Stop and Listen

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Jesus said, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” —John 10:27 NIV


You say you have questions? That’s okay. My plea to you even in the midst of the questions is simple: talk to God and take time to listen. No matter how “vertically challenged” we may believe ourselves to be, God is listening and talking to us all the time. We only need to learn to stop and listen.

We are living in difficult times. War and terrorism are no longer a million miles away from home. Cancer and heart disease are waging an unprecedented battle against younger and younger people. The financial “golden days” of the 1980s are long gone. People worry if they will have enough savings to help their children through college or if they themselves will have enough to retire on. The bottom line is, life is hard.

God knows all about it. And more than that, right in the center of the tornado of our lives, he offers a quiet place, a shelter where he waits with open arms and an open heart to embrace any of us who will come. Whether you are young or old, full of hope or full of fear, angry or excited, bitter or grateful, this remains my conviction: God is listening.

— Sheila Walsh

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Turn the Light On

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The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? — Psalm 27:1

“Fear has friends,” I warn women when I address the topic of being afraid. When you emotionally surrender to one fear, you open the door to a myriad of others. I learned that the hard way, through my own experience. And I paid with years of my life. I’d like to offer you a shortcut.

When you are afraid, don’t give in to fear—turn on the light!

Turn on the light of God’s Word. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).

Turn on the light of faith. And risk taking the next step out of your self-imposed limitations. What do you have to lose? Fear? Go for it.

Turn on the light of your mind. Believe what you can’t see, which is that God holds you safely in his care no matter where you are and that he is unfolding his plan for your life. You can’t travel outside his presence.

Turn on the light of friendship. Let others know when you are uneasy and then allow them to stand with you. It will comfort you, strengthen you, and keep you humble. We weren’t meant to go this life alone.

— Patsy Clairmont

I Second That Emotion © 2008 by Patsy Clairmont. Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

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Women of Faith - Schedule of Events

Friday, August 28th, 2009

• 6:30 am (ET) - Leave Silver Run Baptist Church


• 8:00 am - Stop and Eat Breakfast (fast food)


• 9:30 am - Arrive @ Philips Arena


• 10:00 am - Conference Starts


• 12:30 am - Lunch @ the Conference


• 1:30 pm - Conference Resumes


• 3:00 pm - Break for Dinner


• 4:30 pm - Dinner @ Paschals Restaurant


• 7:00 pm - Conference Resumes


• 10:00 pm- Go To Hotel

Saturday, August 29, 2009

• 7:30 am - Breakfast @ Hotel


• 8:15 am - Leave for Conference


• 9:00 am - Conference Starts


• 12:30 pm - Lunch @ Conference


• 4:00 pm - Leave for Home


• 5:00 pm - Stop For Dinner (fast food)


• 7:00 pm - Arrive @ Silver Run Baptist Church