In So Many Words

God longs for you to spend your day with Him. Reflecting Him helps you pulls back the veil so you can see how a true relationship with the Lord changes your life. As Jesus becomes a part of everything you do, you will soon be reflecting Him to those around you.

In ten weeks, through Reflecting Him, you will:

• Realize life is not about me, but all about Him.
• See daily applications for lessons learned from scripture.
• Understand how God is directing your life—often without you knowing it.
• Learn the importance of prayer in your everyday activities.
• Discover the joyful intimacy of a life filled with Jesus.
• Realize how your personal relationship with Jesus changes when you make Him part of everything you do.

The study comes in small enough bites to digest, but deep enough content to stimulate change and growth. Carla McDougal’s refreshing authenticity and humorous style lifts you up and encourages you to dig deeper into the Word.

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Author Bio

CARLA MCDOUGAL is founder of Reflective Life Ministries headquartered in the Houston, Texas area. Her true passion for her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, shines brightly, whether she is speaking or writing. She shares experiences from her own life to encourage women to live every day for Him. God is sending Carla around the world to speak to women from all walks of life—those living in the best of circumstances to those who have hit rock bottom.

Carla’s book, Reflecting Him: Living for Jesus and Loving It, is a 10-week study that encourages you to open your eyes to God’s daily life lessons. The more you ask God to be in your life, the more you will recognize His hand on everything you do. For more information on a growing number of products from Reflective Life Ministries, and to see about booking Carla for an event or interview, go to www.reflectivelifeministries.org.

From the Author – A Video and an Interview

Q: What practical steps can believers take to be less self-focused and more God-focused?

• Life is not about me, but all about Him. This phrase changed my life. Prayer is the key to keeping your eyes on Jesus. The more we pray, the more God moves us to do His will and not our will!

Q: You say it’s important for believers to discover how to pray everyday prayers. What does this mean? I heard a speaker say she would never bother God to help her find her lost keys or a good parking spot—how do you feel about that statement?

• I pray about everything! Jesus tells us in Luke 16:10, “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much.” We categorize prayers, God recognizes prayers. God wants us to bring everything to Him. Nothing is too small or too big for God! Prayer builds our faith and trust in Jesus!

Q: What are some of the blessings of having an intimate life with Jesus, and how does one develop that intimacy?

• Humbleness abounds as I realize there is nothing I can do to earn an intimate relationship with Jesus. I can only obtain it through His grace and mercy, which He gives so freely. Jesus is my all in all.

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Note: I received a free copy of Reflecting Him for participating in this blog tour.

June marks not only the beginning of summer for our family this year, but also some big changes in regards to our ministry commitments.

For the past couple of years, we have been attending one of our church’s small groups (recently renamed Life Groups). This particular group met once a month and was based on the topic of parenting. As the leaders had decided it was time for them to step down, we finished up the discussion on the book we had been reading in May and had our final official gathering last weekend.

We had a great time eating and spending time together, and the kids (big and little) especially enjoyed the inflatable water slide they set up! The Little Guy is often pretty nervous about water on his face, but he jumped right in there and had a wonderful time climbing and sliding down with the other kids.

Although the hubby is continuing his involvement with another ministry on a weekly basis, he is no longer going to be helping with children’s worship. He had been volunteering in that area for the past several months as they got it up and running again and now will return to occasional events such as Preschool VBS this summer.

As he is ending his regular involvement with the kids, I will actually be moving in that direction! I had worked in the toddler nursery for several years but stopped soon after the Little Guy’s autism diagnosis coupled with his entry into preschool. As he needed extra help to handle the more structured classes, I began spending 2-3 Sundays per month as his “buddy” and was barely getting into services myself.

Well, now that he is doing very well without me (due in part to the education that has taken place with the teachers and helpers in his classroom) and will be moving into the kindergarten room in the fall, I am re-entering children’s ministry. But this time I will be helping in our new classroom for special needs kids. The Friendship Station, as it is called, is for preschool or elementary age children with disabilities whose parents do not feel comfortable leaving them in their regular class. The coordinator will also be working with the regular teachers to actively support the kids who are in the regular classes, such as my Little Guy.

Our main goals are to minister to the children, of course, and also to help parents and families who may not otherwise attend to feel that they can come and be involved in the worship service while their child is well taken care of. For children who are in regular classes, the parents can also choose to allow the coordinator to bring them to the Friendship Station if they are not having a good day rather than immediately calling the parent out of service. I am so excited to be a part of this ministry and help other parents not to struggle in the same way that I did with church attendance.

So lots of changes coming up this month – stay tuned for even more exciting things!