Hidden Joy~Week 9
by MELISSA TAYLOR
As I write this post it’s very late Saturday night…or actually early Sunday morning. I’m at the Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference. We wrap things up tomorrow. I’m especially blessed to be bringing Stephanie Clayton home with me for a few days. I don’t want to let her go back to Texas, but I’m thankful we have a few days left. 
We have another sweet amazing friend driving up to see us tomorrow and we are having a slumber party at Samantha Reed’s house. Not sure when I’m going to ever sleep again, but it’s so fun hangin out with God and girlfriends. Wish all of us in this study could have a big ole slumber party! Wouldn’t that be fun? Ok, let’s get on with this week’s schedule of assignments. It’s a big week, so get ready.
Congrats to Carol B!!! You are the winner of the journal from Friday’s blog post! Email me at Melissa@MelissaTaylor.org with your address!
This week will be a little different. Get your “A” game on ladies, we are tackling 2 chapters! Don’t be intimidated by this, it’s the only week we have to step it up a bit. We are preparing to finish strong!
Words of the Week:
Prayer
Abide
Select one of the following to be your memory verse this week:
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Colossians 4:2
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
Monday- Read Chapter 9. Write any comments you have about Chapter 9 on the blog.
Tuesday-Complete all of the Bible study questions on p. 199-201.
Wednesday- Read Chapter 10. Visit the blog to comment about it.
Thursday- Complete all the Bible study questions on p. 202-204.
Friday- Catch up day. If you fell behind, use today to catch up.
Saturday- Visit my blog and share which verse you memorized. Let us know what this week’s verse means to you.
Forgive me for being so brief. It’s late and I need to go night night! LOL!
Thank you all for working hard this week! Check my blog and the online Bible studies facebook page for Chapter 9 and discussions this week. I look forward to hearing about your prayer times and the ways you are abiding in Christ.
I’m so proud of you for making it this far! No matter where you are in the book, I’m really happy you continue to read and study. Don’t give up, even if you are behind. Keep moving at your own pace, that’s ok. I’m praying you are experiencing the hope of Christ as you keep pressing on in our Hidden Joy study.
Love you!
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Prayer request y’all. HJ has been such a blessing and has really sparked a fire and sense of urgency. My request: Intimacy with Jesus, clarity, direction, courage and boldness are all what I am desperate for. The last six years have been one fiery trial after the next. I’m thankful because I’ve pursued Jesus more than ever, as a result. But, it’s tough. I lost my precious Daddy to pancreatic cancer. It was a brief but gruesome six month battle. He was 60. My most difficult struggle is infertility. I found out one year after my Daddy’s death that natural conception was not possible. We’re slowly pursuing adoption but that takes lots of courage and has its own set of challenges. The guilt and shame due to the inability to give my precious husband a child is almost unbearable. In January, I walked away from a 13 year career with a 6 figure salary in public accounting. I could no longer tolerate the toxic environment, the anxiety and stress. But, I feel the tug of Jesus. I have my days, however, where I wonder if I’m delusional. If He truly cares. If my problems matter, especially with much worse human suffering in this world. I pray Ephesians 1:17-18 constantly. I want a revelation, a WORD in due season. I need an understanding of what “waiting” looks like. I desperately want to glorify God, no matter what.
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Thanks for your encouraging words Melissa. We have had a busy summer including a gamily reunion, and while I had gotten behind, I have remained on the journey. I finally caught up on my reading and am back on track. Looking forward to finishing strong and praying for all those on this journey of hope and healing.
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