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(My reflections after doing weeks 4 and 5 of the Breaking Free Bible Study by Beth Moore)
We have now finished the 4th and 5th week of our study. The following is what I gained and how I’ve grown. I’m posting my thoughts here, simply to encourage you to do the same.
Week 4 is about rebuilding the Ancient Ruins
During this week Beth Moore led us into an depth look back at our ancestors and family. For me, it was a tough week. I realized how disconnected from my family I’ve become. On the first day where she asked us to describe our grandparents and parents – I didn’t have much to write. My mom died when I was only 19, so what I know and remember of her was pretty brief. My grandparents on both side of my parents were very old and I never really saw them too much. My dad is still living but our relationship has grown farther apart as the years have passed. I was able to see how the lack of relationship has affected my relationship with m heavenly father as well. The overall theme for the week really taught me to take the good and leave the bad. I was able to evaluate how certain traits my family has have caused me to struggle in m relationship with God – and I also saw how many traits have caused me to remain faithful to Him throughout life.
Week 5 is about Bindinig up the Brokenhearted
During this week, we covered different reasons that your heart could be broken. -From childhood, betrayal, and loss. Through the study this week I’ve been able to discover that the times my heart has been broken, I’ve had opportunities to know God more completely. A broken heart can lead to captivity because it is so easy to loose our faith when we are brokenhearted. We can become a slave to the disbelief that enters us. The very thing that breaks our hearts, however, can lead us to a deeper fellowship with God. Just as a friendship grows when two people experience tragedy together – I can honestly say that the tough stuff I’ve been through has made me closer to Christ and I am thankful to know Him more intimately through the pain I’ve experienced.
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