On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.
Luke 24:1
Do you have Jesus Girls in your life?
I haven’t always had Jesus Girls in my life, but this fall God dropped me right in the middle of a holy band of Jesus Girls.
Let me tell you about these girls. They,
• love the Lord,
• know the Word,
• pray together,
• accept one another,
• encourage one another, and
• are on mission together.
Being with them is like drinking sweet, sweet water.
Doesn’t this sound great? In your busy life, wouldn’t it be wonderful to have women who really “get” you? Who accept you regardless of what you’ve been through, what you’ve done, or where you are in your walk with the Lord? Who build courage in your heart, and point your attention to Jesus, no matter what?
Do you have girls like this in your life? If you don’t, here’s what I would suggest.
Ask
Ask God to bring some Jesus Girls into your life. Girls, we need each other. This life is hard and we need women who will place courage into our hearts to help us run the race well. Ask God, and keep asking him. Ask.
Seek
Keep your eyes open. Who are those women who you haven’t chosen, but God seems to be bringing into your life? You may seem to have nothing in common with them. You may be at totally different seasons of life, but perhaps they’re your Jesus Girls. Seek.
Knock
Take action. Don’t sit back and wait for them to come to you. Be willing to knock on some doors. Frankly, be willing to take some rejection and experience some disappointment when the girls you feel drawn to are not your Jesus Girls. You’ll know they’re your Jesus Girls when God opens the
door. It really will be like a haven has been opened up to you and you are welcomed regardless of your history, your baggage, the strain you’re under right now, or your personal areas for growth. Knock.
Just like God pulled together Mary, Mary, Joanna and others to love Him, to serve Him, and to tell others about Him, He pulls together holy bands of Jesus Girls today for the very same purpose. I’m so blessed to have Jesus Girls in my life, and I want this for you too.
Do you have Jesus Girls in your life? If so, tell me about them. email me at cynthiafin@gmail.com, or leave me a message.
I’d love to ASK the Lord to bring you some Jesus Girls, because we all need some Jesus Girls in our lives. And, I’d love to see you over at www.cindyfinley.com. Pop in and let me know that you found me through Knowing God Ministries.
Would you like to dig a little more? Here are some great verses to get you started. Philippians 3:12-14, , 1 Thessalonians 3:11, John 4:13-15, Psalm 1, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Revelation 21:6, Matthew 7:7-8, Luke 24.
Iron Sharpens Iron is this Friday, February 8th
Are currently in a place of great emotional difficulty? or
Do you know someone in a fiery trial and not sure how to help?
Surviving Life’s Fiery Trials
General Session, 11:30am-1:00pm,
How to Walk with Someone Through Their Fiery Trial
Workshop: 1:25pm-2:05pmMacGregor Downs Country Club
$20.00 –Pre-Registration rate until Wednesday, February 6th.
$25 – After February 6th
Workshop: $5/with lunch
$15 Workshop only
A great lunch, fellowship with other women,
and a message geared to help you in your everyday life live in victory over hardship.
About Carol:
Wife, mother, stepmother and grandmother, advocate for the unborn and for disadvantaged women and children. Carol Godwin is married to the Senior Vice President and Provost at Liberty University. She has a Masters in Counseling from Liberty University. For many years, she counseled at Thomas Road Baptist Church, Liberty University and in private practice with a licensed colleague. Carol was trained as a chaplain through Virginia Baptist Hospital and was the first volunteer chaplain to serve in the Lynchburg Hospitals.
But get this: for many years she owned a trucking company that transported new furniture from the east coast to the west coast! Talk about diverse!
At present Carol serves on several ministry boards, babysits her youngest grandson two days a week and travels whenever possible. We at KGM are grateful, as well, that she is the mama of Dina Hester, one of our Board Members.
While all of this sounds like an amazing life, she was also orphaned, abused, and has faced widowhood not only once, but twice.
Come learn how to survive the worst of trials and experience victory as you rely on the faithfulness of God.
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