Week 8 - Days 2 and 3 (Attachments, Together)

Attachments

(The following quotes are from pages 183-184)

"... my fear of an unhealthy attachment..."

"... I'd like to suggest two reasons God allows us to have - and to be - fallen heroes." 

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1. "God is jealous for our true enduring hero to be His own Son."

"God wants Jesus to be our unrivaled champion. He answers my prayers to love Jesus above all else by allowing someone to disappoint me and prove insufficient for me." - (page 183)

I think God allows breakups, etc. sometimes when there is an unhealthy attachment and/or dependency on someone else, too, because He wants us to solely rely on Him.

2. "Sometimes God wants to show us what we can do rather than let us find someone who can do it for us."

"... sometimes you and I are looking for someone to stand up and do what God wants us to do."

"I longed for someone to break the chain of bondage..." 

"Instead, God started that process by breaking me."

"Can you think of a time when God wanted to show you what you could do rather than let you find someone to do it for you?"

I believe I'm in a place right now in my life where I need to step out of my comfort zone in multiple ways. 

Over the past years, I have had unhealthy dependencies on a few people in my life. I know God wants me to rely on Him rather than others for those things. He has been working in me to help me gain more self-belief in order to step out in faith. He knows I can do those things in life on my own with Him by my side.

As Brenda and I were going over the homework for week 8, something we were talking about caused her to say something like, "Step out in faith whether ... ... shaking or not."

I love that and it's so true!

"Sometimes God calls us to wait. Other times He calls us to act n-o-w." - (page 185)

"As surely as the Jews in the promised land and Persia would have to learn to stand up and fight a physical enemy, we must learn to fight an invisible enemy (Eph. 6:10-17)." - (page 187)

Together

(The following quotes are from page 188)

"We who call Christ Savior have the right to assemble in His mighty name."

"The hordes of darkness have no greater agenda than the widespread destruction of Christ's bride..."

Satan doesn't want community. He wants us separate and in isolation. He knows how strong of a force Christians can be together.

"Some of us with little previous battle experience have no idea why God is allowing us to go through such difficult times in a place we thought was His will. He's trying to make warriors out of us, Girlfriend!" "You and I have the God-given right to lock arms with our sisters and brothers in Christ and defend ourselves with the sword of the Spirit and the shield of faith."

I believe there are things God wants us to do on our own (with Him, of course), but I also believe there are things He wants us to help each other through, as well.

Feel free to leave a comment below with your thoughts and/or things you took away from week 8 - days 2 and 3. (If you are reading this in your email, you can click HERE and it will take you to this post on the seek Him blog where you can comment.)

Thanks!

Cari