, as noted in the book and by personal experience, that really does not equal true happiness. I also appreciated Dr. Jeremiah's list of specifics to remember: who & whose you are, your purpose, to live in the presence of God. A good reminder, in addition, to surrender DAILY. I tend to think that I did it at salvation, or last month, or 3 days ago and don't need to do it every day.
I believe we were to consider Matthew 22:37-39 and share how God has used those verses to teach us this week. What came to me was my attitude about Christmas. I love Christmas! I enjoy nearly everything about it – the carols and other music, the decorations, making and eating the cookies, the other food, the gatherings, shopping for gifts (to some extent), giving gifts (and yes receiving them, too), the cards, etc. The problem is I’d probably love it even if I wasn’t a Christian (because it always has been my favorite time of year). The challenge – can I enjoy these blessings and truly live out the Great Commandment at the same time. Should they be pruned from my life like the unfruitful branches in John 15:2? I guess I need to let the option of pruning up to the Gardener (surrender) and do my part of remembering all these points mentioned in the chapter (who and whose I am, my purpose, and to live in God’s presence) even through the Christmas season. Sometimes it’s hard to know how to do that in a practical way, but I had a sample of it this morning when I disciplined myself and took some additional time to ponder God’s word and worship Him – what a blessing!
This chapter was a struggle with the word monument.Growing up, my Mom would say"don't make a monument out of it and move on". I tried to refer another word to get my Mom's saying out of my mind with NO success. everything made me think of an idol. So I needed to move on and not make a monument out of it!!!! I liked the goal he sets up for every day on page 141...God be in my head......etc. Surrendering myself totally to God........that really stuck out in my mind. I have heard it for years and have surrendered areas of my life....BUT totally! sounds better on paper! If we would totally give ourselves to Christ we could love others, and not deal with our pride. Not to mention the joy we could experence. Need work on this area of my life.
I am so far behind, but I finished Chapters 13 thru 17 this weekend, because with Christmas coming I just needed to get it done.
I will email each chapter on a different day, so you will not get tired of reading as I do go on sometimes.
Chapter 13
The boll weevil story -
No matter what happens it could be good or it could be bad, but God has a plan for us. We tend to only look at what is happening at the moment, we do not see how it will affect things in the future.
Job -
I studied this book of the bible, I find Job such an interesting person. What impressed me most was his attitude after he lost it all he said - God gives it to us and God can take it away from us, but we should still praise him.
Paul -
All the things I once thought were so important.
I think God just wants us to put all of our trust in him, no matter what happens. I think we sweat the small stuff and we never look at the big picture, because we can't see it.
And the reason we think God isn't paying attention, is because we don't have the faith we should.
If we want to worry, he lets us.
Most of what we think is important really isn't.
And God has the right to give and to take because everything we have comes from him and we do not always appreciate it.
So my goal is
To put God first everyday.
To do what God wants me to do.
To be the person God wants me to be.
WOW is that a big challenge or what ? Hopefully I will get better at that each and every day.
GOD bless you all