We started off by discussing some examples of challenging times in our own lives (school finals, work, self worth issues, loosing testimony, infertility, pornography, etc.) and talked about that scripture in Revelation 12 where Satan is described as a dragon and the Church is described as a woman. Dragons are powerful, but we can beat them.
The power of the word of God will help us beat Satan and the temptations he throws at us. For clarity, we talked about how the word of God could be scriptures, personal revelation, and the words of the prophets and apostles. The power of the word of God comes when we fortify ourselves with the word, arm ourselves with the spirit, and hold fast to the good.
Some blessings that come from listening to/reading the word of God:
- Stronger relationships with family members who read with us
- Solidify family roles (let husband lead family scripture study and prayer)
- Internal happiness and peace
- Change hearts and soften hearts
- Communication improves when you share your ideas and thoughts about the scriptures
- Progression
The word of God is a gift, and we should love and treasure the words. We will be happy if we let them govern our lives.
At the end of the lesson we all made goals relating to our own personal scripture study. Feel free to set your own goals if you weren't able to make it to the lesson today! I know I have so much I need to improve when it comes to my personal scripture study habits.
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