Acceptance & Gratitude: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life (Everyday Matters Bible Studies for Women) - Tapa blanda

The newest addition to the Everyday Matters Bible for Women line is a series of study guides that focus on various spiritual practices. The series can be used as a stand alone Bible study guide for groups or individual use, or as a companion alongside the Everyday Matters Bible for Women. Readers will work through eight chapters that include articles for reflection, Scripture verses, and discussion questions for deeper thought. Each book also includes a Leader's Guide. These books are an excellent resource for small groups, Bible studies, and Sunday school classes. Used individually or with a group these booklets will help women delve further into the Scriptures and meditate on various spiritual practices to help them live fully, every day. This Bible study guide leads women through the spiritual practices of Acceptance and Gratitude. It includes 4 separate Bible studies on each topic, and each study includes: * Meditation on selected scripture focusing on a facet of the practice * Sidebars that feature quotes, insights, or challenges * Discussion questions * Points to Ponder * Prayer * Exercise for the week * Takeaway Treasure * Leader's Guide

The spiritual disciplines of acceptance and gratitude are easy to practice when all is going well--when the sun is shining and our relationships are fulfilling, when work is going great and the sermon on Sunday touched our hearts. But when all is not well, discontent can rear its ugly head. All of a sudden we're no longer satisfied with our appearance, our friendships, our lives. When we're suffering, acceptance and gratitude can seem impossible.
In this two-part study guide, learn about acceptance and gratitude from biblical characters who managed to find both in the midst of suffering. Learn from Leah how to fight discontent and "choose" to see God's goodness and faithfulness. Learn from Job's grief and confusion how to humbly accept difficult circumstances and move on from them. Learn from Mary how to trust and praise God when the future is not clear. And learn from Jesus--the most incredible example of acceptance in history!--how to relinquish our own will and to accept the Father's.
""Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, 'My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.' So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. . . . For when I am weak, then I am strong."" --2 Corinthians 12:8-10
"The purpose of this study guide series is to help you use spiritual practices to make your own life richer, fuller, and deeper. It can be used as a stand-alone Bible study guide for groups or individuals, or as a companion alongside the "Everyday Matters Bible for Women." The twenty-four spiritual practices in this series are "Acceptance, Bible Study & Meditation, Celebration, Community, Confession, Contemplation, Faith, Fasting, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Hospitality, Justice, Mentoring, Outreach, Prayer, Reconciliation, Sabbath & Rest, Service, Silence, Simplicity, Solitude, Stewardship, Submission," and "Worship." "