What do You Look Like?-Thru the Lens of God's Word

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Hello Ladies,

This is the activity that we did at my Women's Ministry Gathering last night. It was such a blessing to me and those in attendance I wanted to share it with all of you as well.

You are to draw yourself based on how the Lord has graced you if you are doing well in that area or where you need to grow.

For example when I drew my eyebrows I made them wavy because I can be up and down in my attitude-> good one moment & bad in another. My hair is short and curly because I'm still growing in my faith & my relationship with the father is unruly because I can still be disobedient but my bangs are straight because slowly but surely I am straightening out.

Hope that helps. Feel free to PM if you need any further explanation.

[FONT=&quot]Through the Lens of the Word of God - What do you Look Like?[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Activity Directions:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1. [/FONT][FONT=&quot] First, spend some time in prayer. Suggested points: Ask the Lord to help you be honest about your sin and areas of strength, as well as see His goodness and grace in your life and through the good news of the Cross.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] 2. Ok, now read the scriptures and other information listed under each section and draw that part of your face based on how well (or poorly) you reflect the godly attributes. Be creative as you would like. There are no wrong ways of completing this activity as long as you are honest with how you actually are. Feel free to add scriptures that are relevant[/FONT].

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[FONT=&quot]Through the Lens of the Word of God - [/FONT][FONT=&quot]What do you Look Like?[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]1. [/FONT][FONT=&quot] Eyebrows – Attitude[/FONT]

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[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Patient[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Kind[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rude[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Quick-tempered[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Loving[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Joyful[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Gentle[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Quarrelsome[/FONT]

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[/FONT] 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 - Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

[FONT=&quot]Galatians 5:22-23 - [/FONT][FONT=&quot]But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Proverbs 21:19 - [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Eyes - Gentle and Quiet Spirit[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 Peter 3:1-5[/FONT]
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands,

John Piper-
The deepest root of Christian womanhood mentioned in this text is hope in God. “Holy women who [FONT=&quot]hoped in God[/FONT].” A Christian woman does not put her hope in her husband, or in getting a husband. She does not put her hope in her looks. She puts her hope in the promises of God. She is described in Proverbs 31:25: “Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” She laughs at everything the future will bring and might bring, because she hopes in God. She looks away from the troubles and miseries and obstacles of life that seem to make the future bleak, and she focuses her attention on the sovereign power and love of God who rules in heaven and does on earth whatever he pleases…
…And he is specific in verse 4. When a woman puts her hope in God and not her husband and not in her looks, and when she overcomes fear by the promises of God, this will have an effect on her heart: It will give her an inner tranquility. That’s what Peter means in verse 4 by “the imperishable beauty of a [FONT=&quot]gentle and quiet spirit[/FONT], which in God’s sight is very precious.”

http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Sermons/ByDate/2007/2088_The_Beautiful_Faith_of_Fearless_Submission/

Nancy Leigh DeMoss-
[FONT=&quot]Meekness is calm confidence, settled assurance, and rest of the soul. It is the tranquil stillness of a heart that is at rest in Christ. It is the place of peace. Meekness springs from a heart of humility, radiating the fragrance of Christ.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The meek will react to circumstances with peaceful trust …
(Isaiah 26:3–4)[/FONT]
Isaiah 26:3-4 - You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.
http://www.reviveourhearts.com/downloads/index.php?id=10236

[FONT=&quot]3. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Nose-P[/FONT][FONT=&quot]ride/Humility[/FONT]

Pride–noun
1. a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
2. the state or feeling of being proud.
3. a becoming or dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one's position or character; self-respect; self-esteem.

Philippians 2:3 - Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

Luke 17:10 - So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, "We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty."

Psalm 10:4 - In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."

Ezekiel 28:17 (talking about Satan) Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.

4. Mouth – Words

[FONT=&quot]1 Timothy 3:11 - [/FONT]In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.

Proverbs 16:21 - The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction.

Proverbs 16:24 - Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Psalm 37:30[FONT=&quot] - [/FONT]The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Proverbs 15:1 - A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Romans 1:29-30 - They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful
Proverbs 11:22 - Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

James 3:9-10 - With it [the tongue] we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. 10From the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so
[FONT=&quot]5. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Ears – Teachability (accepts instruction) [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]James 1:19-[/FONT][FONT=&quot]21 - [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person [/FONT][FONT=&quot]be quick to hear[/FONT][FONT=&quot], slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and [/FONT][FONT=&quot]receive with meekness the implanted word,[/FONT][FONT=&quot] which is able to save your souls.[/FONT]

Proverbs 19:20 - Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.

Proverbs 18:15 - The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out.

Proverbs 22:17 - Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,

Proverbs 25:12 - Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear.

 

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1. Neck -Self Control
Galatians 5:23 –[FONT=&quot] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, [/FONT][FONT=&quot]self-control[/FONT][FONT=&quot]; Against such things there is no law.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Titus 2:3-5[/FONT] - Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

Proverbs 29:11 - A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

2. Pimples – Sexual immorality
Ephesians 5:3 - But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.
[FONT=&quot]Matthew 5:28-29 [/FONT][FONT=&quot]-[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]But I tell you that [/FONT][FONT=&quot]anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart[/FONT][FONT=&quot]. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

1 Corinthians 6:18-20 - Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body....You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

3. Cheeks – Other
Your choice – Use Scripture if you fill this part out!


4. Head & Hair – Faith in Christ & An Abiding Relationship w/ Christ
Romans 3:23-27 -for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.
Psalm 73:22-27
22I was brutish and ignorant;
I was like a beast toward you.
23Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
24You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to glory.
25Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.


[FONT=&quot]Homework:[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Review Each Section of your face and answer the following questions for each section. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Write out why you drew it the way you did; what is it saying about who you are?[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Give specific examples of thoughts, words or deeds that back your claim.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]If this is an area of your life where the Lord has graced you to do well, Thank Him! If it is an area where you need to grow in obedience, ask Him! ( It is suggested that you write this out)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]What specific actions do you need to take if this is an area of growth? (Disclaimer: Remember that sin is a heart issue (Mark 7:20-22), so don’t just deal with symptoms. On the flip side, there may be practical and specific changes you need to make to keep from sinning, by the grace of God. (Matthew 18:8) Deal with both sides of the coin.)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]5. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]What does this have to do with Christ, the cross and/or God being glorified in your life? (Need a jumping point? We suggest: [/FONT][FONT=&quot]2 Corinthians 5:14-21, & Romans12:1-2)[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]6. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Date your portrait and your homework and do it again in a few months.[/FONT]