Online Bible Study!!

Ok so I'm trying to get back into the Word. One of my biggest hurdles is that I need accountability. I've tried meeting with local ladies but it's really hard to find a time that works or a place to do it when we live so far out of the city, and I find that our rhythm at camp is so different than "normal". So I've done a little digging.. or "surfing" online and found an on-line bible study...with real ladies.. real accountability. Its through a ministry called Good Morning Girls. You can sign up for a group through Facebook which is made up women from all over the continent. Right now we're reading the book of Job, one chapter a day, and they use a reading method called S-O-A-K.

The SOAK Bible Study Method

S – The S stands for Scripture

O – The O stands for Observation

A – The A stands for Application

K – The K stands for Kneeling in Prayer

It's all on the site. I've tried it and really like it. For S, you pick a verse that stood out and write it down (helps to remember later). O - is what you observed or why it stood out. A - is anything that you feel God tugging on your heart about or just how you would apply what you read to your every day life. and K is just jotting down a small prayer based on your reading or insight from that day.
It's quick but meaningful and totally do-able for this mama.

Anyways.. I thought that when I post on my Facebook group page about what I read that day, I'd post on here too.. and maybe it would be an encouragement to read, or at least an insight into what is going on here.

So here's what I got out of my study today.

Job 1

How much is my faith tied to my circumstances? 
S - v 11 "But stretch out your hand and strike everything and he will surely curse you to your  face. O - I feel like Satan was implying that having everything you need on this earth (like Job did), creates a potential for a shallow faith. When you don't physically "need" God for anything, do you really know how to rely on him? A - super convicting. We've had our struggles, but nothing in comparison to some people in this world. How quickly do small mishaps or unknowns stress me out and cause me to look to my own solutions over turning to God in worship as Job did. K - Lord, I pray for deep roots. Ones that aren't uprooted when the circumstances of my life change. Help me to have a faith that truly relies on you.

Have a good one !! 

Sarah <><