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My Heart's Desire |
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 Miriam Nadler Women's Ministries Director |
What do you like to
do? What activities delight your heart? When I was asked this very
question, a few things popped into my mind - like enjoying a piece of
dark chocolate, hanging out with a good friend, or watching a funny
movie. But if I give deeper thought to what truly brings delight to my
soul, then a definite response resonates in my heart: I find no greater joy than to teach the Word of God and encourage women to follow the One and Only Beloved of our life, Yeshua our Messiah. |
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David, a man after God’s own heart,
points out exactly how to have all our desires fulfilled and where our
true delight is to be found. Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the
Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I feel blessed
that we could publish the discipleship material for women, and it seems
to be like those five loaves and two fishes that keep on multiplying.
Recently, I was invited to speak at the women’s retreat in Merritt
Island, Florida, as a result of the material taught in the book
Sense & Sensibility.
Debbie, who read the book, wanted other women to understand the purpose
and calling that God has for us women. Therefore, she stepped out in
faith and organized the women’s conference entitled
Sense & Sensibility—Honoring God with
Your Life. Being His Bride I would like to remind women to see for themselves the way God sees them. Isaiah 61:10 accurately describes God’s view of us, “I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” We need a daily reminder of our new identity and position in Messiah and to live accordingly. The women’s conference in Merritt Island provided an opportunity to teach five sessions that seem to flow as a beautiful pattern of the way we can honor God with our lives, which is the only life that has no regrets. In the first session, we laid the ground work as we rediscovered our divine calling as women and our responsibility to pass the baton of faith and necessity to live out God’s priorities for our lives to the next generation. Created For His Divine Purpose Often we think that our sole responsibility is to be a good wife or mother, but God has planned much more for us. He desires for all of us to grow in the knowledge of His love, mature into Messiah-likeness, and allow our lives to reflect His character. As we take a deeper look at the life of Hannah, we learn that our circumstances do not dictate our fulfillment that we can find in God alone. Hannah was able to pour her heart to the Lord and let Him work through her despite of unbearable situations. She found her strength in the Lord, and as she continually entrusted herself to her God, He not only gave her the desire of her heart, but blessed her above her expectations. She gave birth to Samuel, who was the last judge and a prophet in Israel, and had a privilege to anoint the greatest king in Israel, David. But, God did not stop there; he also gave her more children. God took Hannah from being barren and ashamed, to the mother of many children and esteemed. God can do the same for us. One of the greatest highlights of the Women’s Conference in Merritt Island, Florida, for me, was to teach a group of women who were eager to learn and apply the Word to their lives. Since we women are great communicators and enjoy sharing with one another, I really enjoyed the discussion time after each teaching, which gave an opportunity to dig deeper into our souls and apply the precepts from the Word to our own lives and circumstances. Encouraging Words I was very encouraged by the feedback from the leadership, “One of the goals for us in having this conference was to have the women who attend bond with each other on the deeper level, to develop stronger relationships with one another. The discussion questions you provided at the end of each teaching helped accomplish this by providing a gateway for involvement as women were encouraged to share their struggles and their needs within a Biblical perspective. Everyone I spoke to came away uplifted and more confident in their understanding of the Word. Our team commented on how we felt God’s blessing over the entire time and we agreed that it was worth the effort.” There is no greater privilege then to have a godly influence in the lives of others. The time invested in others is time well spent. I encourage you to seek not only to grow in the relationship with your Beloved, but also to care and disciple other women in need of encouragement. Y |
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