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KEY POINTS AND SCRIPTURES
Scripture Foundation
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.”— Romans 8:28–30 NLT
“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” — Galatians 5:25 NIV
My Intentions This Holiday Season
1. Slow Down
“Then Jesus said, ‘Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.’
He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat.”
— Mark 6:31 NLT
2. Draw Near to Jesus
“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” — Matthew 11:28–30 NLT
3. Love Others Well
“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” — John 13:34–35 NLT
Potential Areas of Stress
1. Relationships
2. Finances
3. Personal Expectations
4. Calendar & Commitments
Holiday Toolkit
1. Set healthy boundaries.
2. Ask for help when you need it.
3. Choose generosity — in time, words, and grace.
4. Name it. (grief, fear, disappointment, frustration, etc.).
5. Honor your limits.
6. Remember that good is here now.
7. Re-center.
8. Pray.
Next Steps
Experience
Finish 2025 well and look ahead to how you want to live in 2026.
Listen to Jennie Allen’s episode:
🎧 The #1 Tool That Helps Us Live Unstuck
📄 Download the Dream Guide
Engage
Connect with a friend and share your holiday intentions, stressors, and tools.
Schedule a mid-season check-in to encourage each other to stay in step with the Spirit.
Explore
Participate in an Advent study this year:
Buy the $1.99 reading plan via the She Reads Truth app (available Nov 30, 2025)
Read along for free starting November 30, 2025 at shereadstruth.com
KEY POINTS AND SCRIPTURES
1. Grow in our love for Jesus.
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:16-19 NIV
2. Grow in our confidence in our identity.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 NIV
Each person is given something to do that shows who God is: Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits. All kinds of things are handed out by the Spirit, and to all kinds of people! 1 Corinthians 12:7 The Message
3. Grow in community.
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What’s something that brings you joy or makes you come alive?
How do you think God might use that as part of how He’s made you unique?
What helps you feel most encouraged or supported in community with other women?
Can you share a time when you felt especially aware of Jesus’ love for you — whether recently or in the past? What helped you notice it?
What’s one area of your life where you’re leaning on Jesus right now — for strength, change, or guidance?
NEXT STEPS
If you would like to continue exploring the themes we talked about at our October gathering, here are three invitations for the month ahead. If you choose to participate in one or more of these, we would to hear your thoughts and experiences at next month’s gathering.
Experience:
Ask Jesus to help you develop a deeper awareness of his love for you. Consider taking a walk, sitting in silence, painting a picture, etc. and as you do, ask Jesus to help you experience His love. Consider keeping a journal or a note in your phone to help you notice when and how you are becoming more aware of and present to His love.
Engage:
Have coffee with a friend or a loved one who knows you well and ask them what God-given gifts they see in you. Share some of your hopes, dreams, or passions with them and ask them to pray for you as you pursue living fully present and confident in who God created you to be.
Explore:
Listen to the first message in this series about identity and calling from John Mark Comer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75n5RbLPPAY