Believing God

In 2002, I joined an online Bible study lead by Beth Moore, called "Believing God". I had been involved in several Beth Moore Bible studies and had even attending a "Living Proof Live" conference in Odessa, Texas in 2001. God has gifted Beth with an awesome women's ministry to lead women to seek God in His Word and find answers for their life through studying Scripture. I am continually amazed at how God uses these Bible studies in various times of my life to speak to my heart and mind concerning my relationship with Him. My God is an awesome God! I praise His Holy Name!
The women's ministry at my previous church had a wonderful group of dedicated Christian women who met regularly to study the Bible and often used Beth Moore studies. We became best friends as we bonded our lives through studying Scripture, praying for each other, our families, and any other needs that came to our minds. We truly became "sisters" in our study and time we spent together. We often attended other retreats and several of us became involved in an area musical group called "The Singing Women of Texas-Permian Basin".
"Believing God" was the first attempt to provide an online video Bible study by Lifeway-Biblical Solutions for Life. High-speed Internet connections were relatively new in 2002, so I often did my Bible study sessions at school, since my home computer still used a dial-up connection. I often stayed at school late to wait for my youngest son to get finished with after school athletics, so it was a good, quiet time for me to spend in Bible study. I only worked through the first six sessions of the study until my son and I no longer stayed after hours. I never did finish the study and put the unfinished lesson notebook in a shelf where it remained until we moved to Possum Kingdom Lake in 2008. Later, I packed up my Bible study library and moved it to a storage facility.
Several months ago, I found a briefcase/cart in storage which contained "Believing God" and several other Bible studies from my library. I brought these home and moved it around to various locations around the house. After I had finished my study of "Esther" with Beth Moore, God impressed me to look for the "Believing God" study and finish it next. As I reviewed the sessions I had previously completed, He encouraged me to start over again and discover how my belief in Him had changed or sustained over the past 8 years.
Today I watched the sixth of ten videos. God continues to amaze me as I have read my answers from 2002, seen how God has answered prayers and concerns that I had then and continues to inspire me to believe Him in my present and future situations. I am so blessed to have been raised in a Christian home, to have Christian friends and family, and know that my salvation is secure as I look forward to the day that I am called to Heaven to enjoy Eternity with my Heavenly Father and all the saints who have gone before me. I want to sing in St. Peter's choir and walk the streets of Gold as I enter the Pearly Gates.
Each day is a gift...that's why it is called the Present!
If you don't know Jesus as your personal Savior, I pray you will contact me or someone else you know and ask them to share how you can know that you know Jesus is Lord and died for your sins. Knowing Jesus is the most important decision you will ever make in your life.
"For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him will have everlasting life." John 3:16
As for me...I'm believing God!