LFL Group: April Meeting

Chapter 4: Self-Discipline

“You can have wisdom on how to rightly live and have the most refined set of goals and well-tuned system in the world on how to get there, but if you don’t pursue your goals and implement your plans, your ideas are next to worthless.” –Kim Brenneman

Ouch.

For the past two months we have been talking about setting goals and making plans, but this chapter challenges us to stop talking and start doing.  And to get to the “doing” part requires self-discipline.

John MacArthur says it this way, “Biblically, self-discipline may be summarized in one word: obedience.” Our sin nature groans at this thought! It is so easy to give in to the flesh and do what it wants to do right now. (pg 51)

For this month’s meeting (and even the weeks leading up to our meeting), I challenge you to look at your goals and start moving toward them. Recognizing our ultimate goal should be God’s goal-godly womanhood.

Chapter 8: The Psalms-Your Spiritual Multi-Vitamin

I am embarrassed to admit this, but the book of Psalms was toward the bottom of my favorite books of the Bible a few years ago. I could never get into all the feelings and poetry of this book. I wanted stories. I wanted action. I wanted application and parables and lessons.

But then my baby daughter died.

And I found myself running to the book of Psalms. When I couldn’t verbalize what was in my heart, I would read back to God a chapter as my heart’s prayer. When I needed desperately to know that God was bigger than death, I would read through the verses and read about His sovereignty and awesomeness. And eventually my heart was opened to the beautiful praises and thanksgivings in this book and I would repeat those out loud to Him.

In this chapter, Kim encourages us to read the book of Psalms everyday and then read them to our children. She writes it is a sure cure “for many ailments of the heart and mind.”  I whole-heartily agree:).

Chapter 19: Laundry Day

Laundry…such a dirty word. But, yet, we all have to deal with it or it will deal with us.

In this chapter, Kim discusses ways she tackles her laundry and started doing the laundry “as unto the Lord.”  She challenges us to …

Learn to love laundry. Study how to do it correctly, and make it an art!

I know many of you have started making your own laundry detergent. I want to hear the scoop (*snort*) on how this is working for your family. Bring your recipes and hints to the next meeting, so we can share about our experiences…the good, the bad and the dirty (*double-snort*).