TW Summer Study - Ready to Plunge Deeper!

I am so thankful for Heidi and her leadership with this new study of "Thin Within". I appreciate her authenticity, transparency and willingness to be vulnerable. She is always such an encouragement and an inspiration.

So I got started on my reading of the book today. I haven't read it for many many months so it feels good to dig back in. I put my walking shoes on and here's where I'm treking....

About the Authors
What stood out for me, as I read this section, was the love and grace of God that is presented to the reader. God has been speaking to my heart on this very topic over the past few months, so this section was a fresh reminder for me. I really appreciated this statement:

His desire is to meet you and overwhelm you with His love poured forth, equipping you to live a life that is pleasing to Him. TW xii

Introduction
The first thing that stood out for me was definitely

"Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare." Isaiah 55:2

Wow, talk about soul satisfaction! And then the statement on that same page "plunge deeper." I love that image! I'm ready to plunge deeper, to find true soul satisfaction in the Lord!

Another thing that stood out to me was the emphasis on there being no self-condemnation in relation to observation and correction. I am feeling challenged to be REALLY honest with myself as of today, with my hunger #'s, with my body's signals. There is no point to hitting myself over the head with the club of condemnation when I stepped outside the 0-5 boundaries. There is no point to fudging the numbers. In doing so I only miss out on a learning opportunity that the Lord has for me. So I committ to being honest with myself and the Lord.

I still feel I have some chains that bind me, so the prayer on page xv echoed my heart's cry, "Open my eyes and release me from the chains that bind me."

Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion.
Psalm 84:5-7

"As we pass through valleys, deserts, and forests, our God will be our strength and our guide." TW pg xx

Valleys

Deserts

Forests

I know that even over the past year I have experienced each of these places time and time again...but God has been my strength and my guide. And I look forward to continuing the journey, walking in step with His Spirit.

So......my walking shoes are on. I'm ready to plunge deeper!