Our First FP4H Meeting

Yesterday was such a blessing as we started our First Place 4 Health Bible study. We had a great turn out for both morning and evening classes, in spite of the snowstorm which quickly dumped a few inches during the evening class. I am so thankful everyone made it home safely.

It felt so good getting back into ladies Bible study mode again. The weeks between Christmas break and January 28th are way too long to be away from the gals who touch my life so greatly. And what a blessing to meet some new ladies and make some new "buds". And I am soooo excited about my small group; what beautiful and tenderhearted women they are. I can learn much from them.

Elizabeth reminded me last night that we forgot to give the evening gals their health tip for the week so here it is:

Eat fruit instead of drinking it. Whole fruit offers more fiber than fruit juice and offers fewer calories as well. Eating fiber can help prevent certain types of cancer, keeps you regular and helps you feel full so you consume less calories overall. You don't need to give up juice entirely. An 8 oz serving per day is fine but if you have a choice, go whole fruit.
Taken from fitsugar.com

A reminder on your homework:
1. Complete Week 2 Bible study
2. Memorize this week's verse from Matthew 6:33
3. Keep a food journal for 3 days to track your caloric intake. Use the calorie guide from your folder, nutrition labels and/or go to thecaloriecounter.com and search for the foods you've eaten to determine their caloric value. Be realistic and honest to get a good baseline intake level. (Carrie suggested waiting until Monday to start your 3 day tracking. The weekend may not give you an accurate idea of your usual eating patterns.)

Remember to take the time this week to think more about God. Read some Psalms to find out more about Him. And consider the depth of how much He thinks about you (Psalm 139:1-18).

You, sweet sister, are fearfully and wonderfully made. May you know that full well.

[posted by Edna]

Welcome to the Rooted and Grounded (R&G) blog for Lovely Branches Ministries. Here is where you will get information about our most recent Bible Study. Our desire through R&G Bible studies is to offer you the opportunities and resources to study the Word of God alongside other women. We believe it is through this method of serious study with others that doors are open for accountability, encouragement and growth in your relationship with Jesus Christ.

We hope you will join us Thursday, January 14th at 9:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. at the Senior Center in Stafford, Kansas as we will give you some information about First Place 4Health, our newest study officially starting January 28th.

Through this study, endorsed by Beth Moore, we hope to take you deeper in your relationship with Jesus Christ. The study itself is one which seeks to help women find balance in four key areas of her being - spiritual, physical, emotional and mental. Finding that balance can only come through an in depth relationship with Jesus Christ as He brings deep set issues of the heart to the surface. Here is where change can happen as we let go and surrender those areas to God's control. For some it will be hectic time issues and dealing with the urgency of everything you do, for some it is emotional struggles as you deal with relationships which need healing. Still others it may be a physical health issue where you have dealt for years with yo-yo dieting and have never really gotten a handle on why you overeat. Of course the "issue" list is endless. We all have something we want to get a handle on once and for all.

Whatever your personal struggles or "issues" are, Jesus offers you hope through His Word. FP4H is merely a Bible study tool which can help you by God's Spirit to go to the root of those issues and find freedom. Will you get a handle on that crazy life of urgency or healing in that broken relationship or even get control of your eating habits? That depends on your willingness to seek Christ out in this study. We can't promise you everything in your life will change dramatically through this program but we can promise you this when you seek God with all your heart you will find Him. (Jeremiah 29:13). James 4:5 says "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." These are truths we believe with all our hearts at Lovely Branches Ministries. If you will seek, with all your heart, to know God and follow his ways as indicated in His Word you will find transformation in your life. What will that transformation look like? For each person it will be different but the truth is you will grow to become more like His Son in all His beauty and righteousness.

We hope you desire like we do, for transformation from the inside out. If so, join us for First Place 4 Health January 14th and 28th and start on a fantastic journey with us as we seek to be transformed by the power of the Living God.

For more information contact us at rootedandgrounded@lovelybranchesministries or call 620-546-5218 or 620-234-6983