Building Myself Series

Lesson Plans and Outlines

I am excited to introduce the next Home Builders series. This is one that I believe will be eye opening and maybe a little uncomfortable but greatly needed. This is entitled, "Building Myself". I told you that it would be uncomfortable! Myself? No No My focus needs to be on my husband, my children, and others around me. Well, yes and no.

Every time I get on a plane I need to sit through the safety information that the flight attendant offers as you are taxiing to the runway. Most of the time I tune it out having heard it multiple times but one truth is always mentioned in that presentation; "In the event of loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will fall before you. ONLY WHEN YOU HAVE SECURED YOUR OWN MASK should you attend to children or other passengers." Yes, we have all heard that but it is a wonderful reminder of a big truth. Only when life giving oxygen is flowing freely in our own masks will we be useful to those around us. When we try to assist others before securing our own life giving flow we will be useless. We may start out strong but weaken quickly and fail.

The same is true in our Christian walk and our role as mom. If we neglect self care we will tire, weaken and burn out. We will not be equipped to give, train, encourage and care for the people in our lives that we love so much. Don"t get me wrong. We are to be selfless in our attitudes and I am not proposing selfishness. I am encouraging all of us to examine what it means to be filled personally, spiritually, mentally, and physically. This is a Godly filling. After all the second greatest commandment is to "love your neighbor as yourself." We can't love others if we do to love ourselves. It will make us better children of God, better wives, moms, and friends. We, as a group, can have a part in this for each other. Let's talk about it!

So, securely fasten your seatbelts as we begin our new series, "Building Myself"

BUILDING MYSELF

1.) Loving Myself

Luke 10:27

2.) Accepting God's forgiveness for myself

Psalm 103:12

3.) Valuing Myself

2 Cor 5:17

4.) Learning About Myself

Rom 12:6

5.) Caring For Myself

1 Cor 3:17