The GT Weekend ~ Champion Week 1

The GT Weekend!
At Gracefully Truthful, weekends aren’t for “checking out”.
Use this time to invite the Almighty’s fullness into you life in a deeper way!
Saturdays and Sundays are a chance to
reflect, rest, and re-center our lives onto Christ.
Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with other women in prayer,
rest your soul in reflective journaling,
and spend time worshiping the Creator who
longs for intimacy with each of us!
Worship Through Journaling
Worship Through Journaling
1) This week, we were introduced to some very difficult truths. The difficulty lies in the profound simplicity of God’s love for us, and in our inability to think outside of our own human limitations. “Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous will live by faith.” (Galatians 3:11) Abraham’s defining trait was faith. His faith prompted obedience, and his obedience was credited to him as righteousness. (Romans 4:3) This brings us to our first difficult truth: we are not chosen because we are qualified; we are chosen simply because He chose us. All we must do is believe. Read any story in the Bible, maybe Daniel in the lion’s den or Joshua at Jericho, and consider the qualifications of that story’s “hero”. You might be happy to realize they are people just like you and me and the hero isn’t them at all. God is always the hero. As we look at those same stories, the second truth comes to light: faith means letting go of limitations because God is not bound by them. Joshua never raised a sword, yet he watched a city crumble. (Joshua 6) Daniel spent the night in a den of lions and left without a scratch. (Daniel 6:21-22) The Almighty created us and all we see; who are we to tell Him what He can and cannot do?!
2) In keeping with these truths, we are introduced to the nitty gritty side of Moses and his faith journey. Moses rejected God’s commands because of his own human limitations. How often do you find yourself telling God, “I can’t possibly do what you are asking? I am weak or unskilled. I am incapable. You can do better than me.” Too often we avoid stepping into God’s purpose for us because we trust our insufficiencies to be more significant than our Savior. We tend to focus on the end result, but the end result isn’t for us. It’s for Him. God gives us the ingredients and then asks us to give them back to Him, so He can give us something even greater. In 1 Kings 17:8-16, we read of a widow who is instructed to feed Elijah some bread but has none to offer. She does have a handful of flour and a small bit of oil. We watch as God multiplies her ingredients so she can make bread and glorify Him who provides. Remember back in Moses’ story when we see him protest God? Each protest is based on his insufficiency, and each time God answers based on His sufficiency. Reflect on stories like these when you feel discouraged or unqualified and remember you serve a God who is qualified.
3) The waiting is never wasted. What a powerful sentiment! How many times have you felt stuck like you were called to go somewhere or do something but couldn’t quite make it happen? I have encouraging news for you. God is always working in your life; He is preparing you to do His will while simultaneously using you to do His will. Setbacks are teachers. They are purposeful, but we must remember God doesn’t face setbacks. He knows all things always and is in complete control. So, if you find yourself feeling stagnant, ask yourself why you are hesitating to step into God’s purpose for you or perhaps if you have focused on your purpose for you instead of God’s. If you are fearful and afraid, ask yourself what you are holding back on trusting God and why. Prayerfully ask Him to make these answers clear and for the strength and courage to move forward as He is calling you. He will not shy away from your doubt, your questions, your fear, or even your anger. The Lord of the universe longs to guide you. He does not need us, but He chooses us anyway because He loves us extravagantly!
Praying Scripture back to the One who wrote it in the first place is a great way to jump start our prayer-life! Pray this passage from 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 back to the Lord and let His Spirit speak to you through it!
So that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so that I would not exalt myself. Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it would leave me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.’ Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Prayer Journal
Yahweh, thank you for showing me Your strength and wisdom this week. I am grateful to know my God is capable of impossible feats; no lion is too mighty nor storm too big for You. Lord, I know I can’t do this life without You, but sometimes I falter and doubt. I question You and Your sufficiency, but You know my heart and my mind. You know the weakness of my flesh, so please hear my cries when I’m weak, and calm my heart. Remind me who You are and what great power You possess. Help me let go of the limitations I have placed on You and simply bask in the sweet fact that You choose to use me to further Your Kingdom just because You love me. You are my strength, Lord, and my shield, for I have put my trust in You. (Proverbs 30:5) It is in Your Son’s name I pray, Amen.
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The GT Weekend!
At Gracefully Truthful, weekends aren’t for “checking out”.
Use this time to invite the Almighty’s fullness into you life in a deeper way!
Saturdays and Sundays are a chance to
reflect, rest, and re-center our lives onto Christ.
Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with other women in prayer,
rest your soul in reflective journaling,
and spend time worshiping the Creator who
longs for intimacy with each of us!
Worship Through Journaling
Worship Through Journaling
1) Sara put words to a struggle we all encounter at various points in life, either to live in fear of people or walk in faith with the God who has never failed us. Take some time to identify where you have lived in fear of people in the past. How has the Lord shaped your heart to choose Him, as the better, over acquiescing to others? Celebrate His work here! Consider new challenges where you are apt to choose what people want at the expense of following the Savior? Take these specifically to the Lord in prayer!
2) On Wednesday, we were challenged to consider the pitfalls of our identity sources. Sara noted how grateful she was for having walked through a season of having her identity deconstructed. Consider writing out your top 4 markers of your identity and sift through the source for each of those. If the source is removed, the identity will crumble. What is holding up your identity?
3) All throughout this Journey Theme of Seeds, we’ve been challenging ourselves to consider “what if” we lived as boldly as the examples we find in the pages of Acts of those first century Christians. Their stories are incredible and their faith seems entirely other, but it began simply, exactly like our own. Each of their journeys grew from a seed of faith, nourished by a regular, consistent investment in a relationship with the God of the Universe in everyday life. The invitation for dramatic life change is ours as well. What If you were to begin investing deeper with Jesus this weekend? Where might He take you? What would He want you to know? Who would He want you to share the gospel with? Suppose the Lord had written an invitation to you, what would your response be? Write it out and be willing to be different!
Praying Scripture back to the One who wrote it in the first place is a great way to jump start our prayer-life! Pray this passage from Job 38:31-33 back to the Lord and
let His Spirit speak to you through it!
Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades
or loose the cords of Orion?
Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season,
or can you guide the Bear with its children?
Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you establish their rule on the earth?
Prayer Journal
Ah Lord God, Your good kindness to us is so far beyond my comprehension. Keep taking my breath away with the vastness of Your love and Your design for life! You, who created galaxies we haven’t even explored. You, who gather the seas in Your hand. You who measure the mountains on a scale. You, who crafted the body of an ant and the structure of micro-organisms, purposed to have a relationship with every single human being on a deep and personal level. And then You called us out, made us new, and gave us purpose as You invited us into a mission to love others as You have loved us. Keep my eyes focused in this rich truth, reminding me You’ve invited me ever deeper into “What If!”.
Worship Through Community
Can we pray for you? Reach Out! We’d love to pray for and with you!
Send us an email at prayer@gracefullytruthful.com
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