I am excited to announce the next study for Hello Jesus Company. It is titled- Living in Today: Embracing God’s promises and calling so you can live each day secure in Him.
Have you ever wondered am I enough? Are my gifts enough? Am I doing enough for God?
Or maybe you feel confident of your unique calling from God, but then you sneak a peak at another sweet sister’s life and your confidence falls to pieces like a shattered glass. All of the sudden your gifts feel meaningless compared to hers. You silently wonder am I as needed?
Or do you love using your gifts but they are hidden compared to someone else; you wonder if they are needed. Or maybe you prefer being hidden but you secretly wonder if your role is worthwhile since it is unseen.
Do you ever worry about the future and what may happen? Will God be enough for your greatest fear? Is God enough for your present struggle? You find yourself seeing the world through a negative set of eyes instead of seeing all the free and abundant riches Jesus showers on you.
If you you have ever wrestled with any of these questions and feelings, this study is for you. All the hours I have spent writing (by God’s grace–not my own wisdom) and editing this study have convinced me–I am the one who needs this the most. Each time I read it I know God is saying this is for you.
I confess, I have been wresting with the pursuit to secretly chase down any semblance of meaning. My fear is that I don’t matter: I am unseen, unimportant. That maybe I will let God down; that I will disappoint Him and miss what He is asking me to do. I needed to dig into the truth of who I am, what I was called to do, and why. At the core of this study is this simple, but profound truth–
“The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.” Psalm 147:11
We don’t have to work and strive to please God. He is pleased with us–takes delight in us– because we love and fear Him. He takes pleasure in us simply because we have chosen to love Him with our whole heart. We have answered the call to be His child. Everything else we do for Him is icing on the cake. So as you walk through this study keep that as your foundation. We are not here to work to earn God’s pleasure and happiness; we have that already. With this knowledge we can grow into a deeper love for Him by using the gifts and talents He so freely gives us.
In this study we will explore who we are, what we were created to do, how to trust God to help us in our callings, the barriers satan throws in our way, how our lives hold significance (even when it doesn’t feel like it), that it is a good thing to enjoy our work, how to trust God to balance our lives, finding freedom in faith over fear, and how to foster contentment in our circumstances.
I pray this study can be an encouragement to you. However, if you are like me, often times you allow Bible studies or sermons to unintentionally spur guilt on you. You are encouraged by them and your personality immediately puts on your boots to get to work. But unfortunately, the harder we (of our own strength) work the less we feel like we measure up. Let your guard down sweet sister, you don’t have to measure up; that is the work of Jesus. Simply go into this study to know and love God more and let Him do the work in your life. He will faithfully show up.
See below for an outline.
If you would like to sign up to get this study or learn more click here. If you are already on the email newsletter the study will start August 19th. You will receive your reading plans August 12th.
As always you can sign up anytime the study it going on to get it for free. Simply confirm that you would like to receive the emails then download the study from the welcome email.
Living in today outline:
Week 1: Grounded: Who am I?
Week 2: What is our purpose?
Week 3: Trusting God to use our unique gifts and roles for His glory.
Week 4: Barriers to using our gifts and walking in our calling
Week 5: Am I doing anything that matters? Is my role significance when it feels mundane, meaningless, or unseen?
Week 6: What if I enjoy my work? Should I feel bad to enjoy the work/ministry I am doing?
Week 7: How do I balance it all? Trusting in God’s provision when it feels like more than I can handle.
Week 8: How do I stop worrying when there is so much to worry about? Finding freedom in faith.
Week 9: Fostering contentement in every moment.
