The beatitudes simply go against human nature.
Half of them are so illogical to our human minds, the other half are just plain hard and unnatural to live out!
The word Beatitude means happy, blissful, or literally enlarged. This is not a superficial kind of happy. It is not a happy that is based off of whims or the swings of culture. No, it runs deep. It is the deep joy in our soul. It is Spiritual well being and prosperity.
So how in the world will these paradoxes bring us that deep happy, blissful kind of state in our soul? How do we change our attitudes to reflect the Beatitudes?
During the next 8 weeks we will dive into each beatitude to grow our understanding on these beautiful soul nourishing truths. We will explore what being:
- Poor in spirit
- Attentive to our sinful nature
- Meek
- Hungry and thirsty for righteousness
- Merciful
- Pure in heart
- A peacemaker
- Willing to suffer for Christ
really looks like and how to live them out in our daily life.
As we journey through these hard but beautiful truths I pray our hearts can all grow closer knit to Jesus and our eyes would see clearly the abundant life He has to offer us. I pray we can all take more and more steps in truth, even when it is unnatural.
Are you ready to make the Beatitudes your attitude? The study begins June 10th. Simply sign up for the Hello Jesus newsletter and you will receive the study to your inbox on June 3rd. If you sign up after June 10th, no worries you can still get it anytime the study is going on. When you confirm you would like to subscribe to Hello Jesus emails, you will be sent a welcome email. In that welcome email will be links to download the study. I pray this study is a blessing to you!
The Outline of the Beatitudes:
Week 1: An awareness of spiritual bankruptcy
Week 2: Grieved and Broken from Sin
Week 3: The Mark of a New Spirit
Week 4: Craving God’s Righteousness
Week 5: Mercifulness: An Attribute to God
Week 6: Heart Purity, the Vision of God
Week 7: Calming the storms of life with a Christlike Influence
Week 8: Be willing to self sacrifice our wants for the peace and edification of others.
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