The Intentions of Our Heart

This devotional curriculum was wonderful!  Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World, by Joanna Weaver was gentle but direct and challenging to women who are at any place in their life urging them to continue to pursue growth at all times in their relationship with Christ and also to continually refresh the perspective they have toward their relationship with Christ and others in their sphere of influence.  The intentions of our heart are often good and well meaning - working hard for our family, church, employer or community but why?  And how?  What does our heart reflect as we do what we do each day and what is the root of the intentions of our heart as we live each day out and make the choices we make that map out each day?
This DVD, book, workbook study was enjoyable to work through and it challenged me in regard to the choices that I make each day....the small and the big choices.

May God teach us all every day to keep our perspective of people and life filtered through Him!



Disclaimer: I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review

Do You Consider Yourself Sent?

This book, Sent, by Hilary Alan redefined and gave a beautiful but very real and very hard description of what it means to commit to overseas missions for a time.  Going to serve and love others with your whole heart and all that you have.

However, for me, I took so much away from this book in regard to how I live my life as a “sent” disciple right where I am.  Had I considered myself “sent” as a Christian?  I would have previously used the word “sent” to apply to full time ministers in the mission field.  Now I see this word as it applies to my life.  I am a Wife, Mother, Daughter, Employee, Volunteer, etc. just like many of you, but I did not view myself as “sent.”  I now see myself as a “sent” disciple called to give my all for the glory of God each and every day, in all circumstance and in all choices that I make.  Do I live my life on a daily basis and make choices each day as a missions minded individual?  Do I make decisions more often for me or for others?  Where is my focus?  Am I focused on Christ as the authority over each and every day or am I focused on me and allow God to fit into just a piece of my day?   I have made a lot of adjustments, and I have so much more yet to adjust!  I am reminded often that we are only on this earth for a short time.  How am I investing myself for Christ’s sake on this earth in the time that I have?  I now desire to choose to live each day the best that I can for Christ’s sake, for God’s glory.

Disclaimer: I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review