Me, Myself and Lies-Week Two
June 29, 2009 by Christine Smith
Filed under MML-Week 2, Me, Myself and Lies
Welcome to the Bible Cafe!
Today we begin our second week in Summer Bible Study of the book “Me, Myself and Lies: A Thought Closet Makeover” by Jennifer Rothschild.
Homework Week 2 in Workbook (pages 31-54)
Optional: Listen to the Week 1 Session -You can buy this at Lifeway! Complete the Session 1 Listening Guide on page 31.
Week 2 is about filling our thought closets with truth.
- Day 1 is about labels we wear
- Day 2 is about fact and faith labels
- Day 3 is about renewing our mind
- Day 4 is about faulty assumptions
- Day 5 is about the root of the fruit
After reading the Day 1 lesson, answer the question below:
Today’s Verses
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Tim 1:7
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Cor 10:5
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands. Psalm 138:8
Group Discussion
What label has been in your thought closet the longest?
Prayer Requests
Continue to pray for Lanie’s Mom who is healing from ovarian cancer. Please show support to Lanie with your thoughts and prayers.
Just popping in to say thanks for the prayers. Things are looking up as far as Mom healing from the surgery. She is already trying to make the decision whether to continue fighting the cancer or just enjoy the time she has left. What a difficult thing to fathom. Again, just wanted to say how much I appreciate the prayers. I’ll come back later when I finish my homework.
I was on vacation, so now I am playing catch up! Baby is my label that has been in my closet the longest. It was given to me by my father when I would get mad and cry about something. I’m logical enough to understand the kind of person he is and why he would say that. I also know that it was never me and still isn’t but I feel like I will always hear those words in the back of my head when I am upset. I have been trying to turn that thought into a positive and make myself more aware of the words I use with my boys. I am also more conscience of what others say around them as well.
My sister and I were always called ugly in high school. So that thought was always in the back of my mind. I gained weight in my twenties, only to lose it and regain a lot of it last year at 31. I’ve been struggling with two labels – fat and ugly. When I lost the weight, my confidence was through the roof. Now that I’ve gained it all back and then some (mostly due to medication and being unable to work out due to a severely sprained ankle), I can’t shake the harsh thoughts I have about it. I’m constantly (well until this study) thinking “I’m so fat” or “I’ll never lose all of this weight”.
I thank God for helping me find Beth’s blog which led me to this study and this online group. I told my husband this is just about the best thing (besides marrying him) that I’ve done this year. God is revealing so much to me in just a week. I look forward to learning more and cleaning out my thought closet for good!
I think working in the industry I do which is never stable and the recent recession I deal with the label of burden on my my family financially which they can ill afford to help me out, but still do. So I think Burden is a big label I deal with and the fact that I have had to do many jobs that really don’t use my gifts I am not complaining as I am grateful to do anything in these times. I just feel far off track and uncreative and underused. These are the labels I struggle with thy have come from family, friends but most powerfully from myself.
I am a week behind so sorry for my late comments!
You know, I have been struggling with a label that I have given myself. I have had insomnia for the last two years (darn hormones!) and often try and get some sleep after my three kids go off to school. I feel so LAZY even though I know why I am so tired and am struggling to keep up. I am so afraid that my kids will grow up thinking that I am lazy and without any drive.
I would appreciate any and all prayers for a resolution to my sleep problems. I have come to learn that sleep deprivation really is a tough problem that affects all areas of one’s life.
Wow! What an insight that God has revealed to you.
I remember when I was a Realtor for 15 years, feeling so much strain and pressure from inconsistent income. I would be emotionally tied to a single client and dependent on them for income, so I found myself over-performing and putting the business before my family, just for the paycheck. I really hated myself, so after attending a Family Life Marriage retreat, I downsized my million dollar dream home, put my final paychek in the bank and quit! I do miss the luxury home, I do NOT miss the consistent beatings to my self esteem.
Ironically, once I quit work and stayed home with my kids, God revealed an illness in my child that I did not see because she was being raised by a nanny. Blessings!