Our next three books are not long or full of words. You will find the potential for spiritual understanding and growth as you pick up these books and prayerfully sit in the Scriptures presented and answer the questions from a true, authentic heart.
These books are not Bible Studies in the traditional sense. Instead, they are books meant to be read as if you have a Spiritual Director sitting next to you, guiding you as you prayerfully consider Hope, Joy and Trust. I wrote these very short books from my own learning curve when God used life to teach me lessons through challenges and trials. I pray they will be a blessing to you. The truths we will explore have radically, and thankfully, changed my life. Be sure to read the introduction of each book for tips on how to get the most from these studies.
You may purchase the books at Condeo Press. Since they are short books, we will probably finish them by the end of February. You may want to go ahead and purchase all three to save on shipping.
Week 1: Introduction and Chapter 1
Besides my Savior, my daughter is the one who taught me to HOPE. She tattooed “Esperanza,” the Spanish word for hope, in large font letters across her lower back when she was holding onto Hope during a crisis in her college years. She lives in Asia and I only see her once or twice a year depending if my work takes me to her or her work brings her to me. The crisis is long past, but we’ve not forgotten and sometimes we’re still impacted by the events that changed all our lives.
Yet, I see the fruit of our hope when I visit with her—right now I’m in her 5th grade classroom. I type these words as her fingers fly across her keyboard to prepare tomorrow’s lesson plans. God brought healing to her in such loving ways those many years ago! I thank Him and praise Him for His radical, generous, complete love in her life that has worked an amazing miracle. The pain we went through is a memory I don’t like to relive—the joy we live in now is a reason I choose Hope whenever a new crisis emerges.
This week, please share a time in your life when hope seemed impossible. Maybe it is right now—let us hope with you/for you. If it was in the past, can you share how your hope was lived out?
A word about sharing comments—we’re reading together and our book club isn’t the greatest at sharing our thoughts. We’d sure like to grow in that area, as it is in sharing and reading that we can truly impact and encourage each other. So, could you please consider commenting each week?
Hoping you will,
Linda
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