WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE THISTLEBEND BLOOM BLOG
Bloom! is a personal look into a few women’s lives as they participate in Thistlebend studies and follow the Lord as He tills their hearts. May you be encouraged as you experience the tilling, the Lord is doing in your own heart!
The Vine and the Vinedresser
Good morning sweet sisters in Christ! You all just came to my mind as I sit here working on Day 3 of my Fearless study. I must confess as I come to the bottom of the page and it says, “Read John 15 before you close,” I could physically feel my flesh once again inwardly […]
A Harvest of Righteousness
What an incredible gift from the Lord we were given at Shaker Village this past week. What a way to end our Heart of a Woman study at this beautiful location. I believe it was just the day before that my weather app called for a 90% chance of rain. Yet no rain came. To […]
Admitting Sin
This week marked the end to our Heart of a Woman study. I was sad to see it come to an end! The study was hard work, but the results were noticeable! Every woman in my Small Group shared that their lives had been impacted by the study in very real ways. This may sound […]
Doing Things Christ’s Way
Lesson 9 of Heart of a Woman, “Tenderly Tending: Speaking the Truth in Love,” was probably the most confronting lesson in the entire study for me! But glory to God! I am excited to share what the Lord is doing through this lesson. Most of all, through this lesson I was reminded that there is a […]
Fruit from a Root, All to His Glory
Glory-stealer. That is the term that has been rolling around in my heart and mind the last few days. Laurie’s warning to us as she wrapped up our Heart of a Woman study was very convicting. She said we can produce “fruit” by our flesh, that may appear good and beautiful to others, but it draws attention to […]
Fear, Thorns, and Faith
Every time I’ve gone through a Thistlebend study, the Lord typically has some type of theme for me. As we’re coming to a close of this Heart of Woman study, I’ve been thinking of what that theme is. I have a lot of fear and I have little discipline. Obviously this is not a full […]
Loved and Known
The Lord gave me a gift tonight. My sister-in-law posted this video on Facebook and somehow it gave me a comforting perspective. (Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfSNxVqprvM) I am loved and known. In my littleness, weakness, and frailty the Lord, the great I AM sees me and knows me…and suddenly that is all that matters. […]
Faith, Not Works
Lesson 8 of Heart of a Woman was such an encouragement to me! It helped me to comprehend just what “Faith apart from works is dead” means. I didn’t understand just how wrong I was looking at this all. My goodness, I didn’t realize just how much of my thinking was truly geared towards earning favor […]
Resting in the Promise of Healing
More than likely at some point in your life, you have become aware of something in your life that you needed to do something about. Maybe you went to the doctor because of a nagging pain in your knee. Maybe you pursued a new job because your previous one was not rewarding. Maybe you have […]