Lioness Arising Session 2 Chapter 3

Good evening ladies,
   I hope and pray you all had a blessed week. I want to open in prayer. Dear Lord I ask you to bless  each and every woman that is reading this today, I ask you Lord to give her and ear to hear what your Spirit is saying, and wisdom to walk in your ways Lord. I thank you for the work you have started in her and I know you will finish it. I give you all the praise and glory in Jesus Name Amen. This week in chapter 3 Lisa asked many questions, and I have been pondering those questions in my heart. Not only how I responded to those questions, but what I see in others as an outsider. Are We Dangerously Awake?

She goes on to quote "Well behaved women rarely make history" -- Laurel Thatcher- Ulrich.
Lets think about this for a minute. Do you know any well behaved women who have made history? I will let you think about this one for awhile...

As Lisa talks about the lion and how  tranquilized him, but the lioness stepped in to protect her territory. This really made me think about the ways we as women, daughters,sisters, grandmothers, mothers,aunts, friends create a protective boundary around those we love, but it also made me think about how satan had to tranquilize Eve to get to Adam. Ladies we really need to make sure we are not deceived. DO NOT let the enemy sedate you.

Romans 13:11-14

The Message (MSG)

^11-14But make sure that you don't get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed. We can't afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering and grabbing everything in sight. Get out of bed and get dressed! Don't loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about! Bible Gateway

"We need to be awake to see what God is doing, so that we know what we are suppose to do." Lisa Brevere

Do we really want to see the lost saved? Too many times I think people get comfortable and don't want change and to see more lost get saved they might have to step out of their comfort zone. Are you willing to do that. At some point or another we all need to take that step.

"Has a casual attitude towards sin slowed our actions, causing our responses to be delayed or dulled?" (Brevere)

I think so. When are we going to stand up for what Christ stood for. I pray now. Now is the time...


Are we just going around the same mountain over and over again? Are you tired of constantly being in the wilderness or seeing your loved ones in those situations? I know I am, but what are we going to do about it.

Luke 4:18-19

The Message (MSG)

^16-21He came to Nazareth where he had been reared. As he always did on the Sabbath, he went to the meeting place. When he stood up to read, he was handed the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,

God's Spirit is on me;
he's chosen me to preach the Message of good news to
the poor,
Sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and
recovery of sight to the blind,
To set the burdened and battered free,
to announce, "This is God's year to act!"
He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the assistant, and sat down. Every eye in the place was on him, intent. Then he started in, "You've just heard Scripture make history. It came true just now in this place."

Remember to love one another on this journey. Jesus went around doing good.

Lioness Arising Week 1 Part 2

Good Afternoon Ladies,
 I pray you all are having a wonderful day. We are going to go over some key scriptures in this post and talk about what God has shown me while reading these first two chapters, then I would like you to post in the comments section about what God is showing you. If you don't mind. Remember we are here to encourage one another.

In Chapter 1 Awaken a Lioness, Lisa talks about a vision God has given her and for fifteen years she thought that vision was just for her, until God opened her eyes and expanded the horizon. The vision was for all daughters of God.

I love how she stated: "Daughters, look at the lioness. Watch her closely let her awaken your untamed nature, your fierce beauty, and your unbridled strength, so you can rise up and be the courageous women I have called you to be." (16)

RISE UP AND BE WHAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO BE.....

In Chapter 2 A force Unseen, Lisa talks about what could happen if the women of the world come together for the sake of mankind. Whats are some of the ways we can make our home, neighborhood, churches, community better? Don't sit there and tell yourself you don't have any money to donate its not about that. Yes money does help, but in what other ways can you contribute to the community or others well being. Its one step at a time.

I encourage you to take a good look around you and ask yourself how are you choosing to live. In what ways do we need to change to create a better impact on not just ourselves, but those around us.

NO matter the calling whether is be a teacher, mom, minister, encourager. The lifestyle we choose to live will impact those we come in contact with. Our children, our friends children, parents, family near and extended, etc. God has called them also they just might not realize that yet.

Here are some of the scriptures she has. She uses the message version, but I am going to use NASB version today.
When you get time take a look at the characteristics of the Proverbs 31 woman and a lioness.

Psalm 96:6-13

⁶ Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
^{7 [a]}Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
^[b]Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
^{8 [c]}Ascribe to the LORD the glory of His name;
Bring an ^[d]offering and come into His courts.
⁹ Worship the LORD in ^[e]holy attire;
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
¹⁰ Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved;
He will judge the peoples with ^[f]equity.”
¹¹ Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
Let the sea ^[g]roar, and ^[h]all it contains;
¹² Let the field exult, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
¹³ Before the LORD, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness.

John 16:13

¹³ But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.

Luke 12:48

⁴⁸ but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of ^[a]a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more

Isaiah 30:15

¹⁵ For thus the Lord ^[a]GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said,
“In ^[b]repentance and rest you will be saved,
In quietness and trust is your strength.”
But you were not willing,

Acts 17:28

²⁸ for in Him we live and move and ^[a]exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’

Matthew 10:16

    ¹⁶ “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so ^[a]be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.

Proverbs 31:8-9⁸ Open your mouth for the mute,
For the ^[a]rights of all the ^[b]unfortunate.
⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And ^[c]defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.

Deat Lord, we ask you to lead us as we continue on this journey. We ask you Lord to help us realize your will for our lives, and that we will choose to follow your ways and not our own. Help us to be a light to those around us. In Jesus Name Amen.

Here is the link to the Bible software I used Bible Gateway

Lioness Arising Week 1 Part 1

Good day ladies,
  I hope you all have enjoyed your break, and if this is your first time joining us welcome. Lioness Arising by Lisa Bevere is an 8 session bible study. (You can buy the book here). The Safari Guide is optional. Each week we will go over what God has been showing us or dealing with us. We will pray, and continue to encourage one another in the Faith. After the meeting I will write a post to highlight what we have gone over, so the online followers will be on the same page. I hope and pray you all continue this journey with us as we become the women God has called us to be. If you are behind that is ok. This is why we have the study online, it can be a self paced study, and its also great for those who cannot come to a meeting. Our meetings are Mondays at Faith Fellowship Church in Collinsville, OK in the welcome room. Here is a map @1 P.M. they are approx. 1 to 1 1/2 hours long.


Schedule
1/23  Chapters 1 & 2
1/30  Chapter  3
2/06  Chapter  4
2/13  Chapter  5
2/27  Chapter  6
3/05  Chapters 7 & 8
3/12  Chapter  9
3/26  Chapters 10&11

* there will be no meetings on 2/20 or 3/19

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