Here are the words for the fill-in-the-blanks in our “Fight Back With Joy” women’s Bible study with Margaret Feinberg (via DVDs)!
Joy emanates out of the abiding sense of God’s fierce love for us.
Tactic 1. Marinate in the truth of God’s fierce love for you.
Homework: pages 14 – 25
Tactic 2. Live on high alert that God is here.
Tactic 3. Bravely believe God is for you.
Homework: pages 26 – 37
More than whimsy, joy is a weapon we use to fight life’s battles.
Tactic 1. Joy picks us up when life knocks us down.
Tactic 2. When our countenance falls, joy shouts, “Look up.”
Tactic 3. Joy creates a holy ruckus that draws others near.
Homework: pages 42 – 57
Foundational Tactic:
Remain suspicious that God is up to something good.
Homework: pages 58 – 69
Tactic 1. March forth with mirth.
Tactic 2. Embrace celebration as a discipline.
Homework: pages 74 – 85
Tactic 3. Recognize that your Heavenly Father wants to speak to you.
Homework: pages 86 – 103
Tactic 1. Rejoice when it makes no sense.
Homework: pages 108 – 121
Tactic 2. Pray for springs in the desert.
Homework: pages 122 – 135
Zero is the place where you need God to meet you most.
Homework: pages 140 – 151
Joy asks, “What if God?”
Joy declares, “But if not.”
Homework: pages 152 – 163
Tactic 1. Give the gift of your presence.
Tactic 2. Be slow to speak.
Today, you’re in my thoughts, you’re in my prayers, and you are loved.
Tactic 3. Think long-term.
Tactic 4. Be practical.
Tactic 5. Ask God how to pray.