I’m so excited to be starting chapter one this week! I just read these lines from page 33 in His Revolutionary Love:
He’s trying to get your attention too; a new friendship, days where everything seems to go just right, or someone shows that they love you just the way you are. But even on the bad days (when nothing goes right – your parents fight, your dog runs away, your best friend ignores you, and you fail your math quiz), God is still with you and still loves you!
This passage got me thinking.
Sometimes we are slow to see God’s goodness to us through the good things.
We just enjoy what He sends our way and forget that it is His hand that brought it; the good things don’t draw us to Him. I believe that it is times like this that God can allow bad things that come along to get our attention as well. Have you heard a story of God using a tragedy, broken relationship or even pain to draw someone to Himself? Maybe you have even experienced that yourself! If so, use this as an opportunity to share that experience with your girl or small group.
As I said on page 31,
“You see, Jesus is jealous…He created you to experience the closest love possible between the two of you. He doesn’t want us to fill our heart with anyone or anything other than himself.”
After working through the verse that you will memorize together…
Psalm 45:11 NIV
The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
…and going through the questions in the discussion guide, talk with your girl about the different means that Jesus will use to get our attention. He will use whatever it takes so that we will experience His very best…which is Himself!
Today’s Video
What did you think of this part of the message? Take time to talk about it with you daughter…and do your reading of chapter two this week! Don’t forget to make use of the leader guide available at lynncowell.com, too.
Going Deeper
I hope you and your girl have enjoyed chapter one together. My prayer is that your conversations will go way beyond the book and on to personal conversations just the two of you. If you want to enhance your study, you may want to purchase the daily devotional companion, Devotions for a Revolutionary Year. You can also purchase this videos and share it with your small group or Sunday School there as well.
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Lynn Cowell is an author and speaker with Proverbs 31Ministries. She has been married for over 25 years and has a grown son and two daughters in high school. She has written two books His Revolutionary Love and Devotions for a Revolutionary Year. Her favorite things include the mountains, well-worn sweatshirts and anything that combines chocolate and peanut butter. To connect with Lynn, you can find her at LynnCowell.com, Facebook, and Twitter.
