When I found out that the new Beth Moore study was going to be about Esther, I was excited that she was focusing on this book, but since my first and only Beth Moore study hadn't proved to be completely life-changing like I expected it to (I know, I know, I should lower my expectations regarding fellow human-beings- besides, it's not like it's up to her to change me... that's pretty much a God-thing), I wasn't sure I was going to do the study until a week or two ago. After the first night, I am so glad I decided to. During the course of the introduction, Beth Moore asks for three reasons that make it tough to be a woman. We all had to write down three and then she shared some that she had collected through an online survey. The top three according to the survey were:
- Yielding (to God, in marriage, at work, etc.)
- Balance (balancing the roles we play)
- Hormones
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I actually completely agree with her top 3, and I am prety sure that anything I would have said would fall into those categories. To be specific though, I would probably say that wanting to take control and ability to be easily deceived are near the top for me.
i agree with beth and jen. as i've written about, i've been working on surrendering things to Him (which goes with the first) and being balanced in life. plus, sometimes my emotions can get the best of me and trick me into thinking something that's not God's truth. (that matches her third and some extra stuff jen touches on.)
The first one is also true for me. I find it to be a struggle each day to yield things to God and let Him be in control. It takes constant surrender in every little aspect of my life and it is difficult! I also agree with what lissie said about how our emotions can trick us into thinking things that arent God's truth...i have been praying for God to make His truth clear to me lately
Ok, so I'll go ahead and post my reasons... if I can remember them. I believe the first one was about the temptation to gossip. Why does it seem like guys don't have this problem? The second one was about balance (ding, ding, ding!). My third one was completely silly because a friend came in late and we were just trying to think of anything to put, so don't judge me too harshly for this one, but it was something to the effect of never having enough shoes. I know, I know- completely materialistic of me. Beth Moore would be so disappointed... *remembers how she paid way too much attention to the shoes BM was wearing during the first video*
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