Day 2- You Again?

Good Morning Ladies!

First, allow me to get a few house keeping items out of the way.

I am new to blogging and I am still trying to work out the kinks on a few things such as the scheduled posting time, the comment section and E-mail alerts to you guys when I do post.

So, please stay with me and when you see something that needs attention please email me and then pray that I can fix it:)

I truly feel that God has His hand on this study. If there is anything that is distracting or keeping you from fully participating please let me know.

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Let's get started!

Whoa! 

Today's lesson was so very directed right at me! I'm sure that Priscilla wrote it with me in mind...well, maybe not me specifically. Isn't it crazy how God puts you in the right place at the right time to hear His message for you? CRAZY! This happens to me all the time. 

As I was reading about the relationship between Israel and Midian I was thinking to myself, " Oh, they should have just listened to God's commands! What was wrong with these people! If God told me to do something I know that I would run right out and do it...with a smile on my face." And then I turned the page.
I have totally disobeyed God, many times. I have had people in my life that weren't that good of an influence on me. In turn, I was not that good of an influence on them. Those relationships did not bring out the best in me. I kept them around because they weren't that bad. Then, years later I find out that they were. 

Our decisions WILL effect us in the years to come! This is a fact!  

Our Children will have to deal with the consequences of our decisions. I know that I do not want my kids to have to 'deal' with anything that I have done. At the end of my days I want my decisions to be a blessing to them. I don't want anything I have done to be a hurdle for them to have to overcome. Any time that they might have to spend 'dealing' with my mistakes is time they will not get to spend with the Lord. Be a blessing not a hurdle!

If you are not sure about what I am saying then I encourage you to go back and read through 1 Samuel 15:1-9 and then 1 Samuel 30:1-3

-What did God command His people to do?
-How did they respond?
-What effect did the Amalekites have on Israel later on?

If you are a child that is 'dealing' with choices that your parents or grandparents made, do not be discouraged! You are not bound to their decisions.  With God at your side, change your legacy! 

Please share any ways that you have overcome the legacy left behind by your ancestors. Were there any verses that encouraged you during this time? I feel confident in saying that most of us have had to overcome the legacy left by our ancestors, so we are in the same boat.

Ladies, I love you! Please keep praying for this study to be successful and for it to minister in the ways God sees fit. See you tomorrow!

~Randi