Pretty mark.girl Products

Hello Treasures and Happy Monday!!  So it's been awhile since I have done a Make Up Monday post so I decided to get in on this fun again.

I am a make up junkie. I like to buy buy buy a lot of make up just because. Why do I say just because well because on most days, you will catch me without make up especially at work. I try to get better at it but thus far it hasn't happened but everyday is a new day so I buy make up to keep the hope alive that I will wear make up daily. Ok well moving on....

I am also an Avon Lady ,  "Your Avon Girl". I sell Avon and Mark and you can shop with me anytime, on my Avon/Mark website and you can stay up to date by liking Mrs. Aguila's AVON and MARK Shop on Facebook and also follow me on Instagram @mrsaguila09.  I share a lot of photos* of the great products Avon and Mark have to offer. 

Here is a sample of what I share.  These are some items available from Avon. Photo reposted from @AvonInsider's Instagram.

Post by Mrs. Aguila's AVON and MARK Shop.

From this photo I have tried the Mega Effects Mascara and you can read about it here and read Maria-Isabel of Agape Love Designs review HERE.  I also have the eyeshadow quad, Super Shock Eyeliners  and the Mark Chic Frills Blush.

This lace blush is so beautiful.  Who needs beautiful packaging when you have a beautiful product like this one.
Mark. has so many great products that I feel get overlooked and I want to change that.  You can go to my website and browse through the Mark.girl ebrochure. 
Go to http://victoriaaguila.avonrepresentative.com/ and click on Shop my brochure tab and click on cover of the brochure to view and order.

Another beautiful piece I recently had to order from mark. is the Mark. Blooming Pretty Highlighting Face Powder

Here is another photo of some of the beautiful items Mark has to offer including this highlighter.



I ordered these last month but haven't shared on here (I just have so much to share)
Pictured below are mark Primed for Perfection Face Primer, mark Please Hold Eye Primer, mark Snap To It Mid that holds four mark I-Mark Wet/Dry Eye Shadow, 22 reformulated shades to choose from.

Since it's Monday and this post is about Make Up and it's been forever since I have done so, I am linking up here:

~~Disclosure~~
Even though I am an Avon/Mark representative and I do make money if you order from my website, I am also a customer and buy and use these products. All opinions and information I share are my honest opinions.

*Disclosure:  Some photos are taken by me with my Nokia Lumia 920 phone and some photos are from Avon and Mark Girl's social media.

I Confess

Yippee, it's confessing time. Have I told you that I love this bi-weekly link up with Agape Love Designs and Let It Shine.  Of course I have because this has to be my favorite post to write and my favorite link up.

I CONFESS...

I love writing these posts because I can just type random confession after confession and they usually just flow. 

I am super excited that this is my 100th post!! It's been a struggle for me to keep up with my blog but I continue to push through. Thank you for joining me on this journey.

I begin to type this while me and Mr. Aguila were watching Wolverine.

I am not much of a movie watcher because I have a short attention span.  I usually lose interest easily and can't focus so I figured this is a great time to type up my blog.

I got stuck on the movie and starting typing this after the movie was done.  It is a good movie, have you seen it?

The movies that I seriously love and have to see at the theater are Fast and Furious movies. To be honest, I was really sad to hear about Paul Walker.  I am not sure how I feel about watching the movie next year.

I am not really big on following celebrities and stuff. I found out Paul Walkers name once he died. 

I am finally getting into Christmas mode but we haven't gotten a Christmas tree. 

Last week was my nephews birthday and my sister in love's birthday (my baby (nephews') momma. I was on birthday mode for them but celebrations were successful and now over so Christmas let's do this.

I love everything about this time of the year but most of all,  Jesus is the reason for the season.  While I love the gifts, family time and the food, I try not to get consumed and forget the real meaning of Christmas.

Mr. Aguila and I finally did some Christmas shopping tonight after our dinner date.  We hit Victoria's Secret and Ross and while I was shopping for myself, we did manage to get some gifts out of the way.

I am really obsessing over leggings right now and I found some solid colored ones at Ross for really cheap. I follow this shop on instagram, Kika La'Rue and I seen and reposted these leggings/tights that I fell in love with for my Christmas outfit but they are sold out.

After I posted them I was able to get them locally from my awesome friend Isela's Accessories & More and now I am hoping that she can get me these I seen on @ curlycraftymom who shared she got them at Lundy Jane's boutique. I checked and they aren't available, sad face!!

Aren't these cute??

As you know, I love to shop and even though I am always shopping for myself, I also enjoy shopping for others. 

I joined some awesome bloggers for #ZabrinaSecretSanta and also doing Cara Box.  Have you heard of these?  Are you participating in any of these? Click the links to meet the awesome bloggers that organize these swaps.

Speaking of swaps, Maria-Isabel of Agape Love Designs and I did a swap, just because a couple months ago, (you can view our box reveals on KEEK, @ mrsaguila09 and @ agapelovegirl ) My confession on this is that it was my first swap ever and I totally sucked at it!!! I felt so bad that I had to send her out a second box a couple weeks ago.  I did send her everything on her wish list and just a couple extras BUT in comparison to what I received from her, my box was skimpy BUT I am pretty sure the second box made up for it.

I now feel I am prepared for my next swap. I have more insight on this, thanks Maria-Isabel.  Have you done a beauty swap?

There is still time to enter this sweet cash giveaway,  $500 CASH GIVEAWAY.

http://faithhopeandtreasures.blogspot.com/2013/12/500-cash-giveaway.html

I want to do a Captain Hook, make up Monday look but I am still not sure what I will use.  I have so many eye shadow pallets that I am sure I can come up with something.

My weekend was very chill, thank God! Mr. Aguila doesn't have class on Saturdays right now. This photo sums up Life as Mrs. Aguila on a Saturday morning.  My hubby (he still draws for me), my coffee and marshmallows.  Be Happy and Always Forgive Treasures.

 
It is now Sunday afternoon and I am barely finishing up this post while watching the Dallas Cowboys game, so yeah just a bit distracted.

Hope you had an awesome weekend. God bless you treasures. May this week be stress free and full of faith, hope and treasures as well love, peace and joy.

Queen of Hearts {Disney Villains Series}

It is Monday Treasures!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

I love Monday's well Make up Mondays with Maria-Isabel of Agape Love Designs and Andrea of Wink for Pink.

You can link up your make up posts or beauty related stuff here.

 

 

So here is my day time make up that I wore to church today. I did a very soft neutral eye and a bold red lip.     

 

I was messing around taking selfies in the car after church.

Eyelid base: My Beauty Addiction Shadow Poxy

Eyeshadow Base: MAC Sweet Satisfaction

Eyeshadows: Stila, Matte Browns (Can't see name of colors anymore)

Mascara: AVON Super Extend Infinitize

 

Lip Liner (used to line as well as all over), MAC Kiss Me Quick

I enhanced my make up for an evening look to go with today's Disney Villain, Queen of Hearts.

I used a variety of brands of make up for this look.

Eyelid base: My Beauty Addiction Shadow Poxy

Eyeshadow Base: MAC Sweet Satisfaction

Eyeshadows: Stila, Matte Browns (Can't see name of colors anymore)

Avon True Color Eyeshadow, Blackest Black

My Beauty Addiction, Poppy Red

Shop Avon here http://victoriaaguila.avonrepresentative.com

 

Lip Base:  Wet N' Wild Lip Balm, Cherry (has a hint of red tint)

Lip Liner used to line as well as all over, MAC Kiss Me Quick

Lipstick: MAC Ruby Woo

I think I look a lot like the Queen of Hearts, what do you think?  Can you see my crown?

Here are some pictures of me posing for Mr. Aguila's camera. I am camera shy.

I am really loving this sweater.  I actually found it at Ross for $12.99. Score!!

Did you notice my necklace?  This is the necklace I ordered from Litva's Jewelry that I mentioned here. She had an Instagram auction. I am so glad I won the bid on this. It is so pretty. Be sure to follow her on Instagram.

The girls are having a Make Up Monday Disney Villain Series and here is the schedule so you can join the fun.



I Confess Once Again

Hi there Treasures, I am finally sitting down in front of my computer which is actually a Surface so technically it's a tablet.

Anyway, I am going to do some confessing and link up with Agape Love Designs and Let it Shine. As I say every other week, I love doing these posts and love reading others as well. If you have some confessing to do, join the link up or leave me some confession comments.

Mrs. Aguila confesses...

I am so tired and really want to be asleep but I have really sucked at blogging these days so I wanted to get this in before I turn in for the night.

I like loathe washing dishes. I just washed a sink full of dishes before sitting down to blog because even though I hate washing dishes I hate having dishes sitting in the sink. Ah, wifey problems.

I am one of those that say I will start my "diet" and working out on Monday and then when I don't, I wait until the next Monday to say that all over again. I still have not got back on that fitness wagon, but I really want to. I am aiming to start my Monday off with Shakeology for breakfast.

I am seriously needing to get this adorable mug from the Starbucks Store.


I haven't been doing so well on my no spend November especially since finding out about this marriage workshop.

I ordered some items from some great online shops. Here's the details on what I picked up.

Since I love me some coffee, when I seen these Thanks a Latte cards by Eva Marie Taylor on her Instagram, I just knew I had to order them.  You can order them from her shop here. Make sure to check out the other items in her shop.

LIKE ON FACEBOOK FOR UPDATES ON THE SHOP

I also finally ordered my hair pretties from Mila Rose Designs. I wish I could order one of each item from this shop however I confess, I am clueless as to how to wear them. So until I learn, the ones I already own will sit pretty (with all the other stuff I buy and stash away) and I will hold off on ordering more. If you have any tips, let me know.

LIKE ON FACEBOOK FOR UPDATES ON THE SHOP

And last but not least I ordered some jewelry from Litva's Jewelry.  I love her Instagram account, be sure to follow her and stop by her shop. I love my bracelet and this ring is beautiful.

LIKE ON FACEBOOK FOR UPDATES ON THE SHOP

Since I started blogging, I have met some really talented ladies.  These are all handmade shops.  You can follow these ladies' blogs here
Eva Marie Taylor /// Mila Rose Designs ///  Litva's Jewelry

I am not getting paid to promote this lovely ladies and their shops. I just like to share the love. These ladies are a pleasure to deal with and I know I will order from them again.

I had no intentions of making this post a commercial but I am glad I did.

By now I am super sleepy and I need sleep.
I will posting about my lippie collection for Make Up Monday tomorrow.

SOcial MEdia Linky Party {Pinterest + Instagram}

 Hi Lovely Treasures, I love social media so I was so happy to hear that I won the spot to be featured on this lovely party. Be sure to check out the hosts and then add your links and meet some friends.

It's Tuesday and that means only one thing! It's time for ~SoMe2~!!

Last week was our LARGEST Party, so I hope we can top that this week by linking up your Pinterest and Instagram, then go and tell all of your friends (and your friends' friends) to link up, too!

Welcome to ~SoMe2~ #8!!

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Victoria blogs over at Life as Mrs. Aguila. Please stop over to say HELLO!

Victoria is a shoe lover, shopping addict, make-up junkie and a coffee drinker who blogs about all her passions.

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I CONFESS AGAIN

Hello God’s lovely treasures. So it’s Saturday which means it’s time for Friday’s confessions.  Confession Time Linky Party with Maria-Isabel of Agape Love Design and also Michelle of Let It Shine.  Be sure to visit them and read what they are confessing.

 

 I confess that I like joining linky parties and blog hops.  This one here is one of my favorites.  It is a time to just let some stuff off your mind.  Join us by writing up your own confessions.

I confess that this week I was sick with fever, chills, nausea, headache and vomiting and I think because of the pressure from vomiting I bruised my head somehow.  Has that ever happen to you? My head was hurting for like 3 days straight. I had to miss w0rk as well. No fun at all.

I confess, I enjoy watching UFC with Mr. Aguila.  I don’t like seeing all the blood but there’s some good fights that are better than boxing plus we wait until they are showing for free on Xbox Live.

I confess, I am so happy my grand daddy is back from his 3 week vacation to Zacatecas, Mexico.  At 89 years old, he still travels which is good BUT we like him home instead. 

I confess, on Monday I am back on Shakeology and working out. Hold me accountable. I really need it.  The holidays are coming up and I don’t want to gain all my weight back so I have to get back at it.

I confess, I have some bushy eyebrows (with some white ones growing in also).  I get my eyebrows threaded not waxed.  I have been going to the same girl for over 5 years. She is not near my house so sometimes I cheat on her but this time I didn’t want to cheat but had no time to drive to her so I waited like three weeks and this is the result and it is NOT cute at all.

I confess when I have my eyebrows done, I want to do my make up more.  I have been doing my make up but haven’t taken any pictures to share with you and I am a little bummed ab0ut that.  I secretly wonder how some of you amazing bloggers share pictures of yourself everyday or almost everyday.

I confess, I got wrecked at church yesterday. Worship was so good and pretty much sobbed the entire service. His reminder of His great love for me just really messes me up (In A Good Way).  Just thinking how the creator of this universe loves me and calls me His daughter.  What a blessing, what a privilege.  It is something I don’t deserve but in His grace, He gives it to me. He shows it to me. He tells me of His love for me and in that moment I just can’t stay the same.

I confess, that I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams. I have so much to be thankful for and God’s love gives me perspective.  I must seek Him and His kingdom FIRST, THEN everything else will be added unto me.  I can’t think once I get this or once I get that THEN I will know He loves me. God has loved me since before I was in my mother’s womb and He already knew me as well. My part is to accept His love and place no conditions or restrictions on His amazing love.

Source:  Pinterest

So here are my confessions. Thanks for stopping by today. May God's love chase you down today.

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 113 {co-host}

Hey  Treasures, so I am super excited to co-host with these lovely ladies today. They have an awesome Favorite Things hop. So link up and meet some talented bloggers.

Its Time For Thursday Favorite Things! Thursday favorite things is where you can link your favorite post or write a post about your favorite things and share it with old and new followers. You gain visibility for your blog ( it posts on three blogs) and you make bloggy friends too!

Please share the hop with your readers and let Katherine know if you would like to co-host.

Here are the rules, yes there are rules. But just a few:

Please DO NOT link and run...visit a few of the wonderful blogs that are sharing at the hop.
Follow your hostesses Katherines Corner, Sew Crafty Angel And Me. Let us know if you are a new follower.
Visit as many blogs in the list as you can. Please leave a comment and let them know you are hopping over from the Thursday Favorite Things hop!
Share the button or a linkback on your post. Grab the hop button code from Katherines button page a Link back to Katherines Corner is always appreciated but is not mandatory
No adult content blogs or links directly to your shops please ( they will be removed)
Yes you can link giveaways ( they are everyone's favorite thing) Add your giveaways to the Win It Page at Katherines Corner too!

Have fun and link up below.

SHOP AVON WITH MRS. AGUILA

HEY LOVELY TREASURES, HOW ARE YOU DOING?  IT’S MAKEUP MONDAY AND I HAVEN’T BLOGGED MUCH ABOUT MAKE UP LATELY BUT I WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE AVON AND MARK MAKE UP PHOTOS FROM MY INSTAGRAM AND MRS. AGUILA’S AVON & MARK SH0P FACEBOOK PAGE WITH YOU. IF YOU HAVEN’’T LIKED MY AVON PAGE OR FOLLOWED ME ON INSTAGRAM YOU CAN DO THAT NOW.

 

DID YOU KNOW AVON  OFFERS CANDLES? VISIT MY WEBSITE /CLICK SHOP NOW TAB/ HOME TAB/CANDLES TAB TO SEE ALL CANDLES. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT MY PINTEREST BOARD. SHOWN HERE IS ALSO AVON NAIL ART AND AVON LIPPIES.

 

 

 HERE IS SOME EYE CANDY. I LOVED THIS PICTURE. IT SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING AVON MAKE UP, ULTRA GLAZEWEAR LIPGLOSS, SUPERSHOCK EYELINER, ULTRA COLOR RICH LIPSTICKS (SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFO), MEGA WATT NAIL POLISH AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE SUPER EXTEND INFINITIZE MASCARA.

ULTRA COLOR RICH LIPSTICK, AVAILABLE IN 55 SHADES

WHETHER YOU ARE FEELING ROMANTIC, FIERCE, FLIRTY, PRETTY, BOLD, SOFT, TAMED, OR CASUAL, AVON HAS A SHADE FOR YOUR LIPS.

 

 

YOU CAN NOT MENTION THE MEGA EFFECTS MASCARA TOO MUCH. YOU CAN CHECK OUT MARIA-ISABEL'S REVIEW OF THIS MASCARA AT AGAPE LOVE DESIGNS. I ALSO REALLY LOVE THE AVON EYESHADOW QUADS. THERE IS A VARIETY OF COLORS AND THEY ARE MADE FOR YOU TO CREATE A QUICK AND EASY EYE OF THE DAY. MAKE SURE TO BROWSE THE COLORS AT youravon.com/victoriaaguila 



 

 MARK.GIRL ALSO SOME AMAZING PRODUCTS AND I WILL DO A BLOG LIKE THIS ONE FOR MARK NEXT. LUCY HALE OF PRETTY LITTLE LIARS IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEXT MARK MAGALOG AND YOU CAN SHOP THAT  EBROCHURE ON MY WEBSITE BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.

 

**WHEN BROWSING, SHOPPING OR CLICKING THE LINKS, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE SHOPPING MY SITE OR WITH ME AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. MY NAME AND PHOTO WILL APPEAR AT THE TOP OF THE WEBSITE. IF YOU FONT SEE THAT JUST CLICK ON  "SHOP ONLINE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE!"  AND WHERE IT SAYS I KNOW WHO I AM LOOKING FOR TYPE VICTORIA IN THE FIRST NAME SECTION, AGUILA IN THE LAST NAME AND CA FOR THE STATE AND THEN FIND AND THEN MY INFORMATION WILL COME UP AND JUST CLICK SELECT SO I CAN BE YOUR PERSONAL AVON REPRESENTATIVE.  I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

 

(disclaimer: some of these are not my photos, I share most of them from the Avon and Mark Facebook pages and/or Instagram.)

 

 To stay up to date on specials and promotions click the stay up to date link here http://victoriaaguila.avonrepresentative.com/ and also follow me on Instagram @mrsaguila09 and on Facebook/LetsShopAvon

 

I AM LINKING UP HERE FOR MAKE UP AND YOU CAN TO. YOU CAN LINK UP YOUR BEAUTY POST OR BEAUTY PHOTOS.



More October Confessions

Happy Friday sweet Treasures!! It is  Confessional Friday with  Agape Love Designs and Let it ShineBlog.  I just love this linky party, don’t you?  I always have so much to confess, after all this linky party is every other week.

This is my free time to get it all out and then read what others are confessing. 

I CONFESS…

I totally drew a blank once I started to type.

I love, love the weekend.

I am really loving Fall weather in California, especially at night.

I haven’t been going to my regular church for a couple of weeks now and I miss it.

I have church tonight and all of a sudden I feel so sleepy that I want to go home and take a nap but I won’t.

Since I have a couple hours before church starts, I am going to do some shopping instead of going home to nap.

I have been shopping like crazy, mostly online.

I have only ordered 1 out of the 3 things I posted about here on my last October Confessions.

I ordered this set from A Little Piece of Me Shop.

Salena is the sweet designer behind this shop and you can check out her blog and stalk her on social media like I do. She really has the cutest stuff.

I want mostly everything she posts on Instagram.

I had an amazing birthday this year. I just felt really blessed.

I redid my hair and yes I confess, I love red hair and I love saying Red hair, Don’t Care.

I still have not made it back onto the fitness wagon that I fall off thanks to my birthday month.

I actually gained a couple pounds back this month and I feel so sad about that.

I always say I will start on Monday so hopefully this Monday will be the day I get it together.

I have gray (or white)hairs growing out on my eyebrows and it is not cute at all!!!

I plan on going on a spending fast starting November 1st. My hubby will be really happy to hear that BUT I don't know how I feel about this. Even just thinking about it makes me nervous.

I need to make more time for prayer and reading (and social media should count BUT it doesn't).  God is so good to call us out and hold us accountable to what He has called us to do. We got prayer for this exact thing at service. So thankful for my pastors and my church for being in tune with the Holy Spirit and leading the way.

I was suppose to post this last night and then this morning and just finishing it up right now.

I need to get some sleep because  I have to be at church early tomorrow.

I kinda poured out my heart out on this post and feel a little vulnerable yet through the typing and tears, it also brought me some freedom.

The birthday celebrations still continue with these giveaways but ending soon.
$750 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/27) // $225 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/31)

I hope you enjoy this last weekend in October.

PEACE AND BLESSINGS,

Follow Me Bible Study {Week 2} Be Transformed

Hello Treasures and welcome to Week 2 of the Follow Me Bible Study series with Satisfaction Through Christ.

This week’s Focus

Be transformed.

 

This week’s Scripture Memory

John 15:5 – Vine and Branches Wallpaper

This week in a daily break down

I will share what stood out to me the most from each day (There is a lot of good points throughout the days, from what I have read but I will only share one.  I hope that you will join us on this bible study and share with us what stood out to you, ask questions and/or leave comments.

Day One – United with Christ

What a blessing to be united with Christ, united with a purpose.  We get to unite with Christ and continue the work of God the Father, the work to further the kingdom of God.  United to share and fill earth with God’s love; with joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

~~ “If you’re a Christian, Jesus Christ lives in you and is with you. Moreover, you live in Jesus and are with Him.  That’s what He meant in John 15:4 when He told His disciples to “remain in me, and I will remain in you.”  BY DAVID PLATT, page 42

==TO BE A CHRISTIAN IS TO EXPERIENCE UNITY WITH CHRIST==

Day Two – Jesus  Changes  Everything

Oh boy, Oh boy, does Jesus change everything.  When we truly unite with Christ, we will be changed and transformed.

~~ “First, when we’re united with Christ, He begins to transform our thoughts.  He changes the way we perceive and process information so that, over time, we’re able to think more and more like Him.  Paul wrote about this transformation in 1 Corinthians 2:”

1 Corinthians 2:12-14 (VOICE)

12 You must know that we have not received the spirit of this rebellious and broken world but the Spirit that comes from God, so that we may experience and comprehend the gifts that come from God. 13 We do not speak of these gifts of God in words shaped by human wisdom; we speak in words crafted by the Spirit because our collective judgment on spiritual matters is accessible to those who have the Spirit. 14 But a person who denies spiritual realities will not accept the things that come through the Spirit of God; they all sound like foolishness to him. He is incapable of grasping them because they are disseminated, discerned, and valued by the Spirit.

Question

Read 1 Corinthians 2:16 (AMP)

16 For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart.

What does it mean when it says “we have the mind of Christ”?

I like the Amplified Version of this scripture.  It says we do hold the thoughts, feelings and purposes of Christ heart! This truth is enough to change us. If we really mediate on this, we will forever be changed. Think about it, we have the mind of Christ and hold thoughts and feelings and purposed of HIS heart! That is life changing. Join me on this life changing study.

David Platt goes onto say that Paul also wrote about the benefits of this transformation.  I love these cartoons from Joyful 'toons and I think this one depicts this well.

==THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BENEFIT OF CHOOSING TO FOLLOW HIM==

Day Three – From Internal to External

There are several sections for each day in the book.

On Day three, my favorite section was JESUS TRANSFORMS OUR RELATIONSHIPS. (This is big for me)

Here is what David Platt has to say,

~~ “As our transformation continues to progress from internal to external,  Jesus impacts more than our individual actions. He also transforms our relationships with others.  Specifically, He gives us the ability to love others as He loves them: (See John 15:12-15)

In this same section He goes on to say,

~~ “As we abide in Christ and Christ abides in us, He transforms our ability to love and relate with others. He enables us to love our neighbors as ourselves (See Matt. 22:39).  As a result, Christians should be distinguishable from the rest of the world because our relationships with one another and with those who still need Christ:

Question

In what ways do you express sacrificial love for those who still need Christ?

 

==YOUR WILL, YOUR RELATIONSHIPS, EVEN YOUR ENTIRE PURPOSE FOR LIVING IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AS YOU ABIDE IN JESUS AND AS HE ABIDES IN YOU==

Day Four – Abide in God’s Word

This was full of some wisdom for me. There were a few questions discussed on this day.
David Platt talks about believing the scriptures and believing through the consequences.

~~ "So part of what it means to remain in Jesus is to spend regular time reading the bible, which is His Word.  But we know from James that even the demons have an intellectual awareness of what God has revealed in His Word--and shudder (see Jas. 2:19),
Therefore, Jesus makes it clear that obedience is also part of the equation: 
John 15:9-10
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.  Now remain in my love.  If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. (emphasis added), David Platt (page 53)
 

Questions

What part do we play when it comes to remaining in Christ?  What choices do we need to make in order to remain in Him? What actions do we need to take?

 

==BEAR THE FRUIT OF THIS WORD IN THE WORLD, EVEN IF THAT MEANS LOSING EVERYTHING ELSE==

Day Five – Personal Disciple-Making Plan:  Fill Your Mind with Truth
This one had me in tears for personal reasons but good stuff. Great questions to think about and advice on how to plan for filling our minds with truth.

~~ "As you consider a plan for reading, memorizing, and learning God's Word, don't forget that we do these things as disciples not for information's sake but for transformation's sake.  Once again, the words of James are helpful:  "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.  Do what it says" (Jas. 1:22)

As believers in Jesus, we're followers of Jesus , which means that we not only hear the truth of Christ;  we apply the truth of Christ.  Our goal as disciples is never just to believe God's Word;  our goal is to obey God's Word."  David Platt, (page 61)

Question

Are you satisfied or unsatisfied with your current plan for reading God's Word? Why?

No, No, No!!! I am not satisfied with my current reading plan for God's Word. I crave God's Word but it is hard for me to stick to a reading plan for some reason, so I usually just read random scriptures.  After reading this, I am following a reading plan and sticking to it and intentionally filling up my mind with God's Word, God's truth.

==THEREFORE, AS YOU PLAN TO FILL YOUR MIND WITH TRUTH, ALSO PURPOSE TO FOLLOW THE ONE WHO IS TRUTH ==

Thank you for reading. I pray you were blessed.  This book has my attention. Please make sure  to stop by Satisfaction Through Christ’s to read  Christie's discussion on the this week’s reading and also check back with us every Wednesday for the next 4 weeks for the rest of this study.

God bless you and if you have any prayer requests please leave me a comment or send me an email and we will lift up your needs in Jesus name.