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Acts 20

She Discerns True Strength

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Heavenly Father, give me wisdom to discern true strength. Let me not fall for a flattering tongue or falsely assume that people who persuade others or have a title necessarily carry your power.  

Let me be wise choosing those I walk with today, because the people I spend time with influence me.

Let me stand with those who stand with you, even if that means I need to be different or face rejection.

Let me find contentment in your acceptance alone.  

I confess that charisma and charm have deceived me before and created unhealthy connections in my life. I saw people, instead of you, as the source of my strength. My desire to fit in eclipsed my desire to follow you.  

Today, give me wisdom to choose to stand with the true strength that only you can provide.

Abba Father, I want to align my life with you because your power produces love, and love is the most powerful force in the world. I am answering your call to be strong in the Lord and in YOUR mighty power. Amen.  

(Pray God’s Word: Daniel 11:31; Ephesians 6:10–17; Acts 20:28–31)

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Blog written by Aliene Thompson. Aliene Thompson is the founder of Treasured Ministries and the Author of the Nourish Bible Study Series. © Copyright Treasured Ministries 2019

Godly Girl Power

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For the battle you face today, brave heart, God’s strength is sufficient. His perfect love is a powerful force. His all-surpassing mighty power is much greater than worldly power.

Allow God to guard you by letting him guide you. His unfailing love will see you through.

Women make the greatest difference in this world when they experience God’s unconditional love and live confidently, fulfilling God’s purpose for their life. This is not easy. In a world that teaches us to depend on sources other than God, it’s easy to become co-dependent and lose our identity.

I know this—I’ve been there. This is what I’ve learned in my journey of breaking free from co-dependency: to walk in our purpose, we need to plug into Godly girl power.

What Is Godly Girl Power?

Godly girl power is God’s all-surpassing power. This is different from worldly power.

  • Worldly power is outward control dependent on other people and things and focuses on self.
  • Godly girl power is the inner strength of a woman led confidently by God to walk in love and live for his glory no matter what circumstances she faces. Love is the most powerful force and that is what Godly Girl Power is all about.

Paul taught the Ephesians about God’s all-surpassing power:

“I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.” (Ephesians 3:16)

“I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 1:19-20).

Standing in God’s Strength

When faced with a battle, we can be tempted to put on the armor of the world, to fight with the world’s battle plans. We try to take the reins of life, fighting our way to take power the world provides to fix things. During past battles, we learned those old coping mechanisms for survival like manipulation, control, self-reliance, seeking power from people, people pleasing, performance, anger, and unforgiveness.

These are just some of the worldly ways we sought to find power from external sources when we felt powerless.  

But now we belong to Jesus, the Shepherd and Overseer of our souls. He invites us to receive his power by standing in his mighty strength (1 Peter 2:18–25).

Sharing the gospel is our precious privilege but one that the enemy of our souls would love to shut down. If he can get us so wound up and worn out fighting our battles the world’s way, we may become so discouraged, distracted, and directionless that we stop sharing the Gospel altogether.

Christianity that requires courage instead of Christianity that demands comfort calls to us stand in the strength that only God can provide.

God Is Your Defender. You Are Not Powerless.

Which will you choose? Will you stand in God’s mighty power . . . or survive by trying to take worldly power? It’s such an important choice. You see, whatever source you see as your strength will control your life. God’s power is agape love—and his unconditional love is the most powerful force in the world.

Nourish Scripture: Acts 20:16-36

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Blog written by Aliene Thompson. Aliene Thompson is the founder of Treasured Ministries and the Author of the Nourish Bible Study Series. © 2019 Treasured Ministries.

Godly Girl Power

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Hey there, Braveheart,

Yeah, that’s you! Happy 4th of July! Hope you are having a great start to your summer.

Starting next Monday, we will kick off a new series called Godly Girl Power. For the next ten weeks, we look at Paul’s words to the Church at Ephesus as we walk through Acts 20:16-26 and the book of Ephesians.

So, what is godly girl power?

Understanding Godly Girl Power

Godly girl power is God’s all-surpassing power. This is different from worldly power.

Worldly power is outward control dependent on other people and things and focuses on self. Godly girl power is the inner strength of a woman led confidently by God to walk in love and live for his glory no matter what circumstances she faces. Love is the most powerful force, and that is what Godly Girl Power is all about.

Paul loved his church family in Ephesus. Under his care, he encouraged them to stand in God’s strength.

“A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.” (Ephesians 6:10)

Life can make you feel powerless sometimes when a battle is at hand. We can find all the strength we need by standing in the strength that ONLY God can provide!

So, grab a friend and get ready as we uncover God’s limitless strength in this 10-week Bible study on the book of Ephesians.  In this study you will:

  • Learn the difference between godly girl-power and worldly power.
  • Discover how to plug into God’s limitless source of strength.
  • Study the entire book of Ephesians using the Nourish Bible Study Method.
  • Be inspired to live the truth with our weekly podcast audio messages on iTunes.
  • Gain encouragement for your journey with our resources on our Facebook Page including our weekly video message.

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and like our Facebook page to get ready for a great journey.

We start next Monday!  Have a great Fourth of July!

ONWARD!

Blog written by Aliene Thompson. Aliene Thompson is the founder of Treasured Ministries and the Author of the Nourish Bible Study Series. © 2019 Treasured Ministries.