Hello, sisters! Some of us have just spent three weeks reading or listening to verses and thinking about who God is as our Creator, as well as who we are as His creation. (Read the verses here. Listen to me read them here.)
Last week I suggested you reflect on these questions.
After these weeks of focusing on God as my Creator...
What stood out to me? What surprised me?
What did I notice about God? About myself? About others?
What do I want to remember?
What did I see or do I hear God saying to me now?
In the first video in this series, I shared this belief:
What did I notice about God? About myself? About others?
What do I want to remember?
What did I see or do I hear God saying to me now?
In the video this week, I take some time to share some of my answers to those questions. Here are some things I have been noticing about God, our Creator.
VIDEO NOTES & DISCUSSION/REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. God is SO CREATIVE! The world around us is filled with so many different kinds of plants, animals, and people! It's really incredible when we stop to think about it. God was also so creative in how He made us. Each of us is made in God's image and we are creative in different ways! (Yes, you!)
What's your favorite kind of creativity? Art? Music? Cooking? Hospitality? Leadership? Problem Solving? Caregiving? Gift giving? Something else?
2. God made us to notice beauty and glory. He made us to worship. Being in nature inspires me to worship and helps me feel connected to God. What about you?
Where and when do you feel most connected to God?
3. The created world reflects the spiritual world. Not only do we see God's glory in the beauty of nature, we can also learn from the lessons nature has to teach us about who God is and other spiritual truths. (Like how God always brings light out of darkness, or how the vastness of the ocean reflects the vastness of God.)
What other "object lessons" or parables or references to nature reflecting spiritual truth can you remember or think of?
4. If I'm honest with you, I'll admit that I don't like all of God's choices - especially about how He made me. (Did you read my Mama Bird Sings story? It was inspired by my own life. I share more about my struggles regarding how God made me in the video.) It can also be hard to accept He knows about all of the hard things and allows them anyway. (Psalm 139:16)
Do you struggle with how God made you? Or with what He has allowed to happen to you or others?
5. God made us so we would need Him and others. Nobody is made to thrive alone - not without God and not without other humans.
How do your weaknesses make you depend on God or others? Can you see how that is a good thing?
6. Meditating on Creation leads us to our shortcomings and failures and The Fall, where we see clearly that we need a Savior - a Deliverer. God our Deliverer is what we'll be studying next month!
In the first video in this series, I shared this belief:
The more we know God, the more we will experience God's Presence, Pleasure, Promises, Plan, Perspective, Provision, Purpose, Peace, Protection, Power, Perfection, and Purity.
Every month, I want us to come back to this question.
Every month, I want us to come back to this question.
As you have spent time thinking about God as your Creator, how have you experienced more of God?
If you are able to join a Sister Circle this week, you can share your answers to any and all of these questions there and you can always reply to these emails and let me know what is connecting with you. I'd love to hear from you!
REMINDER! Sister Circles are meeting THIS WEEK!!!
Sister Circles will be gathering THIS week. Visit butlerchurch.org/sister-
Sunday, March 21 at 9:00 on Zoom
Wednesday, March 24 @ 10am (in person with Helen)
Friday, March 26 @ 7pm (online or in person)
I'll be sharing some new study verses next weekend as we begin seeking to know God as our Deliverer. I can't wait.
Blessings to you. May you know the love and care of your Creator this week.
Much Love,
Melissa
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Thanks so much for sharing!