I'm working my way back to the first Retreat in February, but first I'll share a little from a conference in March.
This year our association's annual Ladie's Conference was held at Sovereign Grace Baptist Church. Mrs. Connie Tucker was the keynote speaker and her 3 sessions were on the thinking woman of God. We were challenged from 2 Timothy 1:7 to Think God's Thoughts After Him! and to be a woman who is actively pursuing the knowledge of God and who studies the Word of God diligently.
On our second day at the conference, we had a time of singing and testimonies which was a real blessing. Women shared stories of God's work in their lives including one in particular of a lady who was saved just recently after seeing the movie "Fireproof." After years of being in the church and believing she was saved, the Lord opened her eyes and she was genuinely converted.
The Sunday of the conference we were also blessed to hear Pastor Tucker speak at our church and speak more on this subject. The following illustration they both referred to has stuck with me...
We as Christians should be constantly taking in scripture and meditating on it just as a cow grazes all day long and later brings the grass back up to chew on it until every last bit of nutrients are out of it. We should not just let the scripture we read or the sermon we hear go in one ear and out the other, we should bring it to mind again later and think about it and think about it until we have all the "nutrients" out of it. Maybe not the most pleasant illistration to think about, but it makes it's point! :)
2 Timothy 1:7 (King James Version)
7"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
That's a great illustration Amanda. I never really thought about it quite like that before but like you said, it makes the point! :) Sounds like a great conference and a huge blessing.
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