Ladies sorry for the delay.
Welcome to our first “Blog Book Discussion”! We are excited to take this journey together through the pages of Beth Moore’s new book, “So Long Insecurity”. We have special edition books available for $21. Or you can pick one up at your local bookstore.
Here’s how a “Blog Book Discussion” will work. Each Monday we will post a reading assignment for the week along with a few questions. The idea is to read your assignment, then log back on to the blog to answer the questions or to comment before the next Monday’s post. We think this is a really great opportunity to share our hearts and feelings without having to all be in one place. Each Monday we will post a new assignment and questions. We will do this for the 9 weeks up until the Simulcast on April 24th, perfectly timed to finish the book the week of the simulcast.
Ok, here’s your first assignment:
Week One: Read the Introduction, Chapters 1 & 2
1. Write a journal-type entry on the inside cover of your book describing this present season of your life and why you’ve chosen to read a book like this. What do you hope to learn from this journey?
2. When was the last time you came face-to-face with our gender’s massive struggle with insecurity? Describe the setting. (Based on Chapter 1)
3. What part of the definition or description of insecurity resonated most with you and why? (Based on Chapter 2)
After you’ve read assignment log onto the blog and click on comment at the bottom of this post. (You can comment using an account or post anonymous without one. If you are having trouble commenting contact Tara and I will walk you through it.) Please start with your first name, age decade, married or single(so that we will all have an idea where we are each coming from). Then post comments or answers to the questions.
Week One: Read the Introduction, Chapters 1 & 2
ReplyDeleteJoanne Schulze, age 52, married with 2 teenage girls.
2. When was the last time you came face-to-face with our gender’s massive struggle with insecurity? Describe the setting. (Based on Chapter 1)
Overall, our biggest insecurity may well be our obsession with getting a man and keeping a man (sometimes --no matter the cost). This is the topic of most weeks at the gym where I work out!
The problem being is that a woman's worth is being dictated by a man rather than God. I think our perception is askew. This means, as Beth alluded to, we feel good about ourselves as long as a/our man is paying us attention, giving compliments, and/or speaking our "Love Language"; but if he should ignore or even verbally mistreat--we are a sinking ship. This is not to say, that the latter is not wrong and unacceptable behavior--but we must come to a place where we stand entirely in the light of God's love for us and who He says we are--to be FREE of our dependence on another to define us! Amen. The answer may lie in realizing that our man is messed up too and a sinner JUST LIKE WE ARE! I loved the first day of the other study we are doing "Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed, that said (page 11), "In the margin write the initials of people who have most rejected you. As you consider God's choosing you, mark through each set of initials, releasing them from the responsibility to make you feel wanted and needed."
3. What part of the definition or description of insecurity resonated most with you and why? (Based on Chapter 2)
The insecurity about our "basic worth" as the root of the issue. One of the very first things the LORD did when I became HIS at 44 was have me stop every time whenever I looked in the mirror and say, "Who does Jesus love? He loves me!"
Pam, 40's(barely), married
ReplyDelete1. What do you hope to learn from this journey? I want to learn how to be secure with who I am. The person God created me to be.
2. When was the last time you came face-to-face with our gender’s massive struggle with insecurity? Pretty much every day
Describe the setting. Wherever I am, they (insecurities) follow
3. What part of the definition or description of insecurity resonated most with you and why? "The insecure woman lives in constant fear of rejection"