Women In The Word Wednesdays

This week we began a new session of Good Morning Girls. I am part of a group of ladies who are from different areas--we all met on the message boards, bonded by our common desire to be a part of a Good Morning Girls Group for the next 12 weeks. So far we have read in the GMG James study chapter 1 verses 1-6.
I had never heard of the SOAP method before this, but I really like using this method so far. It really seems to fit into my morning schedule well and I feel like I have gotten more out of the first six verses than I have gotten out of most Bible studies. I find myself thinking over the verses throughout the day--especially since I am reading e-mails from my group as the day goes by.
What I have gleaned so far:

• The Lord has blessed me far beyond what I have ever deserved.
• I need to pray for more faith; I want to be more steadfast and not so moveable in my faith.
• I should display a joyful attitude in the midst of the bad things that happen in life. This is contrary to human nature, but it glorifies God.
• I need to trust God for wisdom. He gives wisdom in great amounts to the faithful.
• Testing of faith usually seems to require waiting; you have to be patient to wait.

If you participate in a GMG group, what have you been learning? If you don't, what have you been reading about in your Bible lately?

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