Welcome back. We're talking
today about the forward heart,
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and how God wants to work in
us His meek and quiet spirit.
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How He wants to pull out
that need for approval from man,
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and focus it only on
the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Our assignment for this
week is three-fold actually.
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Now you might say,
Jill, I cannot do all three.
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Just pick one. One
would be a good start.
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1. Have a dress up party.
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We talked about
that during the program.
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Get your girlfriends
together and just go through
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and look at clothes, or
even when you go shopping.
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But ask God, Should I wear this?
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Is this pleasing to You?
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Or should I pick something else?
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2. Go before God and
see if you're oversharing
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with someone of
the opposite sex.
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You could even make a
chart, and you could list,
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just for one week, keep
track of who you talk to,
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and how much you talk to
them, and what you share.
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You know, in my own
life I don't even realize
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who I talk to, really.
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And so if you're specific about
that, intentional about that,
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you could go back, and you
could say, Oh, I had no idea!
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I actually share with
this person a good deal,
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and it's a lot
of personal stuff.
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Now we're not
saying cloister yourself.
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You want to have
brothers in Jesus.
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That's a wonderful thing.
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All we're saying is
be careful the type of
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things that you
share. That's all.
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And 3. Seek to cultivate
friendships with Godly women.
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You might say, I have a
lot of Godly women in my life.
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That's a wonderful thing.
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You might say, I
can't think of one.
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I don't even have one girlfriend
that I can share with.
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If that's your case, know
that I'll be praying for you,
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that God will bring someone,
maybe move into your area,
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someone that you
could become friends with.
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Maybe they'll
show up at your church.
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And you could say, I
could pray with this person.
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I could become
friends with this person.
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I could share with this person.
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Our next program we begin
addressing the topic of pride,
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and we'll look at
the boastful heart.
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In conclusion is our
Scripture, Romans 15:13.
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Now may the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace
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in believing, that
you may abound in hope,
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by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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