"THE HELP" -breaking ground

“No one’s ever written a book like this, “She say, whispering, finally starting to understand, I guess. “We’d be breaking new ground. It’s a brand-new perspective.” (pg. 120)


We’re finally starting to understand...

These women pioneers broke new ground in their time, doing what needed to be done. They found the strength within themselves in the their own hard times and plowed to new heights for women, though in the moment it just seemed as they were trying to survive in the times.
I encourage you to take a moment to look at this photograph and reflect on you...what is the one thing in your life that has yet to be written, that only you can create, the thing that maybe God is telling you to, “hey my warrior princess, break new ground here...” Maybe its breaking ground out of your sense of comfort right now or a new perspective in some form of expression Abba has been asking you to reveal to the world....

Here’s something else to think about...like this picture, you are not breaking ground alone, you stand with other women who are beginning to understand sometimes the ground is hard to break, but if we all work to break ground soon it will become soft. The catch: we come to live into our true selves, strong confident courageous women warriors.


Spiritual Rhythm:
This week I’m challenging you to the spiritual rhythm of ‘Breath Prayer’. This will begin the journey extending our “quite time” to the whole of our days, with every step, every interaction, every thought, every outreach, every telephone call, every meeting THAT IS time with God. Here are some simple steps to take to practice this (Taken from Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by: Adele Ahlberg Calhoun):
“God is the oxygen of our soul, and we need to breathe in all day long. Breath a prayer reminds us that each breath we are given is God’s gift and that God’s spirit is nearer to us than our own breath.”
Deeply breathe in, repeating any name of God that is dear to you
As you exhale, voice a deep desire of your heart. When you exhale, offer up the desire of your heart
Example:
Breathe in “Abba” breathe out “I belong to you”
Breathe in “Healer” breathe out “speak the word and I shall be healed”
Breathe in “Shepherd” breathe out “bring home lost son”
Breathe in “Holy one” breathe “keep me true”
Breathe in “Lord” breathe out “here I am”
Breathe in “Jesus” breathe out “have mercy on me”