Standing Together / Steady Your Boat

As many of you know I have a great friend called Brittany Nicole and she is the founder of Stepping on dandelions. She is a young girl who dedicates her time to God and helping others by sharing her life experiences and journeys with her followers. And the other today she emailed me, which we do quite often, and it got me thinking and made me reevaluate my friendships because the bible says we are children of God. And personally I believe we all need to stand together in doing good on this planet. And it doesn't matter how far away your friends are (my friend Brittany is 4,119 miles away but I can honestly say she is one of my closest friends and she is full of faith and supports me on my journey) so when your talking to your friends just be Christlike and others with see that and want to be like you.

1 Thessalonians 5:11- Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 - Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!

I love having friends who are fellow Christians because it's what we need it's good for our minds, and souls and spiritually it's great for our faith as it challenges us and explores our boundaries. We need to stand together in the storm and throughout our difficulties in life and keep our friends close by and just talk to your friends about experiences with the Lord and you will grow in confidence and faith. I know this is hard but it is so rewarding in the long term.

Recently I had a vision while worshiping and it simply was a boat with my church family inside, and we were all balancing the boat, working together to keep the boat, the vessel afloat and while the rocky shores and waves hit the boat we stayed afloat because of us joining and standing together. We worked as a team, as a family and when difficulties and darkness struck we were safe and when we reached the sandy beaches we danced in the sunlight, the light flowed from the people and surroundings because we steadied the boat and came through the other side, the boat represented the family of church and the waves and rocky shores represented the challenges but the sand represented a free place to worship the Lord, a free place of expression where know one is judged or mocked for what and who they believe in. 

And my church family is the church we don't need a building to worship and pray! We need each other and the support and help and guidance from each other, and praying and encouraging one another, well that's all their is, we all joined together for one cause for one creator for one author. Visions are a gift from God, if you ever experience an image or a word or a song or anything which God has given you, do not be afraid, express it , share it, speak about it, and do something about it. Gifts are not to taken granted for, we should be thankful and we should praise him every day for the gifts he has given and gifts he will give us in the future. 

Thank you for reading today's blog on standing together and I urge you to steady your boats because the waves and rocky shores are in the near distance, steady your boat and passengers, and the end result and the view will be spectacular and so worth the challenges. Gods light will flow from you and your surroundings. Stead your boat and get ready for brilliant but bumpy journey ahead.
Thank you & God Bless
Love Jessica Louise Xoxo

Thankful Thursday

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the American readers out their! 
I thought that with it being thanksgiving it would be a great opportunity to express what I'm thankful for and urge you to do the same. 
I wanted to tell you of F I V E things in which I am thankful for in 2014......

1. Jesus! I am so thankful for Jesus. If Jesus hadn't sacrificed his life for me and guided me, I wouldn't have anything to be thankful for. 

2. I am super thankful for my Au Pair Job, I have asked God to help me with this for over 3 years and now I am super blessed to living in a beautiful city, five and a half hours from my hometown. But I am enjoying it, it's challenging 90% of the time but I am excited and blessed to be on this life changing journey.

3. I am thankful for my boyfriend. We met in New York 4 years ago and dated for less than a year and then didn't speak until January this year. And we started dating again in February. I never thought in a million years that this relationship would ever happen. But our God is unlimited in love and amazement. God Amazed me when my boyfriend came back into my life. It was something I never thought would happen. It was a miracle and I'm so blessed to say that were planning a future together and if it wasn't for God we wouldn't be here. So thank you GOD! THANK YOU! 

4. Health and Safety of my family. Most of family are happy and healthy and I am thankful to have them all and that they all have there health. 

5. I am thankful for my life. I am thankful for every day I get to wake up and have meals, hot meal to eat, to have clean water to drink and shower in. I am thankful for the roof over my head, the bed I sleep in. I'm thankful for my daily life which Jesus sacrificed himself so I could live my life. I live my life in his name because he reigns forever and ever. 
His love never fails for us. He loves us.

What are you thankful for today?

Thank you for reading my thankful Thursday / Thanksgiving Blog.
Have a great Thanksgiving. 
Love Jessica Louise Xoxo 
E: jessica@bibleforwomen.co.uk
@bibleblogwomen

Studying Joel : Bible Study

Hey everyone welcome to the Studying Joel blog. 

I recently decided to write a study every month (hopefully) on a different person or book or theme. This idea came to me when I was reading through my bible and realised that even though I've read the Bible cover to cover I still don't understand certain things. Therefore I hope you enjoy these new blogs, they are written in a simple way so you can get a little information and hopefully leave the blog and do some scripture finding yourselves. I pray that these future blogs bless you and enriches you with wisdom and understanding. Thank you Amen.

Outline of the book of Joel.

- He didn't say that much about himself

- Resident of Jerusalem

- His message is timeless

- Disaster strikes

- Son of Pethuel

- Preached to the people of Judah

- The locusts he mentions in Joel 1:4; Joel 2:25 are best understood as real insects

The theme of this book is Restoration. 

- Restoration and blessing will come only after judgment and repentance.

Joel 1:1-12- An Invasion of Locusts

Joel 1:13 - A Call to Repentance

Joel 2:1-11 - The Day of the Lord

Joel 2:12- Return to the Lord

Joel 2:18 - The Lord Had Pity

Joel 2:28 - The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit

Joel 3:1-16 - The Lord Judges the Nations

Joel 3:17 - The Glorious Future of Judah

Joel 1:13

13 Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests;
wail, O ministers of the altar.
Go in, pass the night in sackcloth,
O ministers of my God!
Because grain offering and drink offering
are withheld from the house of your God.

14 Consecrate a fast;
call a solemn assembly.
Gather the elders
and all the inhabitants of the land
to the house of the Lord your God,
and cry out to the Lord.

15 Alas for the day!
For the day of the Lord is near,
and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.

16 Is not the food cut off
before our eyes,
joy and gladness
from the house of our God?

17 The seed shrivels under the clods;
the storehouses are desolate;
the granaries are torn down
because the grain has dried up.

18 How the beasts groan!
The herds of cattle are perplexed
because there is no pasture for them;
even the flocks of sheep suffer.

19 To you, O Lord, I call.
For fire has devoured
the pastures of the wilderness,
and flame has burned
all the trees of the field.

20 Even the beasts of the field pant for you
because the water brooks are dried up,
and fire has devoured
the pastures of the wilderness.

Confronted with this crisis, he calls on everyone to repent: old and young (1:2–3)

drunks (1:5), farmers (1:11) and priests (1:13).

He describes the locusts as the Lord’s army and sees in their coming a reminder that the day of the Lord is near. The locusts are known to be actual insects and not representations of the Babylonians, Romans etc.

The locust plague and severe drought was known to be the 'great and dreadful day of the Lord'.

The main idea throughout this scripture is ' Repent. for the day of the Lord is near'.

Joel 2:12-13 - Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love.

Define Boundless - Having NO Boundaries 

How amazing is that? His love has no boundaries. He is boundless in loyal love for us. Repent your sins, and return to him, your creator, your author, your father, your Lord Christ Jesus.

Christ in Joel

The coming of the Holy Spirit, who applies Christ's redemption, is predicted in Joel 2:28. Jesus Christ is the only one who judges nations but who also restores his people. [Trust me, I know this as a fact, I have been restored].

In Joel 2:18-20 Is Gods response, his agricultural blessing, his promise. He informs us of our glorious future. The people of Judah repented and God restored. There is no restoration without repentance. 

The promise of God follows in Joel 2:25-32 This promise is the greatest promise of hope in the Old Testament. Restoration is so important as a Christian. We need to leave the dignity and proud outer characters out of the picture and just be true to God and ourselves. And ask him for guidance and speak to him about your own pros and cons and he will help you be the person he created you to be. 

Define Restoration - The action of returning something to a former owner, place or condition. 

We need to be restored and returned to God.

Emphasis in the study

Joel 1:1- 2:11 Desolation

Joel 2:12 - 17 Exhortation

Joel 2:28 - 3:21 Restoration

This book shows that no matter what we go through in life, no matter how dark and challenging things might turn, God will always be there to restore you. In the future remember your past and when he has pulled you through a messy time and then have hope for the future as he's helped you before so why wouldn't he help you again? He wants your companionship, your friendship, your communication and obedience. He wants to be in a relationship with you and by repenting your old ways and habits, he can restore you 'The sins I haven't already forgiven, I'll forgive' God has moved into Zion for good'.

Scriptures to check out-

The book of Joel [it's not that long so if you have time, just sit and study, meditate this book, it's such a great book]

If not check out these:

- Joel 2:12-14

- Joel 2:18

- Joel 2.25-27

Thank you for reading this study I hope it helps you in your studies and bible reading. 

Enjoy your day. God bless

Love Jessica Louise Xoxo

 

Always Be Grateful - Josephine Wolley

Welcome to The Bible For Women and to another piece of writing from our partner in Indonesia - Josephine Wolley.
Here's her weekly blog on being thankful! Enjoy.

Always Be Grateful

Sometimes, Thank you is just a spoken word that comes out when you feel happy. But sometimes, when you feel down, do you really say it straight from your heart? It can be hard to say it because you can't accept the situation or how you are feeling? Especially women, we are often controlled by our emotion. But what if the emotion is sadness? I know it can be difficult to be thankful in these circumstances. But Jesus told us through the Holy Bible that we have to be grateful for whatever our circumstances are. 

1 Thessalonians 5:18 - Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus 

And a question comes to mind.. how can we be grateful in every situation? Well, Jesus never says that things will be easier when we're grateful. But He emphasized that if we do everything in His name and surrender every detail of our lives in His will, He'll never make us upset. He has set all of timing in our lives, such as a time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance, etc. 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
"There is an appointed time for everything.  And there is a time for every event under heaven ~
2 A time to give birth, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted.
3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to tear down, and a time to build up.
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
5 A time to throw stones, and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, and a time to shun embracing.
6 A time to search, and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep, and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear apart, and a time to sew together; A time to be silent, and a time to speak.
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; A time for war, and a time for peace.
9 What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils?  10 I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves. 11 He has made everything appropriate in its time.  He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime; 13 moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor, it is the gift of God.  14 I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it, for God has so worked that men should fear Him.  15 That which is has been already, and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by."

 Just keep on believing that even though you're really really sad, it is still one of God's plans for you. So, we always have to remind ourselves that every situation we find our self in is a part of God's plan. He has devised everything up for our lives. He allows it come to us so that we can always be grateful and rely on Him.

Thank you for reading Josephine Wolleys guest blog on being grateful. 

Stay Tuned for more blogs coming very soon.

Thank you & God Bless

Love Jessica Louise Xoxo

E: jessica@bibleforwomen.co.uk

Submit and Straighten

Welcome to a blog that's been placed on my heart, I hope it helps you or makes you understand a little bit more about myself. 

What path do you belong on? What path have you been on the past? What have you done to change that?

Before my life with Christ, I was heading onto paths which scared me and I didn't want to be on them, there was nothing in mind I could do. 
Just before I started attending church my path I was walking on was unpleasant and included people who I did not want to have wandering on my path with me. 

Some people haven't got a relationship with God and have a 'great' 'content' life. That's okay, but it wont stay like that forever, you'll have bumps on your road. But with God, your bumps will not be there forever. He will straighten them. 

Do you like the path your on,or heading too?

We are all on journey and we are all given a path from God, he created the bricks and stepping stones for your path. We might not like it, we might love it. I personally love it, I'm useless at making decisions so relying on an almighty God makes me have a kind of peace and inner strength about the future.

Proverbs 3:6  In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Only by submitting your self to God, only then he will make your paths straight. 

I love this piece of scripture, because I hate the idea that I'm on one path my entire life, I love the fact he will make our PATHS straight meaning that we will be on more than one path throughout our lives, but if we commit and submit to him he will make every path straight. 

Psalm 1119:35 Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.

When God directs us we need to take that direction and instruction because after all he knows us best and knows where we need to go, not where we want to go. Sometimes we need to trust in him and his plans.

Jeremiah 29:11 
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 

God has a plan for you and he knows exactly what path your on and were your heading, so trust in the Lord and just trust his guidance. We are all in need of some guidance, we can't do this on our own. We are all different but in need of the same God. 

When I came to Christ, I chose to follow God and God's commands and in return he guided me on to the right path, the path and plan he had for me all along. It was amazing seeing the change in my self whilst choosing his path (In reality his plan chose me).

By submitting to the Lord, he straightened my path and that's the best thing I've decided to do. 
I ask you now to think about this... Have you fully submitted yourself to the Lord, if not why? He has an amazing plan for you and if you haven't submitted yourself to the lord, how can you get to see a little part of your plan, God doesn't show you the plan for the rest of your life, he gives you a small segment of it, he shows you this ,to give you peace and hope for the future, you future with the Lord. 

Today Remember : Submit and Straighten 

And Also remember God sends us difficult paths but he will always provide us with strong shoes. 
He will provide patience, strength and wisdom. Just Submit. 

Thank you for reading today's blog. Have an amazing day.
Stay tuned for big news coming very soon! 

Thank you & God Bless 
Love Jessica Louise Xoxo

Email me on jessica@bibleforwomen.co.uk
Instagram and Twitter - @bibleblogwomen 

Miracles Do Happen - Monthly Blogger

Welcome to The Bible For Women! 
I would just like to say a huge thank you to every one reading this and especially all the new followers from Indonesia, Brazil, America, South Africa,Portugal, Philippines, Italy And so many more amazing places! 
The website is impacting people worldwide... Yes you heard me... WORLDWIDE! 

Also Check out the news page as I will be sharing some awesome news very soon! 

Now I welcome back Brittany Nicole - Monthly Guest blogger on The Bible For Women - blog - site. Enjoy her amazing blog...

So I'm not an expert on miracles. Let me start with that. I've struggled with severe leg pain that has progressed over the years. The doctors can't even diagnose me because they’re clueless to what's causing it. It has made it difficult to sit longer than 30 minutes, and on some days even difficult to walk or stand. I've prayed, cried, and prayed some more, asking for a miracle. I KNOW God can heal me, but it's apparently not in his plan at this moment in time. 

So I can say, miracles don't happen when we want or expect them to. But they DO happen.

Almost 5 years ago I went through a depression. I didn't know it at the time, but looking back, it was definitely a stage of depression. I then became suicidal. I didn't express my sadness, anger or feelings to anyone. I dealt with it myself. And the fact I'm alive after that, is a miracle in itself.

But the miracle that happened to me might not be seen to some as a miracle but I know it was.... The day after I planned on committing suicide (and obviously didn't go through with it) I was at school, walking down the hall to class. I prayed for this person who was causing a lot of my anxiety and etc., to not be there. I prayed for this student to just not be at school so I could have one day of peace. That's all I wanted. 

I get to class, literally 15 seconds after saying this prayer, and the student isn't there.... That student didn't come back to school for the rest of the year. 

God knew my prayer before I even said it. 

That was a miracle, because I needed to see a change in my life. I needed proof God heard me and was real. I needed to see that for myself and God showed me. 

I've seen other miracles happen. I saw my aunt who couldn't breath without an oxygen tube, BREATHE for over an hour without it! She didn't realize her tank was turned off, and she was breathing like normal without it. NORMALLY, not having her tank turned on would have killed her, but God provided a miracle that day (actually on multiple occasions that happened!)

So you see, miracles do happen. They might not be "news worthy" in societies eyes, but let me tell you, anything that God is involved in IS "News Worthy"! Just being alive is a miracle in itself. Think about that. Your beating heart is a miracle. God shows he's here with us by providing even the smallest miracles.

Sure, maybe your prayer for a good grade wasn't answered. Maybe your car broke down. Maybe your medical test came back with bad results. Maybe someone dear to your heart passed away. 

Don't turn away from God and say miracles don't happen, because that miracle that you wanted to happen, wasn't a part of Gods amazing plan, or it would have happened. 

God has planned miracles, and we sometimes can't predict them. But that's how it works, and that's just where our faith and trust in God comes in. 

Miracles happen every day, and sometimes we just have to open our eyes to really see them. 

Thank you for reading this blog! I hope you enjoyed hearing from a member of The Bible For Women's Team. 

You'll be hearing a lot more of her shortly. 

Sharing some awesome news soon. Stay Tuned.

Thank you & God Bless 

Love Jessica Louise & Brittany Nicole 

Xoxo 

Email me on jessica@bibleforwomen.co.uk with any questions.

Women with Jesus - Josephine Wolley

Welcome to A Guest post from Josephine Wolley 

Women with Jesus. 

Josephine is apart of the Bible For Women team! She has already guest posted before in the Natural sparkle Finale and I'm very humbled to welcome her back to the website with this awesome blog! I hope you all enjoy! 

Decisions. Everyone has ever made decisions. But is that the best one for our future? And how do we know that the decision we make is the best decision from other choices? As women who believe in God, sometimes, even often we dont rely on God in making decisions. How important it is for we to rely on God in making decision? I emphasize to you that God is the all-knowing God. He has fearfully planned our lives. He has known what we'd be in the future and what  we can do to pass it. So, why do we still rely on ourselves? But I invite all women who read this to start making decisions with Jesus. What we think isnt always same as God's will.

-Women without Jesus- Sometimes when we rely on God alone, the situation still looks bad and we can imagine if we did not rely on Him..how it would be a mess..so even though we still hand the downs when we surrender our decisions on Him, keep on believing that God has guaranteed the best for us! Thats why we need faith to see something that's unseen. And don't forget to make sure your decision is in line with God’s Word. (Psalm 119:98) We will consistently make better decision when we line up with what God wants in our lives already.

We each need to listen to our heart and the prompting on the Holy Spirit to know what things are okay for us to do. Just because something may not be wrong, doesn't mean it's right for you at this time and in this situation. You'll consistently make good decisions if you're spending time in God’s word and acting on the advice you receive there.
So, sometimes the most difficult choices in life are not those between wrong and right, but choices of what is good and what is best.

Thank you for reading this blog and I hope to hear from you soon! 
Enjoy future blogs and the previous blogs that have been uploaded this week! 
Email me on jessica@bibleforwomen.co.uk

Thank You God Bless 
Love Jessica Louise Xoxo 

Natural Sparkle Finale

EEEEK! The last piece of the three part blogging series .
Natural Sparkle has been about showing you that you are all individuals and unique but you are all beautiful! 

I asked this lovely lady to write a little in this blog and she accepted... Here's a little bit about her... 

Josephine Woolley 
Heeya! I'm 16 from Indonesia. I'm a high school student grade 2. My major is science. I'm a Christian, as a Christian, sometimes God says no and sometimes He says yes on my prayers. But I know His plan is the best and my unknown future is in the hand of Him, Jesus is the all-knowing God. Sometimes, God let me pass so many bad things, and  I may not know all His plan upon me. 
But one thing that I always remember is He never gives me any hard things beyond my capacity. I think Jesus is my closest friend.

When we choose to follow Jesus, the journey in is not easy at all, He's not always gonna make things easier for us, but sometimes He will calm and strengthen us through it all.

I don't talk too much to people who aren't close to me, I'm not really sociable hahaha..

I like singing n playing badminton. I'm in a choir named Thomas Choir in my school; I'm one of soprano members.

If you have any thought or questions or you wanna know more about me, feel free to ask. My Instagram username is joss98yossie, tumblr: joss98yossie.tumblr.com, twitter: yossie_98

She's true and honest and that's why I had to have her write on here. 

This is her piece on beauty and having a natural sparkle.

When we talk about beauty, we may often compare ourselves to other women, whether it's us who feel more beautiful than the woman or vice versa. The important thing to remember is that beautiful women are those who know how to appreciate n respect the beauty of others.

The most important thing when we feel physically beautiful is that God doesn't see our appearance but God looks at our hearts (I Samuel 16:7). The real beauty is when we are trying to have a pretty soul, heart and mind. Skin or a beautiful face shape is just a bonus from God. Real girls aren't perfect, but perfect girls aren't real. Never change what you have now, because we are fearfully and wonderfully made! (Psalm 139:14)

Simple Short and TRUE!

I would like to add to this by saying girls when you wake up in morning before you start applying a full face of makeup, look at yourself, really look at yourself. God loves you when you look 'a mess' on a morning.

when your having a really bad hair day, God doesn't care, He loves you anyway! 

Tell yourself every day that you are beautiful (with no makeup on your face) Speak positive - Think Positive. 

We live in a society where people judge us for the way we look, lets not join there side and judge ourselves as well. Love yourself and love each other. 

You all have a natural sparkle and you all were given that sparkle from your creator. Thank Him every day for the skin your in and the person you are. 

You are fearfully and wonderfully made - Remember that as your slogan in life. 

Thank you for reading this beauty series! 

Brittany Nicole featured in the first Natural Sparkle and now is a monthly guest blogger for the site! 

Anna Nicholls is the Bible For Womens new Photographer and she has also written a guest post called Team Work - Check it out! 

Josephine Wooley featured in the finale blog of Natural Sparkle! 

Here are the girls who made this possible... 

Brittany Nicole & Josephine Woolley & Anna Nicholls & Jessica Louise 

Thank you and remember YOU are BEAUTIFUL! 

Love Jessica Louise Xoxo 

Email me on jessica@bibleforwomen.co.uk

@bibleblogwomen

Don't forget to keep your eyes open for more of Brittany's writings on the website every month also please check out Brittany's own blog out!

http://brittanynicolexoxo.wordpress.com/ 

She is truly beautiful inside and out! And I love her writing's there pure and just easy to read and you get to know her on a deeper level! Can't believe you live half way round the world! I'm sooo blessed to have you on this journey with me and I hope to visit you one day! I'm very excited for your next monthly blog, I'm emailing you ideas right now!! Love Jessica Louise your partner in Christ - UK&USA 

XOXO

Natural Sparkle Part 1 - Introduction

Jessica Louise –

Hello! Welcome to the brand new three part series which will be available or the next three weeks (one blog a week). The blogs will be all about you! And how we as girls need to be comfortable in our own skin and bodies. We need to take care of them and love them!

I have spoken about this a lot of blogs recently… about loving ourselves because God created us and loves us.

You need to be comfortable in your own skin, not the skin others try to give you. What I mean is BE YOURSELF! No one else but yourself. Don’t take bad habits from people, stay positive and comfortable in your own skin.

The Real You - Ask yourself are you comfortable in your own skin? Are you being the real you? Or are you putting on a brave face or hiding a secret life of sin?

Be true to yourself and God. Because at the end of the day he’s the one who will always be there for you, if you sin, repent, if you cry, take comfort in the lord, if you are joyful, thank the lord!

It’s as simple as that.

Honestly, when I am feeling down, and things aren’t going my way, I have to think ‘no they might not be going my way, but there going Gods way’.

You’re a natural beauty – You are naturally beautiful, God didn’t create you and want you to cover you skin and complexion with layers of makeup! He created you to shine your natural beauty.

When I feel down I hate putting makeup on! I hate trying to look better and improve myself, I’d rather wear no makeup and lose the skinny jeans and trade them in for comfy pants!

 I asked myself the other day why do I feel like I NEED to apply loads of makeup? The only answer I could come up with is ‘society’ and what everyone would think if I left the house with no makeup on, and how they would judge me. The truth in fact is that I decided to leave the house for the day with no makeup on, jeans and baggy shirt and wavy hair… The truth is no one even noticed or batted an eyelid.

The problem with feeling like I needed to apply makeup to leave the house was created by myself. No one cares if I have no makeup apart from me, no one cares if I wear baggy tops, apart from me, and no one cares if I have wavy hair, apart from me. See a pattern?

So girl, get those makeup wipes and show the world your natural sparkle. I’m not suggesting you bin all your makeup because were girls! We need some makeup now and again and glitter and pink lips. But just tone it down and don’t put a full face of makeup on for sunbathing or a dog walk round the corner and back.

Be real. Be free. Be natural. And reveal your sparkle.

Thank you.

I would like to now introduce you to the NEW monthly guest blogger!

Brittany Nicole - 

Who may I just say is super inspirational and I think you guys will love her!

I asked her to guest blog for this series therefore please keep an eye out in a weeks’ time for Part 2 with Brittany Nicole. Here’s a little message from her…

“I'm 19, from Georgia (USA). I'm a strong Christian but my relationship with God has had its ups and downs these last few years.

I love writing, and I'm currently writing a book and hope to be a Christian author. So I decided to start a blog so I could continue to write and also hopefully help others in need. I've struggled with anxiety, body issues and depression, so a lot of my posts on my blog are about that. But I relate them all back to my Christian faith.

I am a sophomore in college, majoring in education, and am planning on becoming a deaf education teacher. I have a YouTube channel for my sign language videos as well! (YouTube.com/brittanyznicole)

I guess the main thing to know about me is that I love God with all my heart and I personally know that having a relationship with Jesus isn't always the easiest. So I try to get that point through with my posts because I don't want people to think it's an easy path, but it's definitely a path that is worth taking! I hope this helps to give you a little idea about me. 

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! My personal Instagram username is brittanyznicole, if you want to find me on there to see who I am on a more personal level.”

Guys I can’t wait to share her first guest post on The Bible for Women Site! It’s super exciting to be partnering with this young lady! I think she’s pretty awesome!

Email me on jessica@bibleforwomen.co.uk

If you want any more information etc

God Bless Love

Jessica Louise Xoxo

Be Brave

This topic has been popping up here and there and everywhere recently.

To be Brave. Use bravery every day. It is a trait and not a skill.

First it popped up at my church then at Cherish Conference multiple times and in the music charts- Brave my Sara Bareilles and Brave album by Christian singer Moriah Peters and Bethel Worship Music “You Make Me Brave” I FINALLY realised God had planted a message for me.

Get up! Out of your comfort zone, and Be Brave!

Being brave isn't easy sometimes as we are only human remember and we can't do things in our own strength but with God it's a totally different scenario.

Philippians 4:13- I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Sometimes we need take a leap of faith, when I went to do a tree high ropes course, I prayed so much before taking a leap of the platform, but I knew God was with me because I could not of done that alone I could not of jumped out of tree without knowing God had my back.

The Holy Spirit is our guide he guides us and helps us out. He's like our best friend who's always there for you know matter what silly stuff you may do or say.

When I jumped off the platform I was so scared “EEEEEEEPPPPP” Let’s just say there was a lot of screaming nevertheless it was a relieved scream because I did it. I did it! And the view was spectacular, the trees made a blanket underneath me. A bright green blanket laid beneath me as I flew over with speed.

This is this same in real life problems, we can be scared to jump into something, so we pray to God for his support, and with the strength he gives us we take it gratefully and jump! He's always there to catch us.

When on the tree course think of it this way, our cables and the wire we are connected too are our prayers and connection to the Lord and the Harness is God himself.

 Our prayers and God himself are connected to each other, it doesn't really work if you want God and don’t pray, how can you have a relationship with someone you don’t talk too and communicate with? The thing to remember is when you pray you are connected to a love that never fails! He will always catch you, he will pick you up when you fail. So don’t be scared, BE BRAVE!

We are always connected to his wire, and if we keep connected we can experience amazing things. We need to trust in The Lord and his harness and jump, jump and enjoy the view!

Through Christ we can be brave. Because we know he's always there, he's always been there and he's always going to be there.

Leave your house today and lift your head up!

Don’t be ashamed to follow Jesus.

Don’t be scared to be who God created you to be.

Stand out from the crowd.

Get out of your comfort zone.

And Be Brave because others will be brave too.

Bravery is contagious!

I hope you enjoyed this blog! 

Email me on jessica@bibleforwomen.co.uk

Have a blessed week, lots of love and prayers 

Jessica Louise Xoxo

Eat Beauty 2

{Personal Beauty}

Do you believe you are beautiful?

Let’s get straight to the point! Everyone reading this right now, most of you will say no. But the truth is you are beautiful through the eyes of the Lord.

He created all things bright and beautiful. You are bright and beautiful! Fact!

Genesis 1:27- So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.

Psalm 45:11- So will the King desire your beauty; because He is your Lord, be submissive and reverence and honor Him.

Ecclesiastes 3:11- He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy], yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.

Proverbs 31:30- Charm and grace are deceptive, and beauty is vain [because it is not lasting], but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, she shall be praised!

Do NOT be Vain!

Galatians 5:26- Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

This is super hard today, it’s difficult in today’s society to not think of what others are going to think of you, yes I love to get all dressed up and look all girly and pretty but that’s just me. But at the end of the day are others going to judge you at the end on your appearance? No!

When you leave this life people aren’t going to remember you perfect eye liner, your super skinny leather pants, you bright pink lips. There’s going to remember you by you and your personality, the things you did in your life, not the way you looked.

People will say ‘She was an amazing lady who loved God’.

People will NOT say ‘She was skinny, and tall and looked great in hot pants’

You are more bothered about your vanity than other people.

God is the only being to judge you, stop thinking about what others are going to think of you.  

You are either being judged or you are doing the judging! Think about that next time you’re walking down the street and you think to yourself an insult about a girl walking past you with a bright green hat. Don’t judge them on their fashion choices. Because fashion does not make you beautiful.

You are beautiful in your own skin. 

Your flesh and bones make you beautiful. Your wonderful structure is a masterpiece created by the Lord. Don’t change yourself. Love yourself the way you are.

 Love yourself as God loved you so much he made the blueprints for you.

Please girls! Be nice to each other, don’t judge each other because at the end of the day were all in this together and don’t have to like each other but we do have to LOVE each other.

Love each other and pay each other compliments.

You are beautiful girls! Sooo beautiful inside and out. Don’t forget your true beauty in your day to day life. Your true beauty is having the Holy Spirit inside you.

I hope you enjoyed this blog!

Email me on jessica@bibleforwomen.co.uk

Have a blessed week, lots of love and prayers

Jessica Louise Xoxo