Get in the FLOW of God! January 2010 Publisher, Donna Sneed The Newsletter for Ladies Only Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die… page 4.

Get in the FLOW of God!

January 2010 Publisher, Donna Sneed

The Newsletter for Ladies Only

Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die… page 4

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God’s Woman Marriage & MoneyFashionably Free? “I Can’t Believe that Outfit! 2Wheat – Christian Perspective 4

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Ecclesiastes 3:1

There’s a bright future ahead… Marriage & Money

A Wife’s Response From Faith-based Family Finances, published by Tyndale House PublishersCopyright © 2008. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.

Debt causes most wives to become very anxious. This is because she has a basic God-given need for security. Because of the woman’s basic nurturing instincts, she desires to have a secure environment. Debt threatens this.

Scenario: husband suggests to his wife that they go into debt to finance a business opportunity, an investment, or the purchase of a new “toy.” The husband is generally surprised by his wife’s strong response. Her anxiety and fears may surface with a simple comment that includes the word debt.

She may say, “Why do we need the debt? What if our income goes down? What about our home?” Often a wife’s response to debt is much different than her husband’s. What a husband may see as a wise business move, the wife may see as a threat to her security.At this point… continued on page 4.

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By Graciela SholanderThis is a true story: A woman walked into a fast-food restaurant with her two young children and noticed a group of teen boys sitting at a table. They had spiked, brightly colored hair and leather outfits with chains everywhere. "I bet their parents are ashamed of them," she thought. She ordered meals, picked up the tray of food, and looked around for an empty table.

The place was packed, and all the tables were full. She stood for a moment, with the loaded tray in her hands and her children clinging to her, when the group of teenagers dressed in punk attire suddenly stood up. A young man with green hair walked right up to her.

"We're done, ma'am, please take our table," he said. "Let me carry that for you." He took her tray, walked to the table, and set it down carefully while one of his buddies took her children by the hand and led them to the table, and another teen brought over straws and napkins. She thanked them all for their help and kindness. "No problem," they answered and left. continued on page 3

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Good Morning Daughters,Thank you for being a woman of God. Know that your living and your being is not in vain. You really do make a difference. Your presence is both necessary and significant to what God is doing. You should know it and believe. Never ever give up on yourself. Never doubt your own significance. Keep growing. We need you no matter how it looks or feels.Sometimes on the road of life things happen which you have no real control of. If we are not prepared, these mishaps and uninvited situations can get us off course. But when you have a destination (destiny) in mind that you are determined to get to, you simply take it for what it is worth, and instead of letting it stop you, you factor it into your forward progress and drive on! Don't let anything stop you. Make what the enemy meant to work against you, work for you! YOU GOT THIS!!!!!

I Can't Believe that Outfit!

GOD’S WomanWeekly encouragement by Pastor Byron DawsonAbundant Life Harvest Center – www.alhc.org

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Prayer is Key

Continued from page 2… OUTFIT!

Her original thought was replaced by, "I'll bet those boys' parents are really proud of them."Teenagers often wear clothes that adults can't stand. In our eyes, many teens' outfits make them look odd, clownish, grungy, too sexy, or downright scary. But the old adage, "Don't judge a book by its cover," is especially true with teens. A really nice, kind teen can be hiding underneath an unusual outfit. Your job as parent of a teenager is to find her inner qualities and focus on who she is, not what she wears.Remember what you and your friends wore when you were teens? In the 1960s and 1970s long hair, tie-dye shirts, bell-bottom pants, and bulky hippie sandals drove parents crazy. Fashions and fads come and go, and your teen is bound to experiment with them. Show your teenager that you love and validate him even when his style differs completely from your tastes.If you still can't get past his outfit, try the following: Look at other teens. You may think that your teen dresses worse than anyone, but when you look at what others his age are wearing, you might start to think otherwise.Enforce school rules. Learn your teen's school dress code. If she tries to walk out the door wearing something that's against the code, remind her of the rules and ask her to change - and gently say that it wouldn't be fun for her to wind up in detention because of her outfit.

Consider your whole teen. There's much more to your teenager than how she dresses. Is she happy? Is she doing well in school? Does she treat people with respect? Does he have healthy hobbies and interests? Is he staying out of trouble? If he's doing relatively well overall, then his outfit is a minor issue - perhaps even a non-issue.Tell the truth. If you see that what your teen wears might endanger her or cause her to miss opportunities, like getting that job she really wants, tell her. Just remember to do so calmly and in the most non-judgmental manner possible.It's normal for a teen to express himself through clothes. Step in if you feel that his attire is putting him at risk or is a sign of hidden problems, such as joining a gang or feeling poorly about himself. Talk with the school counselor for guidance. Otherwise, accept her clothes, knowing that in a year or two her style will probably change again.

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Continued from page 1.

Wheat - a Christian perspective

A wheat kernel must die in order to spread its seeds and give birth to new plants. In the same way, someone willing to give up their very life in the service of Christ can plant seeds of faith beyond what they ever could otherwise.

John 12:24 (New International Version)24I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

Be encouraged in your season of change. Keep in mind…this is a process and if (when) you stand still in the power of God, you’ll come out stronger, wiser, and better than you were before!

Marriage & Money …from cover page

--- just before the blowup or the tears, depending on the wife’s modus operandi – it is the husband’s responsibility to help his wife understand his reasoning. If she is not comfortable, then perhaps the husband should not take out the debt. After all, is money more important than your marriage?

Out of anxiety comes the wife’s second response: nagging. She may continually push her husband on the debt issue. (by the way, nagging is simply a plea for communication, a request by the wife for her husband to let her in on what he is doing). She needs to hear his thinking on debt – and how it will be paid for.

A third response of the wife to debt is apathy. She may feel there is no reason for her to watch what she spends if he is going into large amounts of debt. What does her little bit of clothes really matter if the husband is going to spend huge amounts on houses, boats, and other “investments”? Basically, this attitude results if the husband does not help the wife understand why and where debts fits into the overall provision plan.

The final response the wife may have to debt is disrespect for her husband. She does not feel he really cares about her, since he is willing to threaten her basic security by taking in debt. So she begins to belittle him and tear him down.

Here are eight strategies to help maintain commitment to love, cherish, and honor our spouses:Stick to the problem at hand. Get on the same side of the fence. Try to identify the core issue. Don’t be a mind reader. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger. Avoid character assassination. Never forget that your relationship with your spouse is far more important than “winning” an argument or being right. Remember, love keeps no record of wrongs – be quick to forgive, quick to admit your own mistakes, and quick to move on from the conflict. PRAYER & COMMUNICATION IS KEY.

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