Boot Camp Day 7: Time Spent?

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Before we go any further in boot camp - let's review our foundational starting points.

1. Do you have your chair solidified?
2. Do you have a Bible in your lap?
3. Have you resolved to NOT use your gadget as your online Bible?
4. Have you resolved to allow online devotions, etc... (such as this one!) to be a spiritual vitamin only?  Not your main meal of spiritual nourishment?
5. Have you established your starting point of your quiet time?  Is it a Bible study?  A book out of Scripture?  A book that has Scripture all throughout?

Today, in boot camp - I want to ask you a personal question:  How much time do you spend making yourself outwardly beautiful each day? 

Meaning, from the time you step in:

• the shower,
• apply your make-up,
• fix your hair,
• find the perfect outfit, 
• to the time you walk out the door - lipstick applied???

Is it 30 minutes?  45 minutes?  An hour?

What about exercise?  How much time do you spend exercising vs your time with Jesus?  (This too is outward beauty.)

Outward beauty - is fleeting.  Beauty fades with age, so if we are more concerned with our outer appearance, we will be unhappy when the wrinkles come and the number on the scale goes up.  

Time spent in our chair, reading God's Word... Prayerfully discerning how to apply to our everyday life - is inward beauty.   God would rather see us spending more time becoming beautiful on the inside - rather than the outside. 

This is the kind of beauty that will last despite the wrinkles.

Next Post:  How Beautiful do you want to Be?

Debbie Wilson, Co-founder, Counselor and Biblical life coach of Lighthouse Ministries was our guest speaker at ISI last Friday.

 What encouragement of how BIG God is when our circumstances are really tough.

Debbie's workshop was especially meaty as she instructed on us on dealing with our negative thoughts and emotions in a positive way. 

We are grateful for her willingness to partner with us.

• One more really cool thing:  DESSERT was served!!! 

Chocolate cake with a mousse center.  It was really awesome!!!  We'll have dessert next month as well.  (More next week on November's topic and speaker.)

To see more pictures from Friday, click HERE



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Saturday, October 26, 2013
9:00-11:30 a.m. @
Christ Baptist, Raleigh NC -

A parenting seminar featuring experienced mother and teacher Sarah Knott. Gain Biblical and practical insight into ways in which you can train your children or grandchildren, or help other mothers train their children, toward obedience and respect.

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