September 22-28

Dear God, please nudge all of us to spend some personal time with You this week.  There is no excuse not to....yet we all manage to drudge them up and pretty soon the week has passed.

Passages (click links to read):
Esther 1:5-12
Matthew 4:8-9
Proverbs 12:16

S- "A fool shows his annoyance at once but a wise man overlooks an insult."  -- Proverbs 12:16

O- A fool lets on that he/she is annoyed at something, but a wise person overlooks it even though they know it was an insult.

A- How often do I get upset or offended at an insult, whether real or perceived?  The wise person doesn't ignore an insult, but rather overlooks it--they acknowledge (at least to themselves) that it was an insult and maybe was painful, but then overlook it--move on.  Not turn the other way, just move through and over and past it without going through the muck and messiness that can result from showing annoyance and fighting back.

P- Dear God, this is a good reminder to stay calm even when I feel like someone has attacked me.  It's okay to feel hurt, but it's not smart to let myself be dragged down by the comment--I need to move past it quickly instead of dwelling on it.  I am sure that all of us in this group feel insulted constantly, in one way or another--please give us all the peace and patience and wisdom to overlook it instead of being the fool who shows that they are annoyed!  In Jesus' name I pray, amen.


Alright girls...your turn!  No right or wrong way to SOAP...just do your study and post your thoughts!  Be sure to come back and read what others have posted, and feel free to comment back and forth so we can "chat!"  :)