Good Morning Girls

Hey Gals,
If you haven't already learned that I joined Good Morning Girls' Winter Session, you do now!

I've been learning so much about our Lord through the GMG session and all of my new sisters on FB. We have a little group going and it is so convenient and amazing!

We are currently studying the Book of James over at GMG we have a Bible Study book club going on! James has such amazing words that are relevant to an everyday Christian life. It is the Christian how-to study guide. Read it, and I promise you, you will not be bored, and you won't regret it.

If you haven't taken a look at James, you should join our study! Visit GMG to learn all about it!

Here are my Week 1 observations, and we are currently on Week 2 and I will update those next week! There are a total of 12 weeks of study for James, which happens to be the same amount of time of our Winter Session.
On the top of each of my study notes, I've written one word to describe the verses learned. I've also made a list for the front of my binder that I write each word on for the 55 days we will be doing this (12th week doesn't have verses to study) Here are the ones I have so far, feel free to do the same.
{*I have the Life Application Study Bible NLT which has tons of information about each book of the bible, this is where I've found alot of information on James and his book.}

GMG Week 1: James 1:1-11

Joy
James1:1-2
James, *Jesus' brother, and leader in the Jerusalem Church, was a servant of God and wrote this letter(book of James) for Christians to follow. He lends important information to believers of Christ so that we are exposed to the appropriate Christian behavior.
The first that he tells us, is that when something does go "wrong" and we have troubles, which will inevitably happen, Christians need to take the opportunity to grow and gain joy. We shouldn't look at trouble as burden in life, but we should take it as a moment to strengthen our faith. A moment to become closer to God, which ultimately is a moment filled with joy!

Endurance
James 1:3-4
As a Christian, Satan often tempts us, but God often tests us. There is a difference. When God tests our faith in Him, we ultimately find a way back to Him. In these tests, we grow stronger in our faith. Our strength to continue(endurance) with life grows when we are tested. Once our endurance is complete, we won't need anything else, and will have complete and ultimate faith in God. Daily, our endurance, or strength to continue, is enough. We are constantly growing our love for Him in every moment.

Loyalty
James 1:5-6
God is generous. He wants us to ask Him of things, like wisdom. We may often need wisdom and we shouldn't be afraid to ask God for it. He will not deny us of our askings. When we ask for anything from God, we should be doing so full-heartedly with the Lord. Our faith should be in God alone, not divided. A person without full faith (divided loyalty) in God is unsettled, being ripped apart and thrown around by Satan. If we trust in our Lord with all of our heart and soul, Satan has a much harder time trying to destroy us.
Expectance
James 1:7-8
If you are unstable and not completely loyal to God, you should not expect him to do anything for you. God answers prayers and opens His arms to His loyal followers. Do not stray from God's word, or you will not receive anything from God.

Honor
James 1:9-11
If you are a follower of God, consider yourself blessed and if you are poor you should feel that God has honored you. You have more to boast about than the rich. The rich only have achievements and material things. The rich will fade away from only being humbled from what they have gained. Their possessions and acheivements will fade because they are humbled not honored. Be thankful that the Lord has blessed you. There is no need to boast for any reason. The lord honors the poor & humbles the rich. Be thankful for your blessings, your achievements, your possessions. Don't take the Lord's honor and humbling for granted.

This is what I have learned through week 1...week 2 is very powerful so far {temptations}. I'm loving this bible study and my new sisters! I am so blessed!

Have a blessed week, see you next time!

God Bless,