Girltalk Book Club Week 11
Filed under {!-- ra:00000000492ead7c0000000016702a88 --}{if 'Girltalk Book Club Week 11' == '52home' && category_name == '52home'} Biblical Womanhood | Book and Music Reviews {if:else} Biblical Womanhood | Book and Music Reviews {/if}Last week’s chapter was on the life of Mary and Martha. The take-home lesson was applicable to all of us:
“It is a danger, even for people who love Christ, that we not become so with doing things for Him that we begin to neglect hearing Him and remembering what He has done for us. We must never allow our service for Christ to crowd out our worship of Him. The moment our works become more important to us than our worship, we have turned the true spiritual priorities on their heads” (p. 167).
As promised, we want you to hear from a woman who has faithfully made rising early to sit at Jesus’ feet a priority in the busy season of motherhood. My dear friend Julie Purswell first shared this testimony at a retreat that I led for the pastors’ wives of Covenant Life Church several years ago. We were all provoked and inspired by her faithfulness to pursue the spiritual disciplines, and benefited immensely from her practical ideas. Soon after, we had her share these thoughts to a group of moms with young children (a season where it is sometimes difficult to maintain the spiritual disciplines). Today we want to share this testimony with all of you.
We hope you are encouraged to follow the example of Julie and Mary, and “never allow service for Christ to crowd out our worship of Him.”
Finally, as we near the end of the book we want to hear from you once again. “Of all the women we’ve studied, whose life has encouraged you the most and why?” Remember to send us your response by Thursday of next week. Even if you’ve fallen behind in the reading you can still feel free to participate!