A Walk with God

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A Walk with God

• Written for SSD Shepherdesses Women
• By Helen B Gulfan
• SI Coordinator WM Director
• Southern Asia-Pacific Division

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• Walking with Jesus, walking every day
• All along the way. Walking with Jesus.
• Walking with Jesus alone.
• Walking in the sunshine, walking in the shadows
  Walking every day, all along the way
• Walking in the sunshine, walking in the shadows.
  Walking with Jesus alone.

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• A Walk with God
• Invitation To whom?
• All who need a
• simple, yet exciting and
• Invigorating, approach
• to personal devotions

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A Walk with God

• This is an invitation to a life-changing approach
  as we learn to be in constant fellowship with our
  best Friend Jesus, for building a meaningful
  fellowship and relationship with Him.

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• O house of Jacob, Come ye, and let us walk in
  the light.
• Isa. 25, NIV

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• Come to me all ye who are weary and who carry
  heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. (Matt
  1128, NLT)
• Come, learn of me for I am meek and lowly in
  heart (Verse 29)

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• EARLY MORNING
• STUDY OF THE
• WORD OF GOD

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• For I know the plans I have for you, says the
  Lord. They are plans for good and not for
  disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jer.
  2911, NLT

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• PRIVATE
• DEVOTIONAL
• STUDY

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• LOVE LETTERS
• (favorite Bible version)

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• If you wait for perfect conditions, you will
  never get anything done.
• Eccl. 114, NLT

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• WHISPER
• A PRAYER
• OF THANKS

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• I will exalt you, my God the King I
  will praise your name for ever and ever.
  Great is the Lord
• and most worthy of praise His
  greatness no one can fathom. Ps. 1451-3,
  NIV
• Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good his
  love endures forever. Ps. 1181, NIV

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• Choose a love letter
  that you
• want to meditate on.

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• Write down
• ? todays date
• ? the Bible text (Mark 1046-52)
• ? Then copy the story or verse you have just read.

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• This approach to Personal Devotions is not to
  seek information but to deepen a love
  relationship with Jesus.

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• The following techniques may enhance the
  listening-interacting process
• Read aloud or silently. What is in the story
  that makes you wonder?
• Write down anything the Holy Spirit impresses you
  with.

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Techniques to enhance the listening-interacting
process (cont.)

• If you have questions or reactions,
• ask Him. Feel free to open your heart because He
  understands your cares and burdens and shares in
  your joys and blessings.
• Express what you feel about the passageyour
  reactions. You may even describe the smell, the
  colors, etc., when appropriate.

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• Be aware that you are walking and conversing with
  Jesus. Remember that Jesus is an active listener.

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• Take a personal role in the story or text youre
  reading. Which characters part would you like
  to take, that of Mary Magdalene, Rachel, Ruth,
  Queen Esther, blind Bartimeaus, or one of the
  disciples?
• Extract the gist of the story. Reflect about it,
  and digest it.

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• Whatever He impresses upon you, just write it
  down. (Dont be concerned about your penmanship
  the notes are just for personal use.) Your goal
  is not to gain information but rather to build a
  strong relationship with Jesus.

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• Allow Jesus to speak to you. Listen and write
  down your ideas. Remember, the Holy Spirit is
  the best Teacher. He will impress you with the
  lessons you personally need.

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• Write down your response. .
  .
• its your prayer
• to Him.

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• By meeting your
• appointment with
• Him regularly,
• you will notice
• a change in
• your life.

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Changed lives of women
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• Lets not become weary
• in
• our
• walk
• with God.

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• Maintaining a close walk with God is
• a Biblical command we must obey,
• not merely a suggestion we may want to consider.
• I am God Almighty walk before me and be
  blameless. Genesis 171

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THE VALUE OF BIBLE STUDY

• God speaks to us in His Word
• We become acquainted with
• the Saviour
• Gives tone and strength to our spiritual nature
• Great truths are made as clear as noonday

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VALUE OF BIBLE STUDY (cont.)

• Nothing more calculated to strengthen the
  intellect
• Elevates the thoughts
• Gives vigor to the faculties
• We gain breadth of mind, nobility of character,
  and stability of purpose.

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• Enochs continuous manifestation of his
  faithfulness to God for over three centuries
  speaks encouragement to fellow Christian
  believers who find it difficult to walk with
  God
• for even just one day.

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• The life of Enoch is a living example for us
  modern Christians to emulate.
• We, too, could be modern Enoch, by Gods help,
  if we determine and persevere to have a constant
  communion with the Lord.

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• Now, let us try!
• MARK 10 46-52

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...walk and talk with the lover of your
soul. God bless!
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• Make your Bible study an Experience with God,
  not a research project.
• Lee J. Gugliotto, at a seminar in San Antonio