Our church hosted a barbeque to kick off the summer. Crisp kale salad, creamy cole slaw, hot-off-the-grill burgers, Leif’s slow-cooked bacon baked beans, and a dessert spread you’d write home about. We’re still new to this community, so I relished this gathering as a chance to connect with new friends. We chit-chatted, played corn hole, and filled our bellies and hearts—not just with lick-your-lips, yummo food—but with the gifts of God found in friendship, the local church, and community.
No matter who you are or where you’ve been—if you’ve lived a life where you’ve seen it all, done it all, or feel like you’re past it all—God still longs to take your breath away.
It’s time for us to recapture the wonder of God in our lives.
Because when we rediscover the magnitude and marvel of God, we can’t help but…
- share the Good News with others
- bow in worship
- pray boldly
- become more passionate seekers of God
- live with greater joy and delight
The truth is that laying hold of the wonder of God will ruin you in the most breathtaking ways.
The Wonderstruck Online Summer Bible Study (which begins today!) is a personal invitation for you to toss back the covers, climb out of bed, and drink in the fullness of life. Over the next 7 weeks, you’re invited to:
- Recognize the presence of God in the midst of your routine
- Unearth extraordinary moments on ordinary days
- Develop a renewed passion for God
- Identify what’s holding you back in prayer
- Discover peace in knowing you’re wildly loved
Wonderstruck is more than a Bible study, it’s a way of living awake and aware to the wonders of God all around. It’s a posture of being on high-alert to the movement and presence of God in our daily life. Instead of turning our eyes inward and downward, we shift upward and outward expectant for what God is going to delight us with today.
You see, living wonderstruck is the one spiritual discipline you can’t live without.
Because God is busting at the seams to display his wonder in your life today.
The wonder of God are those moments of spiritual awakening that make you long to know God more.
And these moments?
They’re waiting in your friendships and family, at your workplace and church, in your extraordinary moments and in the mundane, in your joys and among your tears. Wonder is found in the delicacy of a falling leaf, the laughter of a child, and a bite of summer’s first juicy watermelon.
We’re inviting you to share where you are experiencing and seeing the wonder of God this summer with others through the online Summer Bible Study. Take a picture. Post on Instagram. Write a blog post. Share on your Facebook. Create a Pinterest board. Tweet. Use the hashtag #LIVEWONDERSTRUCK so we can see and savor the wonder of God together.
Your #LiveWonderstruck challenge this week?
- WATCH. Session 1: The Wonder of Divine Expectation on the Wonderstruck DVD (23 min—Watch all of Session 1 below!)
- WRITE. Complete Week 1: The Wonder of Divine Expectation in the Wonderstruck Member Workbook (pages 8-29)
- READ. Read “.00 Captured by the Night Sky” and “.001 Hidden Among the Highlands” in the Wonderstruck book
- INTERACT. Share your #LIVEWONDERSTRUCK moments in your Wonderstruck Journal (workbook page 162) as well as on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Share the wonders of God you encounter this week at MargaretFeinberg.com.
- GATHER. Set a time to meet with your small group face-to-face, schedule a Skype date with your long-distance BFF, and join the online community on Wednesday, June 8th at MargaretFeinberg.com.
- REMEMBER. You can purchase the entire Wonderstruck DVD Kit and receive a FREE copy of LIVE LOVED: An Adult Coloring Book ($12.99 value). Grab yours today.
As an extra special gift to you and a sneak peek to what we can look forward to in the weeks ahead, below, you’ll find Session 1: The Wonder of Divine Expectation from the Wonderstruck DVD:
Let’s get to know each other! Share your response in the comments below:
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