Growing Together...

My daily devotional from Friday....

 

 

"Press on sisters.  Keep the faith."

"Yes, you really are making a difference."

 

Beautiful encouragement as I planned to meet

with Women's Ministry Team from my church that evening

to pray and coordinate our "Steel Magnolia" Groups.

 

 

What is "Steel Magnolias" you might ask?

 

Reflecting "The Essence of True Womanhood"...

Melding "Beauty with Perseverance,

Softness with Backbone,

Delicacy with Durability,

Sweetness with Stamina, and

Gentleness with Gumption."

(True Woman 101, by Mary Kassian & Nancy Leigh DeMoss)

 

 

Steel Magnolia groups are small groups of women

who desire to grow together in the area of Biblical Womanhood

in a setting of accountability and encouragement.

 

 

Growing Together...

 

God created women for a unique and gender-specific purpose. 

The problem is, the cultural ideals for women are often misguided

and much different than God's plan. 

 

Our Steel Magnolia Groups are forming to teach God's design

for women through a series of Biblical Study Curriculum.

 

Our prayer is that these studies challenge us to diligently apply

the truth of God's word to our everyday lives. 

 

 

 

Picture yourself standing arm-in-arm with another woman.

Sometimes she's a woman you are learning from.

Sometimes she's a woman you are passing things on to.

As much as we can, we should be standing arm-in arm.

 

Our groups are beginning to form....

...I am praying that lives will be transformed for God's Glory

through the journey that lies ahead for all of these women.

 

Beautiful Blossoms...All for His Glory. 

 

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth

so that you have sincere love for each other,

love one another deeply from the heart.

1 Peter 1:22