Beth Moore it up!

I'm doing a Bible study with other women of this church that I attend locally. (includes my own mom) They are such sweet and kind older women, I love the environment. We are doing a Beth Moore study on the book of Esther. Very good study. The theme of this 9 week long study is, "It is tough being a woman." We had to write some notecards down and I thought I'd share with you what we had to write down as homework before next weeks study. What we had to do was write down the statement and then on the other side of the notecard write down verses that put your mindset back on what matters. I hope they encourage you as they seem helpful for me. :-)

It's tough being a woman...

1. in another woman's shadow.

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty" Psalm 91:1

2. in a world where beauty is a treatment.

"He has made everything beautiful in its time." Ecclesiastes 3:11

3. in a mean world.

"I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith." 1 Timothy 1:18-19

4. thrown a giant size weight.

"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7

"However, the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you." Deuteronomy 23:5

5. in the tight fist of fear.

"Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will trample down their high places." Deuteronomy 33:29

"After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes." Nehemiah 4:14

"See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me." Isaiah 49:16

6. who can balance passion with patience.

"Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!" Isaiah 30:18

7. who feels responsible for the "how"

"if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgement, while continuing their punishment." 2 Peter 2:9

"for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust." Psalm 103:14