Growth Group Week 6 - The Obedient Response

This past Friday was the last week of our study of Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer. We've enjoyed and learned so much from this study. It has been an incredible blessing for all the women in the group, myself included.

I was a little worried about this last study, because it was just one chapter, The Obedient Response. It spoke of responding right away, as Abraham did, not waiting or questioning God just because His request isn't something we'd normally do. It's about trusting in Him, because He can see how things will turn out, while we can't. It was such a short chapter, though, and I wondered how 90 minutes would be filled up. Well, once again God was in control. As we spoke about obedience, the topic turned to obedience in relationships. What does God want from wives? What is He saying to the Christian women about relationships with spouses, or spouses to be? There were many questions, but only one place to find the answers: God's Word. We went to Scripture and looked at what God had to say, and He spoke to every single one of us. Rather than worry about how to fill up the time, I was concerned how we could get so much done in so little time!

Once again, it turned into an amazing evening with God's voice clearly heard, through His Word, through other Christians, and through His Holy Spirit which we felt present the entire time. I don't think I can begin to say how sorry we were to have to leave! When God is present, you just want to cuddle up to Him and stay there. We all hugged and, while missing our Fridays together already, spoke of the next small group coming up in September. God has so much planned; what a blessing to be a part of it.