Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
Isolation, loneliness, depression, inadequacy, failure, condemnation fill many moments of each of our lives every single day. Sometimes we have become so adept at ignoring the voices or pretending they are not there, that we don't even acknowledge how much each of us longs to be loved.
And what about all the unlovely people in our lives who refuse to love us--who separate from us?
Those children who have rebelled and hurt us.
The husband who is passive or hostile?
Our parents who criticize?
How do we love when it is so impossible?
We all want someone to listen, to understand, to have sympathy, to give us focussed time, to help us, to pray for us, to save us.
The vacuum in our hearts is there because God meant for us to be deeply loved, to live in community where bonds are deep and close and where each of us feels like we "belong."
Divorce. Anger. Loss of friendship. Isolation--anger at our children that we love, isolation and anger from the husband we married.
We are all of us a mess, and we are all of us a bit lost in a sea of brokenness.
Last summer, when we pondered what are some of the biggest needs we see in women, Angela and I knew that the deep need to be loved, cherished, enjoyed, forgiven, intimate--was a longing for us and for our friends.
For 8 weeks this summer, join us with literally thousands and thousands of women all over the world as we explore our need for love, how God can possibly accept us and forgive us, and how we can learn to build bridges into the lives of those around us--to break the isolation, the bonds of anger, the loneliness.
We would love for you to join us for our summer study. Angela has been leading these studies on her blog Good Morning Girls where women from all over the world gather for some fellowship and time in the word. The last book study had over 20,000 women join. Summer is a good time to do a Bible study together! Please consider joining us and share it with your friends so that you can do it together. If you know of someone who needs to know a deeper love, please let them know, too. I will be speaking on a video 4 times, and Angela will as well. The information you need to know is on her blog, but I have also included it here, so that you can begin registering. It is free--and just gives you connection to material and groups of women just like you.
To study the book along with us, you can buy it at Amazon for Kindle or For print
I am so excited for the upcoming Bible/Book study, ‘You are Loved’! This endearing book melted my heart, reminding me that I am loved, me and all my flaws. Personally, I appreciate that Angela and Sally thoughtfully considered how they could reach more women all over the world, when they decided to publish this book the ‘non-traditional’ route. The traditional route has increased availability in multiple storefronts but limits availability to the women who need a translated copy in order to join our Bible study! I love their sacrificial hearts in taking this route.
Please consider joining us for this beautiful, loving 8-week study over the summer. I pray this post will help answer some questions you may have regarding enrollment, subscribing to the GMG blog and joining a private group.
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We ask all our members and leaders to … • Enroll in the study (taking attendance) • Subscribe to the Good Morning Girls Blog (if you are a current subscriber and receiving emails, you are all set)
How to enroll in our Summer Bible/Book study, ‘You are Loved’ The enrollment form for our current study will be available from May19th to 30th. To enroll, hover your mouse over the tab ‘Enroll’ on the menu bar above, then click ‘Enroll Here’. You will arrive at a page and toward the bottom of the page is a button – {click here to enroll}. The Enrollment Form will be available ‘only’ during our enrollment period. If you are participating in a past study, no enrollment is required.
Explanation about Enrollment The enrollment form is our way of taking attendance for this session; it’s like signing up for Bible study at your church. We do not send out confirmation emails but upon completion of the enrollment form you will receive a ‘Thank you’ confirmation page or pop-up depending on your browser. Please note that responses are not always recorded if you fill out the form via your phone – this is out of our control!
How to join a group Our available groups will be listed on our blog only during the enrollment period. If you do not have a group to join, but still wish to join a private group, hover your mouse over the tab ‘Groups’ on the menu bar above, then click ‘Join a Group’. You will arrive at a page with more information about how we list our groups. To join an existing group, select the type of group you want to join: Facebook, Email, International or other groups. We will add available groups throughout our enrollment period, so keep checking back.
Private Facebook Groups – We have arranged groups using Time Zones – ‘Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific’. NOTE: if you live in Eastern Time Zone but wish to join a group in Mountain Time Zone – feel free – you are not limited to your own time zone. Once you select Facebook groups, scroll through the list of leaders and choose a group. Then click on the group link provided and request to join their group! The link will say ‘Closed’ If the link is broken the group is full and the leader has disabled access. We remove the links as fast as possible, so please be patient and continue to look through the list to find another group to join.
Our Email groups and International groups are across all time zones mainly because they have a slightly different format.
If a group is leading a past study, it will be noted. We can’t guarantee that you’ll find the “perfect” group, but you’ll be surprised at how God places you in the group that fits your needs!
Subscribing to the Blog (Free materials) If you are not already subscribed, this only needs to be done once.
1. Subscribe at goodmorninggirls.org. Enter your email address (it will be in caps, email addresses are not case sensitive). Located under Angela's Welcome Message
2. You will receive a popup message from Feedburner that states, “your email address will receive a verification message once you submit this form.” You will be asked to ‘enter the text’ listed – to prevent spam.
3. Confirmation Email – check your email inbox, spam folder or promotions tab (Gmail) for a verification message from “FeedBurner Email Subscriptions.” Click the link contained in that message to activate your subscription.
4. Once confirmed, you will begin to receive emails from GMG. The free study guide and other materials are available by clicking the links at the very bottom of the emails.
Please Note: The emails from GMG are sent out on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, or with each new post. So if you activate your subscription on a Monday, you will likely begin to receive emails on Wednesday.
#YouAreLoved is available in paperback or Kindle Edition on Amazon. Get your copy today!
#Get1Give1 - For every book you purchase, GMG will give a ‘translated copy to a woman in another country for FREE’!
I am so excited for the upcoming Bible/Book study, ‘You are Loved’! This endearing book melted my heart, reminding me that I am loved, me and all my flaws. Personally, I appreciate that Angela and Sally thoughtfully considered how they could reach more women all over the world, when they decided to publish this book the ‘non-traditional’ route. The traditional route has increased availability in multiple storefronts but limits availability to the women who need a translated copy in order to join our Bible study! I love their sacrificial hearts in taking this route.
Please consider joining us for this beautiful, loving 8-week study over the summer. I pray this post will help answer some questions you may have regarding enrollment, subscribing to the GMG blog and joining a private group.
——————————————————————————-
We ask all our members and leaders to … • Enroll in the study (taking attendance) • Subscribe to the Good Morning Girls Blog (if you are a current subscriber and receiving emails, you are all set)
How to enroll in our Summer Bible/Book study, ‘You are Loved’ The enrollment form for our current study will be available from May19th to 30th. To enroll, hover your mouse over the tab ‘Enroll’ on the menu bar above, then click ‘Enroll Here’. You will arrive at a page and toward the bottom of the page is a button – {click here to enroll}. The Enrollment Form will be available ‘only’ during our enrollment period. If you are participating in a past study, no enrollment is required.
Explanation about Enrollment The enrollment form is our way of taking attendance for this session; it’s like signing up for Bible study at your church. We do not send out confirmation emails but upon completion of the enrollment form you will receive a ‘Thank you’ confirmation page or pop-up depending on your browser. Please note that responses are not always recorded if you fill out the form via your phone – this is out of our control!
How to join a group Our available groups will be listed on our blog only during the enrollment period. If you do not have a group to join, but still wish to join a private group, hover your mouse over the tab ‘Groups’ on the menu bar above, then click ‘Join a Group’. You will arrive at a page with more information about how we list our groups. To join an existing group, select the type of group you want to join: Facebook, Email, International or other groups. We will add available groups throughout our enrollment period, so keep checking back.
Private Facebook Groups – We have arranged groups using Time Zones – ‘Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific’. NOTE: if you live in Eastern Time Zone but wish to join a group in Mountain Time Zone – feel free – you are not limited to your own time zone. Once you select Facebook groups, scroll through the list of leaders and choose a group. Then click on the group link provided and request to join their group! The link will say ‘Closed’ If the link is broken the group is full and the leader has disabled access. We remove the links as fast as possible, so please be patient and continue to look through the list to find another group to join.
Our Email groups and International groups are across all time zones mainly because they have a slightly different format.
If a group is leading a past study, it will be noted. We can’t guarantee that you’ll find the “perfect” group, but you’ll be surprised at how God places you in the group that fits your needs!
Subscribing to the Blog (Free materials) If you are not already subscribed, this only needs to be done once.
1. Subscribe at goodmorninggirls.org. Enter your email address (it will be in caps, email addresses are not case sensitive). Located under Angela's Welcome Message
2. You will receive a popup message from Feedburner that states, “your email address will receive a verification message once you submit this form.” You will be asked to ‘enter the text’ listed – to prevent spam.
3. Confirmation Email – check your email inbox, spam folder or promotions tab (Gmail) for a verification message from “FeedBurner Email Subscriptions.” Click the link contained in that message to activate your subscription.
4. Once confirmed, you will begin to receive emails from GMG. The free study guide and other materials are available by clicking the links at the very bottom of the emails.
Please Note: The emails from GMG are sent out on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, or with each new post. So if you activate your subscription on a Monday, you will likely begin to receive emails on Wednesday.
Join us on Facebook, Pinterest or on Twitter & Instagram using the #YouAreLoved hashtag.
#YouAreLoved is available in paperback or Kindle Edition on Amazon. Get your copy today!
#Get1Give1 - For every book you purchase, GMG will give a ‘translated copy to a woman in another country for FREE’!
If you have any questions about enrollment or joining a group, please email me at enrollmentgmg@gmail.com Live life worthy of God’s Glory,
Martha
If you have any questions about enrollment or joining a group, please email me at enrollmentgmg@gmail.com
Live life worthy of God’s Glory,
Martha
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