Remember God’s Words
Deuteronomy 18-19 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children,speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates,…" The first thing that comes to my mind about Being STILL with family is being a living example of what that looks like. When are you STILL with the Lord? and is your family able to watch you? Then, when you sit down to eat, make lunch or breakfast, walk the dog, drive in the car, go on a walk, do homework, having an argument, ...whatever it is...then when you ask them to pray or give gratitude...they have seen you with your God. Your God is their God too! Just as we saw Jesus with his disciples… we are able to imitate and repeat what He did. Our children will follow us. We must be the ones who love the future generation. The only way is to Be Still. Teaching them the importance of time with their creator, savior, forever friend, counselor. Our God-given job is to love them and lead them to their Creator…. and pray that they will seek Him on their own one day. Show your children God’s love by loving them and others as Christ loves you. Remember God’s Words This Weekend. Prayer: Dear Lord, help me to remember your words...to Be STILL as an example to my family so that they can learn to Be Still with you, and when we are together as a family. Remind me to pray together, to be quiet, to be quick to forgive, to look for what’s best, and to speak gently into areas of their lives that need growth. Even one minute a day to Remember for each of us/all of us to BE STILL with you. Amen.- Sandi
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"Be STILL and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 Be still, shut off the TV, and listen to God in His Word. Have you considered there’s just too much noise? Too much movement... Have you ever wondered how some Christians can be going through the worst pain and suffering and still they have joy? It’s because they are being still. They put all their worries (and TRUST) in God’s hands. Instead of listening to the noise of your worries, listen to the voice of the Lord. We are not to let our joy come from our circumstances, because circumstances change. In order to build our faith in God's promises, we need to Be Still and reflect on His message and design for us. ACTION: Go find a lonely place. A place with less noise. When you stop and focus on the beauty of Christ, you will receive the peace that He has promised you. When you cry out to Him in prayer you will feel His comfort. BE STILL and relax in the Lord. He is in control. Remember the times that He has helped you, other believers, and people in Scripture. God promises to help you and never leave you. Talk to Him, trust in Him, be still, and you will hear His calming voice and rest upon His strength. We build our faith and trust by spending time with the things and people we care about. We can know and trust Jesus by having an intimate relationship with Him. That does not come from knowing ABOUT Him, but rather getting to personally know Him by what He says (in His Holy Word, the Bible), recognizing the things He does in our lives, and by way of His Holy Spirit who comes to guide and comfort us. Take time daily to BE STILL to grow in your faith in Christ and His promises for you. Prayer: Dear Lord, I realize that I am incapable of controlling life, and I can surrender my will to your will. It may be a matter of finally saying “I trust You.” Please let this open the door so that I may experience the fullness of all You want and have for me, for us. . After all, you are our Creator and you have a perfect plan for me when I let you orchestrate it. Amen. Have a blessed day! Sandi “Be STILL and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 Still: Verb: The word still comes from a Hebrew word meaning to “let go” or “release, cause yourself to become restrained or to let go.” In other words, we need to come to a place where we are willing to submit ourselves to God and acknowledging that He is in sovereign control. Be Still ~ Honor God and his power and majesty is being still. To be still before God implies that we must be still as to words; not speaking against or complaining of them; not darkening relationship by words without knowledge, or justifying ourselves and speaking great boasting words of vanity. Be still as to actions and outward behavior, so as not to oppose God, and as to the inward frame of our hearts, cultivating a calm and quiet submission of soul to the sovereign pleasure of God, whatever it may be. His being God is a sufficient reason why we should be still before him, in no wise murmuring, or objecting, or opposing, but calmly and humbly submitting to him. How we must fulfill this duty of being still before God? This command—“Be still…”—is written in the context of a time of trouble and war; therefore, we should consider the verse with that context in mind. Instead of interpreting “be still” as a gentle suggestion, the people of God should interpret the command for themselves to read more like: ‘snap out of it,’ ‘wake up,’ ‘stop fearing’—acknowledge who your God is—be in awe! God does call us to stop fearing, to be still and commit to him. ACTION: “In order to find security in God, we have to stop finding security in everything else. …Nothing in this world will offer you the security you have in God.” Prayer: Dear Lord, I realize that I am incapable of controlling life, and I surrender my will to your will. It may be a matter of finally saying “I trust You.” Please let this open the door so that I may experience the fullness of all You want and have for me, for us. After all, you are our Creator and you have a perfect plan for me when I let you orchestrate it. QUESTION: What does STILL or BE STILL represent in your life right now? Or not? QUESTION: What is your relationship with God? We can know Him by having an intimate relationship with Him. That does not come from knowing about Him, but rather getting to personally know Him by what He says (in His Holy Word, the Bible), recognizing the things He does in our lives, and by way of His Holy Spirit who comes to guide and comfort us. In John 14:26, Jesus says “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you” (KJV). “Be still and know that I am God; I will be honored by every nation, I will be honored throughout the world!” The KJV uses the word ‘exalted’ the entire world will someday lift up and glorify the Lord. meaning lifted up. Honored means highly valued or glorified. ACTION: THIS WEEK Take time to BE STILL this week With God For God This week Plan Be is focusing on Being Still -Don’t give up. 1) Ongoing process: as we keep practicing, we will find it...and we will lose it, and will find it again. 2) Prioritize: decide Plan Be is important, focus on it and do it 3) Be specific; Utilize our daily tools and practices to put yourself into ACTION. BE-ing is DO-ing 4) Participate with another person/group: draw from and give energy to each other, and be inspired through praises, prayers and affirmation! References 1) “Life Application Study Bible” 2) YouVersion - Bible App 3) Authors: Christie Lynch & Sandi Hanscom Our Story
FOR YEARS WE HAVE BEEN POSITIVE, HOPEFUL, FAITHFUL, JOYFUL, OPTIMISTIC, STRIVING, DEDICATED, RESILIENT CONTINUALLY REINFORCING TO OURSELVES AND OTHERS THAT WE ARE DESIGNED JUST AS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE... DESIGNED BY GOD. God said, “Now, is the time!” to share our purpose. What is your Plan Be? We want you to find out! We will address a “Be” attribute through interactive questions, guest speakers, recipes for success, workbooks, virtual presentations and bible studies, and creative exercises in various areas of our lives. This is new . . . anything is possible! We want you to discover that you can “Be the person God Wants You To Be” and find peace in your everyday life! We want you to progress, and move forward. We will focus on your "Plan Be” based upon scripture and you. Below is a little bit about us: Sandi Hi, I'm Sandi, (Sandi with an i), and am from Huntington Beach and currently live in Newport Beach, California. I have been married to my husband Andrew for 25 years and we have have two adult children, my son is 22 and my daughter is a 4th year senior at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. We currently attend Grace Fellowship Church in Costa Mesa, California. I took baby steps to learn about having a relationship with Jesus and understanding about God’s plans and purposes...and without knowing ‘everything’ - my natural activator/achiever/leadership instincts led me to lead home discipleship groups, Experiencing God with Blackaby, working in faith based organizations, living out my faith through a breast cancer diagnosis and loving the concept of the 5th Gospel. I am currently working as the Grants Manager at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire, manage several family foundations part time, as well as involved with Free Wheelchair Mission, Night to Shine with Tim Tebow Foundation, Transformed in Him, and Northrise University in Zambia. Christie Hi I live in south Orange County, California with my wonderful husband, Ken. We have 3 sons: A sports broadcaster in Little Rock, AR, another who just graduated from the University of Utah, and the youngest currently studying at the Univ of Utah. I was raised Catholic but have attended and learned much about the bible from Saddleback Church (lead by Pastor Rick Warren). I have been a part of and lead a number of bible studies. One of the most rewarding and meaningful ministries I have been involved in, is being a lay counselor at Saddleback Church. In addition to working in advertising for a publisher, I love to spend my time at The Shea Center in San Juan Capistrano - it is an equine therapy facility dedicated to helping the disabled and US veterans. —————————-- How Sandi & Christie Met Sandi and Christie, both fresh out of college, began working at an ad agency in Los Angeles called DDB Needham. They became fast friends which turned into roommates. After they both got married, they became involved in bible studies together and even carpooled monthly to LA to be a part of a DDB Needham book club (which as of today, it’s been around 27 years!). During these long car rides, they developed a dream of ministering to others through scripture and family/work related topics. Sandi and Christie both had their kids around the same time and 15 years later found themselves competing on the club-volleyball court throughout Southern California. With their kids successfully out of the house, they are now both empty nesters and ready to share their wisdom of what they’ve learned throughout the years (the good, the bad and the ugly) of raising a family and tackling the work world - all with a positive attitude, dedication, always learning, always bettering themselves and striving for excellence and significance in all they do - not perfection, but excellence. Psalm 46:10 became our anxiety diffuser: Be still and know that I am God. And broke it down to: Be still and know that I am. Be still and know. Be still. Be. Q: Aren’t you curious what that could look like?! We want you to discover with us how to:
our hope and prayer is to let you know that you are uniquely designed by God! We welcome you and your small group/bible study to join us in this time of rebirth, transformation, and enjoy this adventurous and fabulous journey God has us on. This will be the ride of your life! Hang on! And “Be Inspired” ! We ask Jesus for all of this, “In God’s Name” ASK and you WILL receive. Inspiring you to BE Designed To Be. Thank you for BEing with us: To learn about our upcoming podcasts and future endeavors, please email us at: [email protected] |
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