Week 2

RESTORATION OF THE SOUL (Part 2)

By Sandra Clifton, D.Min.

 

Begin your study by reading “Restoring the Feminine Soul” by Beverly “Bam” Crawford (SpiritLed Woman magazine, Aug. /Sept., 2007).

 

Introduction

How are you reacting to the people and situations around you? Are you feeling angry, depressed or frustrated at the drop of a hat? It could be that people—whether intentionally or not—are saying and doing things that are pushing your emotional buttons!

Be of good cheer! God’s Word can prevent your being under the control of any one person or circumstance. Read it regularly and begin to see your life become free, with an identity that is restored in Christ.

 

What God Says

Read John 8:36.

 

Write it out. Think about what it means, related to your life and any present circumstances.

 

Deeper Insight

Read the following Scriptures (in New King James Version, as the exercises to follow will be based on that). Make brief notes of what each Scripture is saying about the Lord’s power to restore.

 

John 8:36: ____________________________________________________

 

John 10:10: ___________________________________________________

 

2 Cor. 3:17:___________________________________________________

 

Heb. 4:12: ____________________________________________________
Application

Below are paraphrased statements next to the Scripture listings taken from the Scriptures from the previous Deeper Insight section (NKJV). Mark “T” if those statements belong to the Scripture listing. Mark “F” if they are mismatched. (Of course we trust you will be doing this from memory!)

After you finish, look them up and see how you did. Turn to the Scripture listings and memorize the Scriptures. They will bless your life as you draw upon God’s promises of restoration for your soul and life.

 

_______ John 8 :36 tells us that you are to seek the kingdom of God first.

_______ John 10:10 speaks of the thief coming to steal, kill, and destroy but Jesus has come that we may have life and that we may have it more abundantly.

 

________ 2 Cor. 3:17 to not lose heart.

________Heb. 4:12 says that the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword.

 

For Group Study

Begin your group time by reading aloud John 8:36 and 2 Cor. 3:17. Compare the two Scriptures and how they relate to freedom and walking free of bondage and attacks of the enemy.

Discuss how these two Scriptures relate to the members of the group in various situations—and how they have found freedom (or liberty) in Christ in various challenging situations. Encourage testimonies.

            Close the group session in prayer—thanking the Lord for freedom in Him, and for the fact that where He is, there is always liberty!

 

Prayer

Memorize John 8:36 and 2 Cor. 3:17. Choose one of them and read it aloud as part of your prayer. Thank the Lord that He gives you liberty at all times over the enemy—and that His liberty causes you to walk in restored strength and His power in every waking moment of your day.