Elizabeth George - Beautiful in Gods Eyes Growth and Study Guide: The Treasures of the Proverbs 31 Woman

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Acknowledgment As always, thank you to my dear husband, Jim George, M.Div.,Th.M., for your able assistance, guidance, suggestions and loving encouragement on this project.
BEAUTIFUL IN GODS EYES GROWTH AND STUDY GUIDE
Copyright 2005 by Elizabeth George
Published by Harvest House Publishers
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W elcome to this helpful and practical handbook for you and others who desire to become even more beautiful in Gods eyes. The book Beautiful in Gods Eyes and this growth and study guide highlight the 22 excellent character qualities for women presented in Proverbs 31:10-31. No matter what your age, stage, or marital status, your journey verse-by-verse through this passage in the Bible will be relevant and motivating! A Word of Instruction The exercises in this study guide center on the Bible and are easy to do.

Youll need your copy of the book Beautifulin Gods Eyes, your Bible, a dictionary, and a heart ready to discover what God has to say to you about becoming a woman of authentic beauty. In each lesson youll be asked to read the corresponding chapter from Beautiful in Gods Eyes and answer questions that will help you better understand Gods plan and purpose for you as a woman. The aim of this study is to fine-tune your knowledge of Gods design for your heart and your lifeboth inside and outand to help you apply Gods truth in life-changing ways. A Word for Your Group You will grow as you work your way through the biblical principles presented in this study guide and use them in daily life. But I urge you to share the rich and life-changing journey with otherswith your friends, with a small group of neighbors, with the women in your Sunday school class or Bible study. In a group, no matter how small or large, there is personal care and interest.

There is sharing. There are sisters-in-Christ to pray for you. There is a mutual exchange of experiences. There is accountability. And, yes, there is peer pressure, which helps us get our lessons done so that glorious growth occurs! And there is sweet, sweet encouragement as you share Gods Word with others and stimulate one another to greater love and good works. To encourage you to organize and lead a group, Ive included a section titled Leading a Bible Study Discussion Group.

You may also find this information and more on my website, www.ElizabethGeorge.com. A Word of Encouragement As you daily incorporate the truths from Gods Word that are featured in the book Beautiful in Gods Eyes and in this exciting study guide, you will never be the same! By Gods grace and with His help, you will find yourself being transformed day-by-day into the woman you yearn to be a woman who reflects Gods nature, lives out His goals, brings honor and glory to His name, and blesses othersa woman who is truly beautiful in Gods eyes. In His great and everlasting love, Read the chapter in Beautiful in Gods Eyes titled A Rare TreasureHer Character. How did this chapter encourage you? How did it challenge you? What ideas were new to you or showed you an area you need to pay more attention to? An Alphabet of Character Read through Proverbs 31:10-31, Gods portrait of the kind of woman who is beautiful in His eyes. Jot down the character traits you see in her. (As a bonus, you can look up all of the terms above!) The word virtuous (worthy, excellent, noble, capable, well) is used only four times in the Bible to describe a woman. (As a bonus, you can look up all of the terms above!) The word virtuous (worthy, excellent, noble, capable, well) is used only four times in the Bible to describe a woman.

Read these verses and note why each woman merits this description. Ruth 3:11 Proverbs 12:4 (KJV) Proverbs 31:10 Proverbs 31:29 (KJV) A powerful mindThink about your life for a moment. When do you need power of mind to endure and follow-through? What can you do today to strengthen yourself in this area? Pray about it nowand take a first step! What will it be? A powerful bodyNow think about your body. When do you need power of body to endure and follow-through? What can you do today to strengthen yourself in this area? Pray about it now. What will your first step be? An Army of Virtues What is your response to being pictured as a soldier or warrior when it comes to your many roles and responsibilities?
How do you measure up?
Can you think of changes that need to be made? List several of the big ones here. Cultivate the desireList four or five desires you would like to realize by the end of your life.
What can you do in at least one of those areas of desire
Today?
This week?
2. Give it timeWhat steps can you take today to ensure you have time for each of these areas?
Time reading Gods Word
Time with other godly women
Time reading biographies An Invitation to Beauty The Proverbs 31 woman didnt just happen. Give it timeWhat steps can you take today to ensure you have time for each of these areas?
Time reading Gods Word
Time with other godly women
Time reading biographies An Invitation to Beauty The Proverbs 31 woman didnt just happen.

She didnt just appear overnight. No, she grew and developed as God worked in her heart and lifeone day at a timeover a lifetime. Do you desire to be this kind of woman? Then write out a short prayer of commitment to God describing your desire and ask Him for His strength for todayand for a lifetimeas His Proverbs 31 woman. My Prayer of Commitment
Lord of all beauty and grace,
help me to remember to improve or change
this one thing in my life: