The author of the book accompanying the film “Courageous” talks about the purpose and message of the study.
this is life today TV I’m Randy Robinson
and I have with this priscilla shirer
speaker and author and wife and mother
and she has a couple of new books but
the moment talking about today is the
resolution for women and I wanted to
talk about that because it goes with the
movie courageous that is now out in
theaters what thank you for thank you
for being here you’re welcome thanks how
did you end up writing a book to be
released with a film well the Kendrick
brothers called me and asked if I would
partner with them in that effort they
are writing a book called the resolution
for men that goes with the movie and
they really wanted an accompanying book
for women as well who are going to be
supporting all these men who are making
these resolutions and their resolutions
that need to be made on the females part
not only to support their husbands or
their fathers or sons but just to make
resolutions of their own that are that
that help them to enjoy and live the
abundant life that God has called us to
live is it tied into the plot of the
film like their other other well the
resolutions themselves aren’t
necessarily mentioned from a female
perspective but what we’ve done is taken
the ones that were for men and put the
female twist on them so it’s like the
female version and we’ve added a whole
handful of them because there’s a whole
lot of things that apply to women that
aren’t necessarily specific to men but
you know a husband and wife could do
them together or a woman could do it on
her own a single woman or a woman who’s
married to a guy who’s not making no
resolutions she could still make these
and they would not only affect her life
and benefit her but the ripple effect of
these kinds of decisions in a woman’s
life will be stunning and staggering in
the lives of the people that she loves
give us an example well the very first
resolution is one of the hardest I think
for me maybe not for everyone but for me
it’s the resolution to be content and
this resolution basically says I do
solemnly resolve to resist the urge to
hurry through or circumvent any portion
of my journey I will resolve to live
with a spirit of contentment and it’s
just a challenge to women to choose to
be fully there wherever they are right
now to be fully there if they’re in a
season of singleness to just be single
if they are married with no children and
they desperately want some it’s okay to
have to want to have children
but don’t miss out on the season you’re
in because you want to move on to the
next season so badly we’re bad at that
we want to get to the next thing and in
doing so we miss out on where we are
we’ve already left the building where we
are we’re there physically maybe but our
hearts and minds and spirits have long
gone and so just challenging them to be
content and a contented woman can you
imagine what a gift she’ll be to her
family to her friends to herself to
really enjoy where she is right now
and she’ll be happier she accepts that
God’s put her there for a reason for a
reason that there’s something to be
gained I mean that’s much better than
getting to the next season and then
looking back and realizing that you
missed out on a lot of what God had for
you there I’m assuming there’s a
disclaimer for women who are in a place
where they shouldn’t be content perhaps
absolutely because there are lots of
other sections that will try to zero in
on that one of them is resolving to make
sure that you’re in a healthy place in
your marriage in your life in integrity
that you are living in a way that is
honorable to the Lord when nobody is
watching
where can women maybe look look at this
book get some more information about
well at going beyond calm they can find
the book there and we’re having a book
club and we’ve got a lots of women who
are all reading it together and having
lots of great discussion on it but any
Christian bookstore or amazon.com you
can find it anywhere
sounds perfect for maybe a woman’s small
group absolutely in fact at the end of
each little chapter we put questions
there for just that reason not only for
individuals to be able to think more
carefully about what they’re reading but
if a group of women wanted to get
together they could ask each other these
questions and it could just garner some
great dialogue good why do you want to
minister to women so badly why either
why is that a part of what you do well
that’s a very good question I think it’s
just what God’s called me to you know
I’m just a girl and I like when there is
a roomful of women that really want to
dive more deeply into the Scriptures I
love that we live in a day and age and
blessed generation where you know you
put someone that’s going to teach God’s
Word in a stadium and women will fill
the stands because they want to hear the
truth of God’s scripture you know it
used to be you give us you know a a
snack and you know a good snack and a
makeover and a spa party and you could
send us on our way and say it was the
Women’s Conference but not anymore we
want to open the Word of God and we want
to hear what he has to say and though
kind of girls or mica girls sounds good
now if women want to find out where
you’re speaking or follow you on Twitter
or go to your Facebook page what are the
locations for all those sites you know
what’s so funny is we just got a
Facebook page last week
okay so we’re a little behind the times
but you can find us at going beyond with
priscilla shirer
and then on twitter i’m just at
priscilla shirer and then going beyond
ministries is our ministry so if you go
to going beyond com you can always find
us there women can jump in and make some
resolutions and enjoy that the ministry
that’s coming out of your life thank you
for spending a couple minutes with us be
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