S - That women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. 1 Timothy 2:9-10
O - The woman described in 1 Timothy is an intentional woman. She puts thought and care into how she dresses and what she looks like. There is an order and design to how she presents herself, and again...if our appearance is a reflection of our hearts then order and design should be found on the inside too.
A - I kinda wish Nancy had asked the following questions in regards to our house or desk or car environments. That would have been a lot easier to answer and I would have liked my answers a lot more. Overall, my outside environments are orderly, but when I start examining my heart and emotions that's where I find chaos...
Nancy's questions:
- Is your inner life well-ordered? I need help here. I need to memorize scripture more so that I have an anchor that I always fall back to when struggles hit. To me that is a sign of a well-ordered life. A firm foundation. A grounding, and for me I want that to be scripture.
- Do you have a well-ordered heart? I believe this comes from a real, constant prayer life. When we talk to the Lord and listen to Him, our heart becomes more like His. What could be more well-ordered than a heart like Christ? I go through spells with my prayer life. Right now it is good, but I have some big concerns on my heart that I want to constantly be talking to the Lord about. Sometimes I'm not so disciplined.
- How about your emotions? Are you one of these people who lives on an emotional roller coaster? Oh how I try not to! Being a yo-yo emotionally irritates me, I know it must really annoy others! I try so hard to be constant and predictable, but I know this is something I can not do on my own. I must have the Lord to give me that even flow of emotions.
P - Heavenly Father, thank You for putting up with me! Thank You in the midst of chaotic inner lives, chatoic hearts, and chaotic emotions, You never leave us. Thank You for having patience with me and I pray that order would come to my inner life, heart, and emotions.
Yep those are revealing questions for me too!!! I've been very convicted of my prayer life these days and I'm learning to pray differently and more intentionally and with scripture. It's the hardest thing I've ever done! I'm not a good prayer because I get so distracted!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good day tomorrow!