Esther Study - I figured out how to post!

I am terrible! I can figure the blog out one minute and the next I can't! So, I'll put it on this page if that's ok. Someone feel free to transfer to blog. Esther is amazing. We are into Chp. 5 now. In a nutshell these are the things we have been learning and some bullet points that stood out to me. The best part, it seemed like someone in the room (if not all in some way) needed to hear the message of the week. God truly is faithful and He never ceases to amaze me. "Lord I'm amazed by you,....." sorry broke off in song :)*He not only desires to teach you but to transform you.*God works out everything, nothing can happen to my by coincidence.*God has a destiny for me! I can't amputate my history from my destiny! It's are past that makes us who we are today ladies and as scarred as it may or may not be, He deserves to be glorified through our lives! YOUR STORY MATTERS*In God our past and future share the same root!*One of the most important parts in fulfilling our destiny will be transparency.*Those of us who know Jesus personally live under divine rule where all of us get to be princesses. The crimson bloodline of Christ flows through your veins. Not only are we royalty but we also have been placed in our sphere of influence, regardless of the size you perceive it to be, "for such a time as this".*Are we standing my our sisters? We should be working together not competing.*We need more than a mood, we need a mind-set.*He never takes His eyes off of us or off the clock ticking over us.*Many times it takes a crisis to cause us to pivot on our heel and change directions. God will work it out "in us", "through us" and "around us". And God's time is prime time even if I am in the middle of a crisis.*As painful as it may be, that which shatters the superficial also shatters the fetters of fragility and frees us to walk with dignity and might to our destinies. Are we warrior princesses of God.*To stand by and do nothing out of self preservation is to be dead already. None of our purposes will be fulfilled easily.*Our defining moment - sometimes our most important moments come hand-in-hand with our willingness to reveal that we aren't really who we've seemed to be.*It's not enough to have conditional faith, don't just trust God that it won't happen but just trust God!!*When we feel most along, sometimes God's hand is so close that it covers the eyes!*God isn't interested in our stellar performance but in out hearts. He loves our willingness and obedience despite our insecurities.*God's purpose in calling us to deny ourselves is that we would deny our selfishness, ambition, pasts, or any damaged emotions the right to cheat us of His far higher plans for us!*We can serve from our knees on this earth b/c we're seated with the King in heaven.WOW, aren't you sorry you asked :) Just kidding. I hope these nuggets are useful to someone. I love this study. - Mary