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As we search through the Scriptures, think of it as a treasure hunt. If we're diligent enough, we're sure to "strike gold," the kind that we can apply to our lives, and the kind that will last forever!
18. The Lie: I don't have time to do everything I'm supposed to do.
This lie has to do with our many activities and involvements. Look around at the women you know - your friends, your sister, coworkers - or take a quick glance at your own schedule. In spite of countless time-saving devices and conveniences, most modern women (including Christian women) are living breathless, harried, frazzled lives and are believing that there just aren't enough hours in the day.
The Truth: There is time in every day to do everything thing that God wants me to do.
Ephesians 2:10, "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."
The next lie women many times believe concerns the priority we place on our personal relationship with Christ. Perhaps we think we are just too busy to fit a quiet time into our schedule. Maybe "quiet" has become a long-lost word in the hustle of our lives!
19. The Lie: I can make it without consistent time in the Word and prayer.
Sometimes we just don't know what or how to go about this devotional time, and so we skip it. We think we can keep going. We think we can do it on our own if we just stay organized enough.
The Truth: It is impossible for me to be the woman God wants me to be apart from spending consistent time cultivating a relationship with Him in the Word and prayer.
Ladies, I need God's direction in my life. Every single time, without fail, that I go off on my own in my heart, or I make a decision without consulting Him and His Word, someone gets hurt. It's a blessing when I'm the only one affected, but that's usually not the case. Most of the time my straying affects the ones closest to me.
Are You Ready to Make a Commitment?
The only way for you and me to hear God is to remain in His Word. If we do this, His direction will be clear. This is why our first priority must be our relationship with the Lord.
We cultivate the relationship by making sure we have a quiet time every day -- even if it's "Just 5" minutes!
Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."
Psalms 5:30, "My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning I will direct it to you, and I will look up."
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