biblical principles for the total woman's personal growth leading to abundant life

"If I can? echoed Jesus. "All things are possible to him that believes."

- Mark 9:23

Honesty

(Psalm 51:6 & John 8:32)

How do we become an imitator of Christ and learn to live in His likeness? Short answer, it's done in layers of growth called sanctification. God already did His part. Personal growth is our part. Are we learning obedience through what we suffer like Christ (Hebrews 5: 7-10)? Are we growing in wisdom (Luke 2:52) and living a yielded life (John 6:38) that should be increasing toward the likeness of Christ? It starts with honesty.

Dropping the need to impress others, fueled by their opinions (criticism and compliments), is the only starting point. As we dig, the Holy Spirit is the plow of your heart. What does that mean? The phase of purging the hard places or stony ground in our hearts is the work of the Holy Spirit responding to your honesty & surrender to God's process & purpose. You know, the places where we hide the traumatic pains, disappointments, the "why God's," the insecurities, the self-loathing, and low self-esteem.

It has to be exposed. It's the truth of our WHY. It's the truth of where our heart is honestly aligned.

Exchanges

(Matthew 4:4 & 2 Timothy 3:16)

The next step is making exchanges for biblical truth and walking in obedience against the lies we have been conformed to believe. Once we have identified the true state of our heart, God has to not only purge, but you have to seek out the exchange.

What do exchanges mean?

We are giving God the state of your true heart (good, bad, and ugly). Then, allow Him to show you through the Word of God and the Holy Spirit's remembrance of His heart about it. We aren't robots; we have free will and must submit to His willingly. This is where you purposely pursue learning from Christ. This is the aligning and agreeing needed to live in your newness Christ died for you to become.

Guts & Grace

(Ephesians 6:10 & James 1:2 and 4:6)

The final phase of personal development is two-fold.

This is the point where you have to put action behind your alignment & agreement with God. If we are truly imitating Christ then our fruit, actions and perspective will be in accordance to His will. There should be evidence of your newness. Authentic evidence.

Not the will of society or self but the willing obedience to God He requires. This is where our free will is challenged. Do we have the courage to live out our convictions in humility?

Guts & Grace work hand in hand as we get honest, we make exchanges with God and move into having the guts to live like Christ in full humility.

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