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God's Whispers to the Grown Woman - Lakara Foster
LAKARA FOSTER
God’s Whispers To The Grown Woman
A Devotional Journal
Copyright © 2013 by Lakara E. Foster
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to YOU!
I hope you will learn to hear the still quiet whisper of the voice within…That is GOD!
More Titles by the Author:
The Grown Woman’s Guide to Greatness:
Eight Spiritual Lessons You Must Learn Today
The Day the Truth Was Told: Poetic Confessions of a Liar
Workshops by the Author:
Don’t Die A Caterpillar: Your Birthright is To Become A Butterfly
Maybe God is Trying to Tell You Something
Set Yourself on Fire: How to Deliberately Create Greatness
Turn Down For What? The Warrior Woman Retreat
Things Fall Apart: Putting the Pieces of Our Lives Together
Table of Contents
Dedication
Introduction
Renewal
Week 1
Breathe
Week 2
Renew
Week 3
Refresh
Week 4
Love
Week 5
Know
Week 6
Devote
Week 7
Study
Week 8
Obey
Week 9
Move
Week 10
Start
Week 11
Walk
Week 12
Trust
Week 13
Transformation
Week 14
Endure
Week 15
Eat
Week 16
Grow
Week 17
Rejoice
Week 18
Clarity
Week 19
Direction
Week 20
Survive
Week 21
Dream
Week 22
Create
Week 23
Free
Week 24
Leap
Week 25
Cooperate
Week 26
Passion
Week 27
Shine
Week 28
Ride
Week 29
Party
Week 30
Share
Week 31
Travel
Week 32
Help
Week 33
Prepare
Week 34
Evaluate
Week 35
Apologize
Week 36
Heal
Week 37
Guide
Week 38
Believe
Week 39
Finish
Week 40
Harvest
Week 41
Bless
Week 42
Speak
Week 43
Praise
Week 44
Give
Week 45
Cultivate
Week 46
Indulge
Week 47
Unpack
Week 48
Rest
Week 49
Serve
Week 50
Grace
Week 51
Peace
Week 52
Introduction
Why I wrote this book and why you are reading it…
1 Kings 19:11-12
Then he was told, Go, stand on the mountain at attention before GOD. GOD will pass by.
A hurricane wind ripped through the mountains and shattered the rocks before GOD, but GOD wasn’t to be found in the wind; after the wind, an earthquake, but GOD wasn’t in the earthquake; and after the earthquake, fire, but GOD wasn’t in the fire; and after the fire, a gentle and quiet whisper.
On August 6, 2013 I sat quietly at my dining room table. The year, thus far, had been a long one and I felt exhaustion and sadness creeping in. I was nursing heartbreak and wanting to crawl under the covers of my warm bed to escape it all. God and I talk all the time but I hadn’t heard from Him in a few days and I am not sure I had prayed or meditated for myself or anyone else. And frankly, I was glad to be on pause. I felt emotionally drained and depleted and it was just not a good time.
Then, it happened. Out of nowhere, like it usually does. I heard God whisper, I have an assignment for you.
The last time I’d told God I didn’t have time for His work because I was busy doing MY own, I lost that job. I found my life, but that’s a whole other story. Still, I was in no position to lose anything so I gladly accepted, because what I know for sure is there is opportunity in obedience.
The assignment was to wake up each morning,