FEELING CALLED? ME TOO!

So here we go....these past few weeks have been a crazy whirlwind of God led goodness along with some illness mixed in. A few weeks ago while looking for a Beth Moore study to start with a small group of women from my local MOPS group a small, only can be God voice spoke to my heart very clearly and said, “write your own bible study”.  I {Lindsey} love to write, had even contemplated and began a book while in high school, but I always lost focus, desire, and time.Throughout the years I will admit that I have learned you can make time for anything that is of true importance to you.

I would love to say my first reaction was to get on board immediately, however, while I wasn’t opposed to the idea my thoughts drifted to my 3 small children, the time I spend constantly on the clock as a stay at home mom, my commitment to home schooling my oldest, and the close approaching move to our new house. My answer at that first call was “now is not a good time, too much is going on, maybe later”. Well, lucky for me God didn’t take my postponement as an answer. Less than a week later while speaking with my Aunt Mandy Pagano (you may recognize her as the other author of this site) she began telling me of this new found vision that God gave her. A community blog site where real women can discuss real issues from a Godly prospective. In conversation I happened to mention that I thought God might be calling me to write a bible study to which she pretty much replied “Awesome because I’ve been thinking the site needs one and now you can write it.” 

So I put out the few ideas that had kind of been on my heart and eventually settled on an idea that combined both insecurity and a list of commitments that I wrote many months ago for myself.  This bible study is a work in progress that you will be getting one section at a time. Each section will be part of a chapter in progress and eventually each full chapter will morph together into the book as a whole. The study as a whole is entitled “Called to be His Beloved: Finding Purposeful Security”, however, the first chapter I am working on is “Purposeful Security in a Crumbling World”.

Once everything is complete, I don’t know what order the chapters will be in. I’m not sure what will make sense, but I trust that just as God is daily leading my writings now that we will see it fall together in whatever order is best. You all will get a front row seat to this journey. You will get to experience with me, sometimes the very day that I have experienced it, just how God is placing the pieces of this puzzle together. I personally can’t wait to see the big picture at the end.

Before I go into the study I want to give you all some background information. I am primarily using the New Living Translation for this study. I honestly, haven’t used it much in the past, but feel God clearly speaking to me through it. Any time you see a verse that does not have a translation reference on it you can assume its from the NLT. I do use other translations throughout, but will always place a translation reference with any verse that does not come from the NLT. 

Next, please be open to participation, get a conversation going, talk openly about how and why a certain point applies to your life. Don’t be afraid to get real.

Finally, I want to share with you the main verse reference that will go with our first chapter “Purposeful Security in a Crumbling World”.

Psalm 46:1-11 (NLT)

1 God is our refuge and strength,
    always ready to help in times of trouble.
2 
So we will not fear when earthquakes come
    and the mountains crumble into the sea.
3 
Let the oceans roar and foam.
    Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! Interlude
4 
A river brings joy to the city of our God,
   the sacred home of the Most High.
5 
God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed.
    From the very break of day, God will protect it.
6 
The nations are in chaos,
    and their kingdoms crumble!
God’s voice thunders,
    and the earth melts!
7 
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us;
    the God of Israel[b] is our fortress. Interlude
8 
Come, see the glorious works of the Lord:
    See how he brings destruction upon the world.
9 
He causes wars to end throughout the earth.
    He breaks the bow and snaps the spear;
    he burns the shields with fire.
10 
“Be still, and know that I am God!
    I will be honored by every nation.
    I will be honored throughout the world.”
11 
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us;
    the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude

I so look forward to seeing how God works in each of our lives (mine included) through this study. He is alive, His word is living, and He is ready to call us His beloved and to give us purposeful security in this life and in this crumbling world. Let us be open to seeing him do this!

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