Thank you Siesta Mama for the blessing over us, and I do want to say that I feel your pain when we have to retire our favorite pair of Jeans....Oh I know your pain!
The fact that they still fit after 5 years is a reason for joy, my friend! Give them a good burial. It's hard to find a good pair of jeans and ones that hang with the changes of "shifting" seasons.
I knew this one was stirring up my soul. God brought you into my thoughts to pray for you and this event at the strangest times. The beginning and towards the end were HUGE battles. It has truly been an honor to fight facedown for you, your team and those captives He sets free. He is a Mighty Warrior for His own. How Great Is Our God!
It was MY pleasure entirely to have had the opportunity to lift you up in prayer. You have been such a blessing to me and my prayers were that God's provisions be made abundantly clear to provide the way for you to bless countless others. Thank you for allowing me personally to help by being a miniscule fraction of the concerted efforts to finish the "Breaking Free" tapings. Be blessed and be well!
I have faith that you WILL find a new favorite pair of jeans I am sure. I am so glad that you felt the prayers over you with all of your stress lately. I was on some steroids to help with some swelling after back surgery and sure enough I was up at 3 A.M. (because those darn things cause me not to sleep at night)praying then and you can be sure that you are always in them. Love all that you do dear Beth.
Praise God for the victory despite the battle and hassles during the taping. I'm so excited in my little southwest corner of the country...southern California, where we don't have nearly enough Lifeway stores...but my "Esther" study came in the mail yesterday....yipeee I opened it and am holding a treasure, I can tell...can't wait to start the journey in the Word. thank you Beth, Melissa and Amanda for your diligence in putting it together. you are loved and appreciated...blessings on you...Pam in San Diego
We LOVE you SO much, Beth Moore and are honored to have the opportunity to pray for you! I know my unborn grandchildren will be thanking you one day! I hope you are finally able to get some much deserved rest now that you are done!!! I'm singing "Shackles" as I type this! I've never done Breaking Free and am looking forward to doing it in the near future! Thank you SO much for all you do! I'd love to take you shopping for some brand new jeans and get you a Starbucks coffee! Angie in Michigan, xoxo
Oh Praise God! Indeed what a powerful, liberating message! I almost felt guilty praying for sleep for you cause I thought - What if she needs to be awake?? :)Guess not! Praise God for His mighty love toward us! mk
Oh, NO! Your favorite jeans! It'll take months to find a replacement. Thank you for your blessing...but thank you more for your ministry! I know you blessed me the past couple of weeks as I have watched you on television. God bless and have a wonderful day of thanksgiving. ~Theresa
and we love you. I am so glad to hear that you finished the series and with God showing up to show who was boss. Can't wait to see them!!! great hair day BTW
I pray you are getting some rest Miss Beth. May God greatly use the updated Breaking Free to defeat the enemy in many more lives. So sorry about the jeans--I'm in mourning with you...
It is always an honor to pray for you, your family, staff and all the siestas! I am sorry over your jeans. We all have our favorite pair that we dislike saying goodbye to. :)
Well...I must be teary bc your sweet words just meant the world to me tonight Mama Beth. I fought some tears. I don't know...maybe its just a lot going on in my world so the scripture was straight to the heart.
Its a complete honor to lift you up to our mighty God. After all you do for us....I just love praying for you.
No, Thank You!! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your ministry through prayer. You love me?? Well, sister, you have no idea how much I love you.
Sorry about the jeans. I can't stand jeans so I guess I don't feel your pain. Had you held up a nice pair of sweats, I might have been rendered speechless!
I got so used to praying for you at 7am for those 8 days. I looked at the clock this morning at 6:55 and thought "Oooo, I gotta pray for Beth...Oh wait, no I don't....but then I thought, OH YES I DO!!!"
Wow, you've brought me to tears. I feel so humbled to have prayed for you all. Getting to participate in Houston's spring Breaking Free with you was such an honor, it was the least I could do so this will go world wide once again! Rest now. You've done well. Bless you. God is great. Ann
So excited to hear the good news and I'm even more excited to see how the Lord uses this study in REAL people's lives. May He continue to be glorfied in LPM!! Loving you back, rachel
Thank you for all that you do to further the kingdom of Christ! And what a kingdom of Siestas it is! I personally can attest to the power that is in Breaking Free since I read the book this summer and I also have the Day by Day I tell you it is good. Our God is so good and thank you Jesus for setting us FREE and placing our feet on the Rock of all ages! You are worthy of praise dear Jesus and thank you Dear God for sending Beth too us and letting her minister to our needs. Praise YOU FATHER, Praise the Son, Praise the Spirit 3 in 1! Beth, thank you for making us smile and laugh I really needed that today and what a inspiration you are to each of us and a light to this world that points straight to the feet of JESUS! Saviour and KING! I also feel you pain over a good pair of jeans! Don't jeans just make you feel comfy and down home ready to kick up something! Hopefully you can spot you a new pair maybe even on sale and get them worked in! :) Blessings from a girl in SW MO! Love, Lori P.S. I just got the book "The Shack" yesterday and have it half read, I am dying to read the rest tonight. What a interesting book and a real eye opener to the wondrousness of our AWESOME GOD.
It's good to see you Beth. Thank you for asking us/me to pray. I found myself praying for you at the strangest times, now I think I see why. I'm glad you're back. God Bless.
Thank you for that!! I am so grateful you love us as much as we love you!! I was giggling for a moment and wondered if you would like some (awkward) applause as you intro-ed and outro-ed you video clip for us.. J/K just a little Life Today taping humor for you! Double blessings to you this day sweet Beth!!!
Dear Beth, Thank you so much for you and who you are, your transparency. Your Sanguine ways, I love it. You're always reaching, teaching, helping to bring and encourage all the time. This blog for me does meet me.
NO, THANK YOU! love and blessing to you always. (how is that sweet dog?) Love always, Allison
hey mama beth i have been reading isaiah for almost 2 months now as part of a committment b/w me and the Lord and guess what chapter was today? MMMMM HMMMMMM. same one. love when He does that...
and GIRL...i have me some hole-y jeans (not to be confused with holy) that i just can't part with. i guess i'll take advice from you when the tears and tatters attack THAT region, and retire them :)
[Sorry to make this so long, Y'all, but I just can't help it. The prayer section is so important to me!]
It is my privilege to pray for you and your ministry !
God had me busy over this past week, praying over Y'all this time, just because the Holy Spirit was pressing on me, at my "prayer time", which was 10 p.m. However, there were so many times when I just felt Him hovering over me "telling me" to stop what I was doing right that minute, and pray for the Breaking Free tapings, and the intros and outros, etc. I had no idea why He needed for me to pray for you and your team, yet I knew that the Enemy must have "been on the move" down there.
And, I know what your first Breaking Free study did for me ... God used it in my life SO much ! The Holy Spirit made me work so very hard during those first 3 weeks, studying His Word with Himself with your sweet self [Beth] being my "fellow sojourner" and "guide" made this new Bible student want to learn about God and His Word. But, I realized that I needed to learn about myself, too. And, by the end of the 3rd or 4th week of studying, I knew that "something" was missing in my life, and it wasn't my family [who lived here in Wisconsin then, too].
And, shortly thereafter, I found sweet salvation in Christ Jesus !!!
And, I had purchased the Beloved Disciple music cd prior to that time, and I finally figured out what most of the songs were talking about; especially one called "Saved to Worship"... And, whenever I listen to it, or the song "God of Wonders" on the radio, or otherwise, my hands just go up in worship of my precious Lord and Savior, Jesus. However, that doesn't work so well when I am driving the car; so I literally have to either turn the song off, or ask the Lord to help me stay focused on driving safely.
Love, in Christ Jesus,
Jennifer O. Southern Wisconsin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Prayers ~~
Thank You dear Jesus, for helping Miss Beth write and pour Your Love and Your Spirit through her to work in my life the way that You did in the first Breaking Free study. And, I thank You for whatever it is that You must have done through this second BF study !!!
We Love You so much, O Lord! We praise Your Most Holy Name! I so want to praise You for my new life in Christ, Father God! It has been a "roller coaster of faith", with me holding on with everything that is in me at times, but I have felt Jesus' presence within me throughout every teeny tiny hardship, and have been trying me very best to "praise You through the storms" of life... Thank You for helping me know that my dear Dad IS in Heaven with You, and that I can now be sure that I WILL see him up in Heaven again someday, by the power of Your blood and grace that You have poured into me through my teeny tiny mustard seed of faith...
And, I personally thank You for being my Comforter and Prince of Peace over these past several months since You walked my dear Daddy Home to be with You and Father God~
I want to ask a special blessing over Miss Beth and her team [each and every one of them- You know who they are, Father]... Please bring them all a great sense of peace and joy with this great accomplishment in Your Name. But, I want to ask You to please cover them all with Your most precious LOVE, and bless them for all of their hard work. And, last, but not least, O God, please grant each one of them a bunch of "Sabbath Rest" now, so that they may be refreshed by You, and Your precious Word, and literal sleep, as well.
Oh, I'm sad for the loss of your favorite jeans. I understand that one! I praise God for His faithfulness to you and the entire crew affiliated with the taping. I'm praying even now that eternity would, in fact, be different for MANY in the coming generation as a result of what took place this week.
Read this in The One and Only devotional journal today. . .
Luke 11:22-23 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his estate, his possessions are secure. But when one stronger than he attacks and overpowers him, he takes from him all his weapons he trusted in, and divides up his plunder.
no weapon forged against that taping prevailed amen! It was so wonderful. I had been struggling in some particular areas and when I came back home from the taping the Lord had done a now work and changed my want to. It was only Him. Praise be to our Rock!! Thank you for being a vessel that God has used to point me to Jesus. I share in your "irritation" but not "tribulation" over those jeans. If I weren't in the Spirit I might think it was a "tribulation."
Thank you so much for the video and the blessing over us. It is truly up lifting at a time like this. I need to ask if you will keep me in your prayers on the 25th I have to go to the doctor to find out why I fainted in church two weeks ago. I have been feeling better so I know God's healing hands are upon me. Thank you so much for all you do.
Hi Beth, I wanted to let you know that it has been an honor to be a prayer warrior for you and your team!! Keep on keeping on my sister. You have blessed me in so many ways, you will never know. So the least I can do is continue to pray for you and your team. The power of prayer is so amazing isn't it!! I am so glad that the taping went good even though satan fought it all the way(who has the victory) not him. You all are always in my prayers!!!!! God bless, Lynann
You have taught us through your lessons that we can have faith during times in which the enemy is seeking to destroy us and our intents! You have shown by example and with love that when we come together to pray for one another, God not only hears us, but He makes things happen. You're influence and love for all of us siestas is a blessing... and sometimes hearing your love might be the only love we hear that day. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that we'll always pray for you... when you're asking and when you're not. We love you!
Thank you Beth! Sorry about your jeans! Can't wait for it to come out. We're finishing up Daniel this week. WOW! What an awesome God! I praise him for that study! We have learned so much and the ladies in the group..I've seen them grow in the last 11 weeks. Some of these ladies came and have never even done a bible study, but they worked so hard and I'm telling you, we have had an awesome time! I'm giving them a cake and ice cream party next week as we finish up! Praising God for you and the ministry team!
Thank you for the "in person" expression of thanks! But honestly, I feel like I should be the one thanking YOU. It was nothing short of the privilege of a lifetime to pray for you as you taped the new "Breaking Free" sessions! I just finished your first "Breaking Free" study today, and cannot WAIT to do the new one!
I had a dream last night that I was in a Bible Study that you were leading. We were in someone's living room and it was only about fifteen of us. I know that because of the magnificent expanse of your ministry, this will probably never be possible in this lifetime. But when I woke up this morning, I thought, "Well, maybe someday in Heaven, we'll get to have small-group Bible Study with Beth and be able to really shoot the breeze with one another!" And coolest of all, Jesus will be right there with us...
What a privilege to pray for you, Mama Beth! Praise the Lord that you felt our prayers and that Satan was cast down!
And I do have to say that I am so sorry about your jeans... it is so hard to retire a good pair of jeans, but a hole in that spot, well a patch can't fix that one!
We love you so! Glad to have you back with us in Siestaville:) (We've missed your videos since our Summer Bible Study ended- It's so good to see you face to face again!)
Whew!!!!! God is sooo Good!!!! He supplies our every need according to His riches and Glory! Amen! Amen!
You're welcome!!! Blessings Ma'am!! Love ya!!!
***Did ya have the jeans on when you discovered the hole? Ha! Now Mrs. Beth.. you're not suppose to squat or bend over too far in old jeans like that. Ha! *wink*wink*
Thank you so much for making a thank you video. I miss "seeing" you at Bible study this Fall. I cannot attend because of ill health. It is wonderful to hear your voice.
I hear ya about the jeans. The one pair I've been wearing for several years is developing holes along the inseams and all I see in the dept stores are those awful "stretch jeans". Can't stand the way they hug so tight. Am gonna try our local ranch store for real 100% cotton jeans!
Beth -- thank you for the blessing and the thank you from you. (Hmmm, does that even make sense?) Anyway, as one of the Siesta at the taping what an amazing blessing it was to sit through this taping and to relive this study with you. God truly used this time to prepare me for His plan and will for my life.
Several years ago, one of my favorite pastors, taught me that ususally when the Lord brings someone to your mind, it's not coincedence, it's a prompting to pray for that person. It's a privelage to pray for you and LPM each time the Lord brings you to my mind! I can understand your sadness about your jeans, but on the bright side...I guess now you can go shopping for new jeans! During this season of gratitude & Always, I'm thankful for you and LPM! Love you too! Laura Beth
And I thank you...for encouraging me to become more than I ever thought I could be. You have blessed me in more ways than you can ever know. Praying for you today...
Thank you Beth! What a privilege it is to serve in prayer.
Now you'll have to find yourself a new pair of jeans (citizens of humanity???) and spend the next couple of years breaking them in. A siestas just got to have some comfy jeans, right???
Thank you for taking the time to tape that message and blessing for us! Thanks for letting us be included in such a small, but powerful way, in your wonderful ministry!
You and you jeans-Major victory that you didn't fall into depression!! I am sure our prayers were really for that specific issue!! Love you miss Beth you are the best!
Praise for the protection and comfort you felt. How great is God!
I feel your pain over the loss of your favorite jeans. I believe that you could use them still in the privacy of your home or on that ranch you love with a well placed and stylish patch. Or a friend of mine actually makes the cutest purses out of children's size jeans, I am sure she could make you the cutest "hobo" type bag out of those precious jeans...
Beth, I'm ashamed to admit that I've just discovered your blog...I know, I must have been in la-la land . . . I don't know....anyway, I've been reading it over the past few days, and was tickled this morning before work to get a "personal" message from you. I love you and you're in my prayers. And the fact that you were wearing the same SIZE of jeans for five years just makes me sick, butI am happy for you!! :-) Love, Susan
Sweet Beth, I am so thankful that you were bathed in prayer during the taping. Breaking Free is the very first study I joined you for in Houston back in 1998?!? God spoke so clearly to me during that study, and I knew it would have to be the first Bible study I led in my brand-new church. I dearly pray that this new taping will minister to others as it has to me.
Beth, I'm ashamed to admit that I've only recently discovered your blog . . . must have been in la-la land or something, I don't know ...Anyway, I was tickled this morning before leaving for work to get a "personal" message from you! You are precious and I love you dearly. But, the fact that you wore the same pair of jeans for 5 years just makes me sick!!! :-) Love you, Susan
Beth, Being there in New Orleans was one of the best weeks of my life. I can't wait to do the study next year with my ladies class. I had my birthday last week on Thursday and I sat on the right hand side where you went in and out. I know you hugged a ton of people, but you also hugged me on my birthday because my dear friend Sandy worked hard to get that seat for us. I love the way God uses you and it was a blessing and a privilege to be there and witness it first hand. I will continue to pray for you and your precious family. Jenny Hope, if you are out there it was great meeting too.
Okay, I just want to keep it real. I was reading through my morning list of posts while drying my hair when I came across this post and found myself at a crossroads:
"Do I pause to watch the video during PRIME hair drying time?"
I mean, I think we all know that if you delay the drying during certain critical moments in the hair shaping process, it can ruin the entire thing. I'm not being funny -- bad hair days are nothing to joke around about.
But then, I was like "WHAT, SELF? WHAT?!? You lay down your blow dryer and you press play."
thanks siesta mama for the blessing from isaiah 61. i needed to hear that this morning! i am glad you could feel the prayers of the siestas during the taping. thanks for all of your hard work (and the LPM and lifway staff) for making it happen. i know i will be blessed by the study in more ways than any of you will ever know.
i now will pray you find a new pair of blue jeans once you stop wearing sackcloth and ashes. :)
You are the sweetest thing! I am so excited to hear the taping went well and Satan was put in his place again! It is an honor to lift you up in prayer.
The enemy definitely did not want "Breaking Free" updated. I have done the original twice and am so looking forward to doing it again. Sorry it had to be at the expense of a favorite pair of jeans!
It was a JOY to pray for you all! I just loved how God would put you on my heart all the time night and day... at the strangest times I felt called to go face down for you! It was so the Holy Spirit (so cool just LOVE when that happens b/c you know it is SO God and not you!)
Emmy : )
P.S. Was laughing the other day... I have a group of about 11 girls we are doing Stepping Up and the batteries were dead in the DVD remote (and I had to use it to move the little line from under session 5 to session 6) searched the church and all I could find were dead batteries lying around empty remotes... I remembered praying for you all to get electricity back on for the last session so I was like God this is our last session and I just started praying... and combining different dead batteries... and God gave those dead batteries just enough juice! YEAH praise you Lord... you care about the details : )
It's too bad you don't live near me and then my mother could just fix your jeans. She is amazing when it comes to making those worn out items usable for quite a while longer.
Being in New Orleans with you during the taping of Breaking Free and hearing the message that God brought forth from your lips was an extraordinary experience for me. Thank you for allowing God to use you and your life to help others in bondage. So sorry about your jeans.......
So glad it all worked out. Sorry about your jeans, I know that one was hard. You are too awesome Mrs. Moore, Is it okay to just say I am so pround of you. You never cease to amaze me how you really put your heart into everything you do.
Well, at least you went to the closet and found the jeans in that condition. You could have had them on and bent over and "whoa". Ha! Ha! Love you a ton!
Thank you, sweet Beth, for your "thanks". Your encouragement encourages me to encourage you even more. LOL! Oh, I feel for you having to put away your favorite jeans. But the good news is there is another pair waiting for you to find them and make "them" your favorite pair of jeans. :o) Love you!
Thank you for taking time out to send a video message. I pray to the Lord for the amazing belief and peace that you bring forth in life. Thank you for all you do to minister to us siestas!
AND Congratulations on the Esther intro on iTunes!! Can't wait to do that study. Right now I am doing Daniel again! WOOWOWOWOWOW! Is lightly putting it!
Thank you Beth, for those words. I like to pass on the glory to God, He really was the driving force through it all. He was the one that caused me to dream of you one night, He woke me up and whispered in my ear , "It's time to pray, siesta." I was only the donkey carring Jesus!! It was all HIS work, it's His glory, and we are so blessed by it. Love you all!
That was a treat to hear from Beth and get a virtual blessing on this COLD Friday in Dixie! I prayed so much for all my siestas in 'Nowlins. Hoping to be there myself whenever the next siesta gather is.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all. We have so very much to give Him thanks and praise for this year. Blessings, Jill
Hallelujah - thank you for the praise report!! It's a good reminder of how much we should be praying!
I feel your pain over the loss of your favorite pair of jeans. The same thing happened to me and the company I tried to buy another pair exactly like them from had gone out of business! That was years ago and my life has never been the same!! :)
Strange as it may sound, I sensed that last week was a special week and then read the posts that confirmed it. I knew the enemy was not a happy camper last week and even your video post today reveals that God allowed and God overcame! I guess this BF video ought to be a good one with so much attention from the enemy!!
Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Thank God for "Breaking Free" Your chapter on women who are barren touched me in ways I can't express. Glad to hear the prayers helped. love you
Thanks to you for your obedience to His call on your life!!! Your obedience has been HUGE to me!!! And that "double portion in their land" word came as an answer to me and my husband regarding a decision we were seeking God's will for our lives on. Wit woo! You are cooler than a rock star!
Nawlins is so dear to my heart since I was raised and spent most of my life there. It is a place that needs so much prayer. Thank you and to God for using you to bring a mighty message. God Bless you!
I am sure it will be a powerful message, hard won in the spirit. May God rain down some new jeans for you and may they quickly become the new "old" favourite. Shalom
No matter how trivial the loss of your favorite jeans may seem, we all understand that kind of frustration! I've been anxiously awaiting your initial post after the taping last week. I know I've said it already, but the Lord did a mighty work in my heart and life! I mean a MIGHTY one!! I have begun praying face down in the mornings before I start my devotions and OH what a change in my prayer life!!! "I love you too" has revolutionized how I deal with one of my areas of bondage. I could go on and on and on. Thank you again for being a humble, willing servant of the Most High! Much love...
Dear Beth, What a joy it was to see you face-to-face again. I want you to know, dear friend, the Lord brought you and the ladies in New Orleans to my mind quite often...more it seemed than usual. I felt it was His reminder to pray so that is what I did.
Praise Him! He hears our prayers. I am so glad to hear that the enemy's schemes did not work. God was glorified and His message was clear.
It was an honor to pray for you, the team and for the women attending last week.
We love you, too, Beth! I am privileged to pray for the woman GOD used 2 years ago to give me a hunger and thirst to read and know HIS word!
If it were not for you, Sweet Beth, and GOD teaching you to walk between the ditches, then who would have taught me? You definitely have been obedient to your calling!
Citzens of Humanity...sigh...I had a pair and they felt so wonderful...and then I grew,..and they didn't quite feel "modest" except with a very long top/sweater/shirt.
Then the day came where they had to leave and go to a younger and thinner siesta that I was mentoring.
I miss them :-)....but perhaps one day I will get another pair..and not a much too bigger size.
Amen! Praise God for He is good! It really was the least I could do to pray constantly over all the details of this taping. It is astouding how God has used and continues to use the blog world for His purpsoe and glory! I must confess I signed up to pray 3 times a day but God had other plans - He often would wake me at 2,3, or 4 AM to pray and sometimes I would not know who I was praying for or why - what a blessing, an honor, and a true joy for He knew and that is more than enough!!! Much love Kim
Beth: I am so sorry about your jeans. I am amazed that you were able to fit in them for that long. I know I would not be happy about having to get rid of mine. I was thinking maybe you could patch them but that won't work. You can't blend new with old or so I am told. Thanks for the blessing. Your welcome about praying. I hope that you find a great pair of jeans to replace you old one. Kim B. in AZ
You are precious to us gals! It was an honor to pray you and your team through the retaping of this study.
I have a pair of jeans that needs retiring. The hole is in the same place as yours -well, holes really. They are seperated only by the seam. I also feel your pain (o: You are so funny! Love you sister!
Beth: What a pleasure and honor it is to pray for you as you bring our Lord's words to us all. So many of us have been enslaved to something ugly but hallelujah, we can claim Gal. 5:1....it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Woohoooooo! I can now accept that I am His treasure! How cool is that!!!??!!
Hi Beth, Thank you so much for this thank you video. It is our delight in Siestaville to pray for you and the team. I was so glad to see you before my last LIT Class with Curtis on Tuesday night to hug your neck and tell you I was sooooo glad to see you had made it back safe and sound. I know it HAS to be a God thing that indwells because you looked beautiful, full of energy and RESTED. The beautiful and energy is always there but the rested part with all you had on your plate that week was the God part. You are truly the energizer bunny of the heavenly kingdom and I say that with all the love and blessings I can muster.
Sorry about the jeans. I truly am. May you find their replacement quickly and without the disgrace of 100 try-ons in a dressing room with bad lighting!!
But, I am thankful that your recording/taping went forward and was completed! May women everywhere come to learn that they can be SET FREE!
I am deeply grateful for the blessing you have prayed over us. It was my pleasure to pray for you and LPM these last weeks. sorry about your jeans, so sad :)
It was a blessing and honor to pray for you! Sorry about the jeans.....give them a decent burial!! I pray your weekend is blessed with rest and new strength!! Blessings, Bible Bunny in NO MI
THANK YOU, dear Siesta Beth. Satan is working overtime all over our land. Praise God for getting you through. Can't we pray healing over the jeans?! We have become such friends after all these years.
Very glad you get to be home for a while (hopefully). And I concur with Elaine, if they still fit after 5 years WOO HOO! That was funny! Loving you all so much.
Judy
I want you all to know what my word verification spells right this second: pigoutyl. I wonder if that is permission for all of us to have a day?!!!
Dear Beth, It was a blessing for me and all the others who prayed for you especially as you were in New Orleans taping the Breaking Free (after Katrina edition). Satan really tried to discourage me and distract me from my task of praying for you as my father in law recently died and we are still dealing with our "Big Daddy's" earthly loss to us.However, God was still there and He helped me though I was praying through my tears for you and your ministry. Keep on keeping on dear Beth!We all love you and know God is using you in a mighty way to help people come to the Lord through your ministry.
Why oh WHY can't God make our favorite jeans last forever? WHY, I ask? Perhaps they too will be resurrected in Heaven... So many women feel your pain Beth!
Thank you for re-taping this one for us. I can hardly wait for it to hit the shelves. It was the 1st Beth Moore study I ever did... I think I still have my study guide. I am in such a different place than then and I can barely wait to do it again and have God move me along my path some more.
Thank you Beth for saying a blessing over us. YOU are such a blessing.
O Beth! I was praying over the whole thing the whole time! I love you so much! AND im so gonna by you a new pair of jeans.....if only i knew what size and style! LOL! anyways, love you like crazy!
Thank You for the blessing over us. I am still going over notes from the siesta event in Texas and the messages just keep coming.
I am so thrilled to know that you know in your heart that there are constant prayers covering you and the ministry! Especially in the early morning because alot of my prayers for others are during the 2-4 am time slot.
Glad that God reigns with victory and the message "Breaking Free" will continue on to help others as it so helped me in my journey.
your very welcome sister! I know how powerful your first breaking free was and how free I became after doing the study, it was hard work but oh so rewarding. It helps women everywhere and the more people who are free of their bondage the better our world will be and they in turn will help others in bondage as well. It becomes a chain effect and all the glory goes to HIM. It is such a blessing and honor to be part of your prayer team. Sarah- Prayer Warrior
Thank you for the blessing over us. It is so awesome to hear how God was all over that taping! I have not done Breaking Free yet and I know that SO many lives will be changed because of the updated version. It was a privilege to join in with the Siestas in prayer for you and the Lifeway team.
Bless those Citizens of Humanity...I am so sorry they are a thing of the past now. Hopefully you can find some that will be equally fulfilling. :)
Honored to pray for you and those sweet faces that were there! I know it will be a blessing to my generation. :) We thank you, Miss Beth, for loving our Jesus so much and sharing Him with us!
The video makes me miss our Tuesdays this past summer doing No Other Gods! I'm so thrilled to hear the good news about Breaking Free. That study touched me deeply.
So sorry about the jeans.......they were so cute, but now you have a good reason to go shopping for new ones!
Spiritual Mom Beth!:) A video from you:)...I don't know what to say...I am blessed to be able to pray for LPM, for you, and for your family. I'm sure everyone else who prayed for you feels the same:) To me, it is an amazing thing when the Lord uses us in blog world to pray for you, and you see the results of that prayer!!:)YES! God was glorifed!! He gets glory from this ministry, def:)Greater is HE in you than he who is in this world!!!...I'm sorry about your jeans; that means it's time for a new fav pair:):) Prayin' for jeans blessings on you too:)...Praise the Lord for that encouraging section of scripture! I will have to write that down, and meditate on it awhile...double-portion, hmm...people blessed of the Lord (me lika that part!):)...Spiritual Mom Beth, you bless us by serving us...If there is spiritual warfare with that, than you are doing right, and the Lord is soo on your side!~! Praise the Lord for you!! and LPM, and your family! Ya'll are PRECIOUS:) My heart is warm towards ya'll:) Cute things:)
Love in CHRIST,
katiegfromtennessee Mark 5:25-34 Matthew 9:20-22 (made well, whole, healed, saved!:) Rev. 1:17 (HIS right hand:)
I love you soooo much!! If I could give you a big hug right now I would. You are one of my Heroes :) Thank you for serving us. I know that God is going to use Breaking Free in a mighty way, just as he did with the first one. Satan will be sorry he ever tried to mess with this one :) Now get out there and buy yourself a new pair of jeans!
Oh Beth - thank you so much for giving us the personal update and blessing. It was a joy to pray for you and for every aspect of the re-taping of Breaking Free.
I just had such a sense of anticipation in my spirit all week, and that urgency to pray stayed on my heart.
oh sweet mama siesta beth, it is so wonderful to have prayed for you and thank you for blessing us. I thought the fact favorite pairs of jeans had made it 5 years was a true miracle...I mean we siestas have our "seasons" and so celebrate. I was thinking you could put a cute patch on the knee but I don't think that would be a very good idea when I saw why you had to retire...so I hope you find a new fav pair. Thank you for always loving us so much and letting us pray for you.
Oh how I know the heartbreak of losing your favorite pair of jeans. Mine gave out last week also, what a coincidence. Although mine were a bit older than yours. I figure they lasted about 7 years. Got my monies (sp)worth out of that pair.
I am so grateful that prayer played a great part in the Breaking Free taping. It is a reminder of how powerful prayer truly is. I also get a warm fuzzy feeling seeing the same Siesta's names show up time and time again. Although, I did not get to blog last week I was keeping an eye on what was going on and keeping all in prayer.
Praise God for being ever faithful in fighting the enemy. I can't wait to experience the new Breaking Free!
TOOOOOO PRECIOUS!!! That's what you are Beth ~ just too precious. And how much I have smiled within and laughed outwardly at your love on us, and the loss of your jeans. God is good all the time and all the time GOD IS GOOD. THANK YOU BETH ~ you and Keith and Amanda, Melissa, Jack and darling sons-in-love ~ "Have a wonderful THANKSGIVING"!~! Our love and Godspeed, Susan
Thank you for the personal video...that was very sweet of you. It was a privilige to pray for you during the tapings. You've been so very special to me for the last 10 years, like a mom (in the spiritual sense). I am honored to pray for you anytime and will continue to do so. Thank you for your prayers for us for I know that you do pray for us! Love you! Bethany in Merced, Ca.
I am so sorry about your pants, but they will just have to be put to "rest". They did well. I was praying so hard for Breaking Free. I knew you would feel all of our prayers. Oh my goodness, the enemy is just having a field day, but he isn't winning! I continue to pray for God to annoint you in whatever you are doing. Getting ready for Esther. It was just so great to be there in person for those l0 weeks and to get in the Word. Esther, here we come. Phyllis
Siesta Beth, Thank you so much for your blessing over us..It really blessed my heart!! Thank you for allowing us siestas to share in your life! Delilah
Praise the LORD for a successful taping! I consider it an honor to pray for you and your team. May God allow immeasurably more woman than we can ever imagine to live in freedom.
Love, Kristin FYI...I got a great pair of jeans at the Banana Republic outlet a few weeks ago...40% off:) FYI again...doing the Loving Well series with my small group, working hard to love those "testy" people in my life
Precious Beth, Amanda, Melissa & LPM~ I have been honored to pray for all of you during this taping of updated Breaking Free. As you can see by the time frame I am writing this... ( past my normal bedtime) ~ I am still praying ~
You and Keith are probably all snuggled up in bed with the pups while I am on my knee's uplifting all in prayer! It is such an honor & humbling experience to uplift all during these past weeks.
As I shared in my last comment from the last post... my left knee still aches with joy!! Sleep well my Siesta's in Christ... this California girl is uplifting all in prayer! Thanks for the blessing over us too! "Heaven Bound" & Blessings of Thanksgiving to all, Kim Safina http://www.kimsafinathejourneycontinues.blogspot.com
"Are tears that fall on my laptop covered by my warranty?" I asked myself during the reading of Scripture over me......thank you so much for this. I just now got to go on line, days later and obviously God knew I needed this Word today. Love you, so much, too. Thank you!
Praise God all ended well with this adventure Beth!!! Thank you for the blessing you spoke over us. It continues to amaze me...as busy as you are, you take time to speak a word to us. Thank you and blessings to you.
Sooooooooooooooooooo Soooooooooooooo, sorry about the jeans. I too have a favorite pair of jeans. I have started to wear them less frequently because I am so afraid the same tragedy will occur with mine.
Congratulations on finishing the series! Isn't it a blessing how God ALWAYS comes through?? LOVE IT!! and the jeans.....well, you can STILL enjoy them--turn them into a purse! When can a woman not do with a new purse? Jean purses are adorable and you can use it with your new jeans!! Turn the old into new.....just like God does with us when we accept his wonderful gift of salvation!!
Thank you Beth for your steadfastness through the difficult and trying times....Appreciate all your hard work on our behalf for the glory of our savior!!
Beth, wow, praying for your ministry is a privilege. Thank you, dear sister in Christ! We are inspired by your courage and willingness to do our Lord's work. Your personal witness of freedom through the power of God, puts a visible "word" in our lives. When you read the blessing, my heart stopped and tears filled my eyes- I face what appears to be an unexpected financial disaster and an end to a direction I thought was my work(not professional but using my gifts in a volunteer format) for our Lord. I continue to receive verses during my quiet time and even prophetic "words" from unexpected messagers of God that promise abundance rather than lack. As I search my heart for any repentance necessary and fall on face in front of our Lord with petitions,I beg God to sell my home. I have sold my personal "treasures"- which are only "things" but represented a life time of wonderful memories-Your blessing this morning from Is. 61 along with Isaiah 54 and II Cor. 9:11 which were given to me- continue to open a crack to the door of hope. Forgive the long comment-there's no need to post it, it feels like a prayer of sorts to write. Great Blessings to you and yours, this Thanksgiving- please know it is a gift to feel an extra encouragement from our Lord through your message. We need to remember how important it is to allow Christ's love to flow through each of us to encourage one another.
Thank you, Beth, for the blessing over us. The Lord woke me up several times to pray for you at different times. Now, I know why. It is always a pleasure to pray for you, your family and your staff. Thanks for giving us the opportunity.
I'm turning my prayers from intercessory to praise over your Breaking Free tapings. God continues to use your life and message to help me break free from lifelong condemnation from an older sister. Who would think that would be bondage? It took me years to realize it, but it is bondage. People who place blame, even false blame, and who always play the "victim" spread irreparable guilt and blame on everyone around them. Am I making sense ... hard to explain such a scenario? Praise God for freedom from such bondage!!
Have a glorious feast of Thanksgiving with your sweet family. We'll be praising our Father here in Atlanta!!
Miss Beth, thank you for staying connected. I know you've mentioned several times that one of the hardest things in this season has been the loss of face to face with women, but you have still managed to maintain a bit of it, "screen to screen" as you say. We do pray for you, we are thankful for the purposeful effectiveness of your ministry, and we will continue to pray. May you be comforted in the passing of your jeans, that you in turn may comfort others in the passing of theirs.
I appreciated the thank you video just like one of our other siestas said! It was good to see you like we did for summer bible study! It was a privilege to pray--Lord be praised! BTW, I agree, Miesta Keith must take you to the mall for denim, chocolate (oh baby!) & starbucks! Have a blessed & wonderful Thanksgiving!
Oh Mama Beth, I recieve the blessing you spoke Praise His Name, by prayer, the enemy during the taping, did choke I'm so sorry about your favorite jeans Fashion can be so mean Oh, I recieve the Scripture spoken over me My heart's been aching,tears have been falling Because I've been fighting His will and stalling I'll take a double portion instead of shame Whatever You want me to do Lord, I'll go in Your name I'll trade in my disgrace to rejoice I'll listen Lord, I will be Your voice A double portion of everlasting joy My tears to laughter - oh boy! I want and recieve a double portion as I step into my calling Praise You Father, You are able to keep me from falling.
I have a quick story. I was off with my family today and my man was out of town hunting as usual. And I was so offended that he had not called me and it was 3:30 pm. So, I worked myself up...I chalked it up to the fact that he didn't care about me, that I was last on his list, and etc. He sent me a sweet text message and I was like dude thanks for thinking of me and sending a text. I sat in the bathroom floor and bawled my eyes out over my hurt feelings. Then, I realized I had not listened all the way through the intro of Esther. I got to the end where you talked about how it is tough being a woman with our hormones...and I was relieved because that was my deal today!! Give me five!!! I couldn't get over how irrational I was all over my hormones. Bawling because I did not get a phone call. irritation....not a tribulation right! but my hormones sure made it feel like a tribulation. IT IS TOUGH BEING A WOMAN!!!
What a sweet message--and thanks so much for the blessing. Our little women's Bible study group just completed Breaking Free and we experienced first hand the enemy coming against each and every member. I know how he must have wanted to stop the re-taping of it! But our Great God prevailed and there are 4 women in our church who have been set free. Praise be to God!! (sadly we started with 8 but for one reason or another 4 dropped out--again the enemy at work!!)
I don't want this to get too long, but I have to tell you how God chose to end our study on a Most High note. Throughout the weeks of our study, we had been praying for the child that one of our member's granddaughter was expecting. The doctors had told her that her baby had some really serious problems and there was little hope for the baby's survival. In fact, aborting the pregnancy was an option which the parents simply refused to consider. Much prayer went up for that child! Well, I'll have you know that the night before our closing session, Payton Alyssa was born and can I tell you: SHE WAS PERFECT IN EVERY WAY!!!! We were so delighted and overjoyed by our Great God's display of His awesome power and love. We couldn't help but feel that He had timed that miracle just for us! Oh, how we love Him!!!
LPM team and Beth it was such a honor to be included in such an undertaking. Even though I signed up for specific times to pray for ya'll there were other times that the Lord led me to pray for you immediately. To our father be the glory...... because his work is being fulfilled through each one of you. Hugs ~ Debbie in VA
Thank you! Your teachings are amazing. I am in the middle of organizing ESTHER for our group to begin in January and am doing STEPPIN UP with a prayer partner. I love the jeans story! :0) Love it!! THANK YOU for sharing a blessing with us.
Just saw an answer to save your jeans.....Billy Mays commercial for Mighty Mend It. One of the examples of everything, it appears, to mend in the entire universe are clothing rips in in areas such as yours. Do I hear an Amen for Mighty Mend It? I am sure it is only $19.95. Such a deal of the salvation and restoration for your favorite pair. :o) Just thought I'd pass it along.
I sit with tears...It's an honor to pray for you! I'm sure I speak for many when I say the "Breaking Free" study was such a turning point in my walk, so to have the honor to pray for the taping made me feel part of it!
My 6 year old daughter is home from school sick today. She just watched this video with me and said, "Mom, is that woman the boss of you?" (Don't ask. Who knows the minds of wee ones?)
And I said, "I guess after Jesus and in a very loose spiritually speaking sort of way, yes, she is."
So Boss, just know the prayers haven't stopped and the love you just sent out is returned a thousand fold...:))
I just wanted to stop in and say that I love it when you leave a video message. (I forgot to tell you earlier.) It is just too fun to hear your sweet voice and listen to your sincere words and comical words! So, thanks Mama Siesta and Happy Thanksgiving to you, Amanda, Melissa and all the First Dudes, plus Amanda's little Dude & Dudette! We love you up here in the Last Frontier. Hugs 2 all, Jax
Thank you, Beth. Breaking Free was the second study of yours that I did back in 2001. Wow! Was it ever lifechanging. God did I MIGHTY work in me at that time in my life. Bless you and your willingness to be our Almighty God's servant. God is good, all the time!
Praise God for victory over troubles. Thank you for blessing us with that word. May all of the truth revealed in that series impact the not just America, but the world for God's glory in setting the captives free.
And I am sorry for your loss of your jeans. I too have my favorite jeans and it saddens me to think of when they might be no longer in service.
I just don't have the words to say how much that blessing meant to me today......I needed it so much!:)
It was a privledge to pray for you...I do every day, always thanking my Lord for you, but it was a special honor to do it for the re-taping of "Breaking Free". That study had a profound, I mean profound and lasting effect in my life.....I had so much to "break free" from. I also wanted to share a testimony that as I committed to pray for you during this week, the Lord brought liberty to me once again in an area of bondage that I have struggled with for seven years. Oh Praise His Name. I Believe God Can Do What He Says He Can!! Sometimes it just takes our joining Him through the act of Obedience.
Hi Beth, Your such a blessing to me and such an example on being a woman of God and also You lead by example on your good taste in clothing and your hair. I'm praying for you, I love you so much.
Hi, Im new here and just want to say THANK YOU BETH for your bible studies. I would like to know in your Scripture Memory Tutorial and Thank You video. What type of bible is that sitting on your lap? What is the translation, is it leather or paperback. I would like to purchase the same exact bible you use. Can you help me out? I pray blessings over you and hope that God will continue to give you more Bible Studies to com. I just love all of them and Im learning so much. You are very gifted and make the scripture come alive for me.
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Thank you Siesta Mama for the blessing over us, and I do want to say that I feel your pain when we have to retire our favorite pair of Jeans....Oh I know your pain!
The fact that they still fit after 5 years is a reason for joy, my friend! Give them a good burial. It's hard to find a good pair of jeans and ones that hang with the changes of "shifting" seasons.
peace~elaine
I knew this one was stirring up my soul. God brought you into my thoughts to pray for you and this event at the strangest times. The beginning and towards the end were HUGE battles.
It has truly been an honor to fight facedown for you, your team and those captives He sets free. He is a Mighty Warrior for His own. How Great Is Our God!
Oooh I receive that blessing!
Beth and all:
It was MY pleasure entirely to have had the opportunity to lift you up in prayer. You have been such a blessing to me and my prayers were that God's provisions be made abundantly clear to provide the way for you to bless countless others. Thank you for allowing me personally to help by being a miniscule fraction of the concerted efforts to finish the "Breaking Free" tapings. Be blessed and be well!
GOD IS SO GOOD! :o)
GOD BLESs YOU BACK...siesta mama! Isn't HE awesome? It's such a priveledge and honor whenever we get to support each other in the family...SO YEAH!!!
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What an honor it was to pray over this taping. So happy that you are home... must feel so good! And, now for some good sleepin'.
Bet there were LOTS of puppy kisses too!!!! :)
Hugs,
Kim
I have faith that you WILL find a new favorite pair of jeans I am sure. I am so glad that you felt the prayers over you with all of your stress lately. I was on some steroids to help with some swelling after back surgery and sure enough I was up at 3 A.M. (because those darn things cause me not to sleep at night)praying then and you can be sure that you are always in them. Love all that you do dear Beth.
Angie in SD
Praise God for the victory despite the battle and hassles during the taping. I'm so excited in my little southwest corner of the country...southern California, where we don't have nearly enough Lifeway stores...but my "Esther" study came in the mail yesterday....yipeee I opened it and am holding a treasure, I can tell...can't wait to start the journey in the Word. thank you Beth, Melissa and Amanda for your diligence in putting it together. you are loved and appreciated...blessings on you...Pam in San Diego
we love you and it was a honor to pray for you
We LOVE you SO much, Beth Moore and are honored to have the opportunity to pray for you! I know my unborn grandchildren will be thanking you one day! I hope you are finally able to get some much deserved rest now that you are done!!! I'm singing "Shackles" as I type this! I've never done Breaking Free and am looking forward to doing it in the near future! Thank you SO much for all you do! I'd love to take you shopping for some brand new jeans and get you a Starbucks coffee!
Angie in Michigan,
xoxo
Hootie hoo Bethie!
What a privilege to pray for you, girlfriend. So sorry about the jeans. I had to buy a new pair yesterday at Belk's yesterday. Half off!
Get Miesta Keith to take you to the mall. Denim, chocolate and Starbucks. What a way to start the weekend.
Jan
Oh Praise God! Indeed what a powerful, liberating message! I almost felt guilty praying for sleep for you cause I thought - What if she needs to be awake?? :)Guess not!
Praise God for His mighty love toward us!
mk
Oh, NO! Your favorite jeans! It'll take months to find a replacement. Thank you for your blessing...but thank you more for your ministry! I know you blessed me the past couple of weeks as I have watched you on television. God bless and have a wonderful day of thanksgiving. ~Theresa
It's a TRUE HONOR to pray for you dear Beth!
and we love you. I am so glad to hear that you finished the series and with God showing up to show who was boss. Can't wait to see them!!!
great hair day BTW
I pray you are getting some rest Miss Beth. May God greatly use the updated Breaking Free to defeat the enemy in many more lives.
So sorry about the jeans--I'm in mourning with you...
You are so very welcome, dear Beth. You know I love you so much. And I receive the Isaiah blessing, yes--I am needing that one tonight!!
Love,
Holly
It is always an honor to pray for you, your family, staff and all the siestas!
I am sorry over your jeans. We all have our favorite pair that we dislike saying goodbye to. :)
Much love,
Patty
Well...I must be teary bc your sweet words just meant the world to me tonight Mama Beth. I fought some tears. I don't know...maybe its just a lot going on in my world so the scripture was straight to the heart.
Its a complete honor to lift you up to our mighty God. After all you do for us....I just love praying for you.
Be blessed~
Fran
No, Thank You!! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your ministry through prayer. You love me?? Well, sister, you have no idea how much I love you.
Sorry about the jeans. I can't stand jeans so I guess I don't feel your pain. Had you held up a nice pair of sweats, I might have been rendered speechless!
Thank-you for the Blessing!
Sorry about your jeans. Sniff.
It was an honor to pray for you.
I got so used to praying for you at 7am for those 8 days. I looked at the clock this morning at 6:55 and thought "Oooo, I gotta pray for Beth...Oh wait, no I don't....but then I thought, OH YES I DO!!!"
Melana in Wyoming
Wow, you've brought me to tears. I feel so humbled to have prayed for you all.
Getting to participate in Houston's spring Breaking Free with you was such an honor, it was the least I could do so this will go world wide once again!
Rest now. You've done well.
Bless you.
God is great.
Ann
So excited to hear the good news and I'm even more excited to see how the Lord uses this study in REAL people's lives. May He continue to be glorfied in LPM!!
Loving you back,
rachel
Thank you for that wonderful blessing. You have no idea how much that meant to me. Breaking Free is absolutely amazing. And so are you!!
♥~Andreea
Thank you for all that you do to further the kingdom of Christ! And what a kingdom of Siestas it is! I personally can attest to the power that is in Breaking Free since I read the book this summer and I also have the Day by Day I tell you it is good. Our God is so good and thank you Jesus for setting us FREE and placing our feet on the Rock of all ages! You are worthy of praise dear Jesus and thank you Dear God for sending Beth too us and letting her minister to our needs. Praise YOU FATHER, Praise the Son, Praise the Spirit 3 in 1!
Beth, thank you for making us smile and laugh I really needed that today and what a inspiration you are to each of us and a light to this world that points straight to the feet of JESUS! Saviour and KING!
I also feel you pain over a good pair of jeans! Don't jeans just make you feel comfy and down home ready to kick up something! Hopefully you can spot you a new pair maybe even on sale and get them worked in! :)
Blessings from a girl in SW MO!
Love,
Lori
P.S. I just got the book "The Shack" yesterday and have it half read, I am dying to read the rest tonight. What a interesting book and a real eye opener to the wondrousness of our AWESOME GOD.
It's good to see you Beth. Thank you for asking us/me to pray. I found myself praying for you at the strangest times, now I think I see why. I'm glad you're back. God Bless.
Thank you for that!! I am so grateful you love us as much as we love you!! I was giggling for a moment and wondered if you would like some (awkward) applause as you intro-ed and outro-ed you video clip for us.. J/K just a little Life Today taping humor for you! Double blessings to you this day sweet Beth!!!
Indeed an honor to be a prayer warrior. Thank you for the personal message.. brought a smile and a tear... like a good pair of jeans being retired.
Dear Beth,
Thank you so much for you and who you are, your transparency. Your Sanguine ways, I love it. You're always reaching, teaching, helping to bring and encourage all the time. This blog for me does meet me.
NO, THANK YOU!
love and blessing to you always.
(how is that sweet dog?)
Love always, Allison
hey mama beth
i have been reading isaiah for almost 2 months now as part of a committment b/w me and the Lord and guess what chapter was today? MMMMM HMMMMMM. same one. love when He does that...
and GIRL...i have me some hole-y jeans (not to be confused with holy) that i just can't part with. i guess i'll take advice from you when the tears and tatters attack THAT region, and retire them :)
love you to the moon...
Love you, too! Favorite Jeans are like a good friend, are they not...
Blessings, Siesta Momma and well done on taking on a fresh Word in your life message. His story in your story... that is truly what it is all about!
Hi Siesta Beth,
[Sorry to make this so long, Y'all, but I just can't help it. The prayer section is so important to me!]
It is my privilege to pray for you and your ministry !
God had me busy over this past week, praying over Y'all this time, just because the Holy Spirit was pressing on me, at my "prayer time", which was 10 p.m. However, there were so many times when I just felt Him hovering over me "telling me" to stop what I was doing right that minute, and pray for the Breaking Free tapings, and the intros and outros, etc. I had no idea why He needed for me to pray for you and your team, yet I knew that the Enemy must have "been on the move" down there.
And, I know what your first Breaking Free study did for me ... God used it in my life SO much ! The Holy Spirit made me work so very hard during those first 3 weeks, studying His Word with Himself with your sweet self [Beth] being my "fellow sojourner" and "guide" made this new Bible student want to learn about God and His Word. But, I realized that I needed to learn about myself, too. And, by the end of the 3rd or 4th week of studying, I knew that "something" was missing in my life, and it wasn't my family [who lived here in Wisconsin then, too].
And, shortly thereafter, I found sweet salvation in Christ Jesus !!!
And, I had purchased the Beloved Disciple music cd prior to that time, and I finally figured out what most of the songs were talking about; especially one called "Saved to Worship"... And, whenever I listen to it, or the song "God of Wonders" on the radio, or otherwise, my hands just go up in worship of my precious Lord and Savior, Jesus. However, that doesn't work so well when I am driving the car; so I literally have to either turn the song off, or ask the Lord to help me stay focused on driving safely.
Love, in Christ Jesus,
Jennifer O.
Southern Wisconsin
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Prayers ~~
Thank You dear Jesus, for helping Miss Beth write and pour Your Love and Your Spirit through her to work in my life the way that You did in the first Breaking Free study. And, I thank You for whatever it is that You must have done through this second BF study !!!
We Love You so much, O Lord! We praise Your Most Holy Name! I so want to praise You for my new life in Christ, Father God! It has been a "roller coaster of faith", with me holding on with everything that is in me at times, but I have felt Jesus' presence within me throughout every teeny tiny hardship, and have been trying me very best to "praise You through the storms" of life... Thank You for helping me know that my dear Dad IS in Heaven with You, and that I can now be sure that I WILL see him up in Heaven again someday, by the power of Your blood and grace that You have poured into me through my teeny tiny mustard seed of faith...
And, I personally thank You for being my Comforter and Prince of Peace over these past several months since You walked my dear Daddy Home to be with You and Father God~
I want to ask a special blessing over Miss Beth and her team [each and every one of them- You know who they are, Father]... Please bring them all a great sense of peace and joy with this great accomplishment in Your Name. But, I want to ask You to please cover them all with Your most precious LOVE, and bless them for all of their hard work. And, last, but not least, O God, please grant each one of them a bunch of "Sabbath Rest" now, so that they may be refreshed by You, and Your precious Word, and literal sleep, as well.
In Jesus' Name, I pray these things, Amen
You are the cutest!
Oh, I'm sad for the loss of your favorite jeans. I understand that one! I praise God for His faithfulness to you and the entire crew affiliated with the taping. I'm praying even now that eternity would, in fact, be different for MANY in the coming generation as a result of what took place this week.
Read this in The One and Only devotional journal today. . .
Luke 11:22-23 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his estate, his possessions are secure. But when one stronger than he attacks and overpowers him, he takes from him all his weapons he trusted in, and divides up his plunder.
no weapon forged against that taping prevailed amen! It was so wonderful. I had been struggling in some particular areas and when I came back home from the taping the Lord had done a now work and changed my want to. It was only Him. Praise be to our Rock!! Thank you for being a vessel that God has used to point me to Jesus. I share in your "irritation" but not "tribulation" over those jeans. If I weren't in the Spirit I might think it was a "tribulation."
Thank you so much for the video and the blessing over us. It is truly up lifting at a time like this. I need to ask if you will keep me in your prayers on the 25th I have to go to the doctor to find out why I fainted in church two weeks ago. I have been feeling better so I know God's healing hands are upon me.
Thank you so much for all you do.
Becky
Attalla, AL
Hi Beth,
I wanted to let you know that it has been an honor to be a prayer warrior for you and your team!! Keep on keeping on my sister. You have blessed me in so many ways, you will never know. So the least I can do is continue to pray for you and your team. The power of prayer is so amazing isn't it!! I am so glad that the taping went good even though satan fought it all the way(who has the victory) not him. You all are always in my prayers!!!!!
God bless,
Lynann
You have taught us through your lessons that we can have faith during times in which the enemy is seeking to destroy us and our intents! You have shown by example and with love that when we come together to pray for one another, God not only hears us, but He makes things happen. You're influence and love for all of us siestas is a blessing... and sometimes hearing your love might be the only love we hear that day. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that we'll always pray for you... when you're asking and when you're not. We love you!
Thank you Beth! Sorry about your jeans! Can't wait for it to come out. We're finishing up Daniel this week. WOW! What an awesome God! I praise him for that study! We have learned so much and the ladies in the group..I've seen them grow in the last 11 weeks. Some of these ladies came and have never even done a bible study, but they worked so hard and I'm telling you, we have had an awesome time! I'm giving them a cake and ice cream party next week as we finish up! Praising God for you and the ministry team!
Dearest Beth,
Thank you for the "in person" expression of thanks! But honestly, I feel like I should be the one thanking YOU. It was nothing short of the privilege of a lifetime to pray for you as you taped the new "Breaking Free" sessions! I just finished your first "Breaking Free" study today, and cannot WAIT to do the new one!
I had a dream last night that I was in a Bible Study that you were leading. We were in someone's living room and it was only about fifteen of us. I know that because of the magnificent expanse of your ministry, this will probably never be possible in this lifetime. But when I woke up this morning, I thought, "Well, maybe someday in Heaven, we'll get to have small-group Bible Study with Beth and be able to really shoot the breeze with one another!" And coolest of all, Jesus will be right there with us...
Thanking God Upon Each Remembrance of You,
Kristin in Austin
What a privilege to pray for you, Mama Beth! Praise the Lord that you felt our prayers and that Satan was cast down!
And I do have to say that I am so sorry about your jeans... it is so hard to retire a good pair of jeans, but a hole in that spot, well a patch can't fix that one!
We love you so! Glad to have you back with us in Siestaville:) (We've missed your videos since our Summer Bible Study ended- It's so good to see you face to face again!)
Whew!!!!! God is sooo Good!!!! He supplies our every need according to His riches and Glory! Amen! Amen!
You're welcome!!! Blessings Ma'am!! Love ya!!!
***Did ya have the jeans on when you discovered the hole? Ha! Now Mrs. Beth.. you're not suppose to squat or bend over too far in old jeans like that. Ha! *wink*wink*
Thank you so much for making a thank you video. I miss "seeing" you at Bible study this Fall. I cannot attend because of ill health. It is wonderful to hear your voice.
I hear ya about the jeans. The one pair I've been wearing for several years is developing holes along the inseams and all I see in the dept stores are those awful "stretch jeans". Can't stand the way they hug so tight. Am gonna try our local ranch store for real 100% cotton jeans!
Beth -- thank you for the blessing and the thank you from you. (Hmmm, does that even make sense?)
Anyway, as one of the Siesta at the taping what an amazing blessing it was to sit through this taping and to relive this study with you. God truly used this time to prepare me for His plan and will for my life.
I'm so excited I just want to Stomp!
Several years ago, one of my favorite pastors, taught me that ususally when the Lord brings someone to your mind, it's not coincedence, it's a prompting to pray for that person. It's a privelage to pray for you and LPM each time the Lord brings you to my mind!
I can understand your sadness about your jeans, but on the bright side...I guess now you can go shopping for new jeans!
During this season of gratitude & Always, I'm thankful for you and LPM!
Love you too!
Laura Beth
WE LOVE YOU MAMA BETH!!!!!
And I thank you...for encouraging me to become more than I ever thought I could be. You have blessed me in more ways than you can ever know. Praying for you today...
Thank you Beth! What a privilege it is to serve in prayer.
Now you'll have to find yourself a new pair of jeans (citizens of humanity???) and spend the next couple of years breaking them in. A siestas just got to have some comfy jeans, right???
Hugs,
Adrienne
Thank you for taking the time to tape that message and blessing for us! Thanks for letting us be included in such a small, but powerful way, in your wonderful ministry!
Mama Siesta,
I pray you are blessed by the Lord as well.
I guess as there are seasons in life and ministry, there are seasons in jeans as well.
Let us give thanks with the psalmist:
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods.
Happy Thanksgiving.
You and you jeans-Major victory that you didn't fall into depression!! I am sure our prayers were really for that specific issue!! Love you miss Beth you are the best!
I think you wore those jeans for siesta fiesta, they were so cute!!
Praising God right along side you for the new Breaking Free.
Praise for the protection and comfort you felt. How great is God!
I feel your pain over the loss of your favorite jeans. I believe that you could use them still in the privacy of your home or on that ranch you love with a well placed and stylish patch. Or a friend of mine actually makes the cutest purses out of children's size jeans, I am sure she could make you the cutest "hobo" type bag out of those precious jeans...
Beth, I'm ashamed to admit that I've just discovered your blog...I know, I must have been in la-la land . . . I don't know....anyway, I've been reading it over the past few days, and was tickled this morning before work to get a "personal" message from you. I love you and you're in my prayers. And the fact that you were wearing the same SIZE of jeans for five years just makes me sick, butI am happy for you!! :-)
Love,
Susan
Sweet Beth,
I am so thankful that you were bathed in prayer during the taping. Breaking Free is the very first study I joined you for in Houston back in 1998?!? God spoke so clearly to me during that study, and I knew it would have to be the first Bible study I led in my brand-new church. I dearly pray that this new taping will minister to others as it has to me.
Much love,
Kristi
Beth, I'm ashamed to admit that I've only recently discovered your blog . . . must have been in la-la land or something, I don't know ...Anyway, I was tickled this morning before leaving for work to get a "personal" message from you! You are precious and I love you dearly. But, the fact that you wore the same pair of jeans for 5 years just makes me sick!!! :-)
Love you,
Susan
Beth,
Being there in New Orleans was one of the best weeks of my life. I can't wait to do the study next year with my ladies class. I had my birthday last week on Thursday and I sat on the right hand side where you went in and out. I know you hugged a ton of people, but you also hugged me on my birthday because my dear friend Sandy worked hard to get that seat for us. I love the way God uses you and it was a blessing and a privilege to be there and witness it first hand.
I will continue to pray for you and your precious family.
Jenny Hope, if you are out there it was great meeting too.
Okay, I just want to keep it real. I was reading through my morning list of posts while drying my hair when I came across this post and found myself at a crossroads:
"Do I pause to watch the video during PRIME hair drying time?"
I mean, I think we all know that if you delay the drying during certain critical moments in the hair shaping process, it can ruin the entire thing. I'm not being funny -- bad hair days are nothing to joke around about.
But then, I was like "WHAT, SELF? WHAT?!? You lay down your blow dryer and you press play."
And I'm very glad I did. Very, very glad.
Now, back to my hair.
thanks siesta mama for the blessing from isaiah 61. i needed to hear that this morning! i am glad you could feel the prayers of the siestas during the taping. thanks for all of your hard work (and the LPM and lifway staff) for making it happen. i know i will be blessed by the study in more ways than any of you will ever know.
i now will pray you find a new pair of blue jeans once you stop wearing sackcloth and ashes. :)
You are the sweetest thing! I am so excited to hear the taping went well and Satan was put in his place again! It is an honor to lift you up in prayer.
The enemy definitely did not want "Breaking Free" updated. I have done the original twice and am so looking forward to doing it again. Sorry it had to be at the expense of a favorite pair of jeans!
So fun to "see" you and hear from you. And the jeans cracked me up!
Time to go shoppin'!
Can't wait to do the new study,
Joanne
It was a JOY to pray for you all! I just loved how God would put you on my heart all the time night and day... at the strangest times I felt called to go face down for you! It was so the Holy Spirit (so cool just LOVE when that happens b/c you know it is SO God and not you!)
Emmy : )
P.S. Was laughing the other day... I have a group of about 11 girls we are doing Stepping Up and the batteries were dead in the DVD remote (and I had to use it to move the little line from under session 5 to session 6) searched the church and all I could find were dead batteries lying around empty remotes... I remembered praying for you all to get electricity back on for the last session so I was like God this is our last session and I just started praying... and combining different dead batteries... and God gave those dead batteries just enough juice! YEAH praise you Lord... you care about the details : )
Beth,
I was an honor to pray for you.
It's too bad you don't live near me and then my mother could just fix your jeans. She is amazing when it comes to making those worn out items usable for quite a while longer.
Sheryl
What a wonderful blessing and thank you! THANK YOU for your gift to us!
And the jeans? I agree with Elaine to be joyful they still fit after five years and held up that long!
Being in New Orleans with you during the taping of Breaking Free and hearing the message that God brought forth from your lips was an extraordinary experience for me. Thank you for allowing God to use you and your life to help others in bondage. So sorry about your jeans.......
So glad it all worked out. Sorry about your jeans, I know that one was hard. You are too awesome Mrs. Moore, Is it okay to just say I am so pround of you. You never cease to amaze me how you really put your heart into everything you do.
Oh, how we love you! :)
I am so glad everything went well. Nothing gives our Father more glory than VICTORY over the enemy!!
I am so sorry about your blue jeans. It really is a tragedy and my heart goes out to you....
WE love you Beth! You are such an inspiration to all of us....
Ummmm, sorry about the jeans. I can not relate since I've never been a jeans person...can't ever find any that fit half way decent!
so sorry about your jeans! That can be heart breaking! :)
THANK YOU for bringing us in and allowing us to pray for you!
I love you, Beth.
RIP, Jeans. I say you just duct tape that hole and keep right on going!
Well, at least you went to the closet and found the jeans in that condition. You could have had them on and bent over and "whoa". Ha! Ha! Love you a ton!
Thank you, sweet Beth, for your "thanks". Your encouragement encourages me to encourage you even more. LOL! Oh, I feel for you having to put away your favorite jeans. But the good news is there is another pair waiting for you to find them and make "them" your favorite pair of jeans. :o) Love you!
So sweet Mama Beth!
Thank you for taking time out to send a video message. I pray to the Lord for the amazing belief and peace that you bring forth in life. Thank you for all you do to minister to us siestas!
AND Congratulations on the Esther intro on iTunes!! Can't wait to do that study. Right now I am doing Daniel again! WOOWOWOWOWOW! Is lightly putting it!
Blessings!
Kelli in Colorado
YAHOOOO!!!!!
PRAISE THE LORD!!!!
Thank you Beth, for those words.
I like to pass on the glory to God, He really was the driving force through it all. He was the one that caused me to dream of you one night, He woke me up and whispered in my ear , "It's time to pray, siesta." I was only the donkey carring Jesus!! It was all HIS work, it's His glory, and we are so blessed by it. Love you all!
That was a treat to hear from Beth and get a virtual blessing on this COLD Friday in Dixie! I prayed so much for all my siestas in 'Nowlins. Hoping to be there myself whenever the next siesta gather is.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all. We have so very much to give Him thanks and praise for this year. Blessings, Jill
Praise You Lord for what you accomplished during the taping and what you are going to accomplish through the video of a message that changed my life!
Thank you for the blessing and it was our pleasure to pray over you!
Sorry about the jeans!
Much love!
Kristi B.
Hallelujah - thank you for the praise report!! It's a good reminder of how much we should be praying!
I feel your pain over the loss of your favorite pair of jeans. The same thing happened to me and the company I tried to buy another pair exactly like them from had gone out of business! That was years ago and my life has never been the same!! :)
Strange as it may sound, I sensed that last week was a special week and then read the posts that confirmed it. I knew the enemy was not a happy camper last week and even your video post today reveals that God allowed and God overcame! I guess this BF video ought to be a good one with so much attention from the enemy!!
you are so precious!
Thanks for all you do!
My new fav. verse
Galatians 2:20
"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Thank God for "Breaking Free" Your chapter on women who are barren touched me in ways I can't express. Glad to hear the prayers helped. love you
Thanks to you for your obedience to His call on your life!!! Your obedience has been HUGE to me!!! And that "double portion in their land" word came as an answer to me and my husband regarding a decision we were seeking God's will for our lives on. Wit woo! You are cooler than a rock star!
Nawlins is so dear to my heart since I was raised and spent most of my life there. It is a place that needs so much prayer. Thank you and to God for using you to bring a mighty message. God Bless you!
I am sure it will be a powerful message, hard won in the spirit. May God rain down some new jeans for you and may they quickly become the new "old" favourite. Shalom
Thank you Siesta Mama! I'm so sorry for your loss! ;-)
Blessings
Michelle
No matter how trivial the loss of your favorite jeans may seem, we all understand that kind of frustration! I've been anxiously awaiting your initial post after the taping last week. I know I've said it already, but the Lord did a mighty work in my heart and life! I mean a MIGHTY one!! I have begun praying face down in the mornings before I start my devotions and OH what a change in my prayer life!!! "I love you too" has revolutionized how I deal with one of my areas of bondage. I could go on and on and on. Thank you again for being a humble, willing servant of the Most High! Much love...
Dear Beth,
What a joy it was to see you face-to-face again.
I want you to know, dear friend, the Lord brought you and the ladies in New Orleans to my mind quite often...more it seemed than usual. I felt it was His reminder to pray so that is what I did.
Praise Him! He hears our prayers. I am so glad to hear that the enemy's schemes did not work. God was glorified and His message was clear.
It was an honor to pray for you, the team and for the women attending last week.
I love you, dear one.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Saved to serve,
Mary
Thank you Sweet Beth! I love you so much. I can't wait to do the study!
I am not a blogger, but I read this blog.
I am not free but want to be.
I can't wait to hear the message of Breaking Free.
Miriam
We love you, too, Beth! I am privileged to pray for the woman GOD used 2 years ago to give me a hunger and thirst to read and know HIS word!
If it were not for you, Sweet Beth, and GOD teaching you to walk between the ditches, then who would have taught me? You definitely have been obedient to your calling!
Citzens of Humanity...sigh...I had a pair and they felt so wonderful...and then I grew,..and they didn't quite feel "modest" except with a very long top/sweater/shirt.
Then the day came where they had to leave and go to a younger and thinner siesta that I was mentoring.
I miss them :-)....but perhaps one day I will get another pair..and not a much too bigger size.
You are darlin' :-)
Love you,
Teri
Amen!
Praise God for He is good!
It really was the least I could do to pray constantly over all the details of this taping. It is astouding how God has used and continues to use the blog world for His purpsoe and glory!
I must confess I signed up to pray 3 times a day but God had other plans - He often would wake me at 2,3, or 4 AM to pray and sometimes I would not know who I was praying for or why - what a blessing, an honor, and a true joy for He knew and that is more than enough!!!
Much love
Kim
Beth: I am so sorry about your jeans. I am amazed that you were able to fit in them for that long. I know I would not be happy about having to get rid of mine. I was thinking maybe you could patch them but that won't work. You can't blend new with old or so I am told. Thanks for the blessing. Your welcome about praying. I hope that you find a great pair of jeans to replace you old one. Kim B. in AZ
Thank you Beth for your thank you. What an honor to pray for you and LPM! Praise be to the ONE who cares about everything!
Love and Blessings, Debbie in Tennessee
Miss Beth, thank you for that personal video...and you're so welcome.
i am so thankful for prayer lately. Lord, teach us to pray, and to pray in faith--in Jesus' name, amen.
You are precious to us gals!
It was an honor to pray you and your team through the retaping of this study.
I have a pair of jeans that needs retiring. The hole is in the same place as yours -well, holes really. They are seperated only by the seam. I also feel your pain (o:
You are so funny! Love you sister!
Beth:
What a pleasure and honor it is to pray for you as you bring our Lord's words to us all. So many of us have been enslaved to something ugly but hallelujah, we can claim Gal. 5:1....it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Woohoooooo! I can now accept that I am His treasure! How cool is that!!!??!!
Blessings,
Ginger from Alabama
Hi Beth,
Thank you so much for this thank you video. It is our delight in Siestaville to pray for you and the team. I was so glad to see you before my last LIT Class with Curtis on Tuesday night to hug your neck and tell you I was sooooo glad to see you had made it back safe and sound. I know it HAS to be a God thing that indwells because you looked beautiful, full of energy and RESTED. The beautiful and energy is always there but the rested part with all you had on your plate that week was the God part. You are truly the energizer bunny of the heavenly kingdom and I say that with all the love and blessings I can muster.
Christine Roskamp
Houston Siesta
Sorry about the jeans. I truly am. May you find their replacement quickly and without the disgrace of 100 try-ons in a dressing room with bad lighting!!
But, I am thankful that your recording/taping went forward and was completed! May women everywhere come to learn that they can be SET FREE!
I am deeply grateful for the blessing you have prayed over us. It was my pleasure to pray for you and LPM these last weeks. sorry about your jeans, so sad :)
It was a blessing and honor to pray for you!
Sorry about the jeans.....give them a decent burial!!
I pray your weekend is blessed with rest and new strength!!
Blessings,
Bible Bunny in NO MI
THANK YOU, dear Siesta Beth. Satan is working overtime all over our land. Praise God for getting you through. Can't we pray healing over the jeans?! We have become such friends after all these years.
Thank you for sharing you love and your gifts with us! You are a true Blessing from God!
Love you so much,
Lichelle
P.s. I am happy to say I know someone who can still where the same size jeans for 5 years... wow!
Very glad you get to be home for a while (hopefully). And I concur with Elaine, if they still fit after 5 years WOO HOO! That was funny! Loving you all so much.
Judy
I want you all to know what my word verification spells right this second: pigoutyl. I wonder if that is permission for all of us to have a day?!!!
Dear Beth, It was a blessing for me and all the others who prayed for you especially as you were in New Orleans taping the Breaking Free (after Katrina edition). Satan really tried to discourage me and distract me from my task of praying for you as my father in law recently died and we are still dealing with our "Big Daddy's" earthly loss to us.However, God was still there and He helped me though I was praying through my tears for you and your ministry. Keep on keeping on dear Beth!We all love you and know God is using you in a mighty way to help people come to the Lord through your ministry.
How fun to hear and see you! God is good - even if your pants didn't quite survive the experience. Thanks for sharing and for the blessing!
Best and lots of love,
Warm in Alaska.
My favorite citizens jeans that I've had for about 5 years just got their first hole this week too! I feel your pain!
Greater is He, Greater is He, than he who is in the World.
Thank you for confirming that ( and in person) what a joy to see you.
With love and freedom in Christ,
Geri
Why oh WHY can't God make our favorite jeans last forever? WHY, I ask?
Perhaps they too will be resurrected in Heaven...
So many women feel your pain Beth!
Thank you for re-taping this one for us. I can hardly wait for it to hit the shelves. It was the 1st Beth Moore study I ever did... I think I still have my study guide. I am in such a different place than then and I can barely wait to do it again and have God move me along my path some more.
Thank you Beth for saying a blessing over us. YOU are such a blessing.
O Beth! I was praying over the whole thing the whole time! I love you so much! AND im so gonna by you a new pair of jeans.....if only i knew what size and style! LOL! anyways, love you like crazy!
Thank You for the blessing over us. I am still going over notes from the siesta event in Texas and the messages just keep coming.
I am so thrilled to know that you know in your heart that there are constant prayers covering you and the ministry! Especially in the early morning because alot of my prayers for others are during the 2-4 am time slot.
Glad that God reigns with victory and the message "Breaking Free" will continue on to help others as it so helped me in my journey.
your very welcome sister! I know how powerful your first breaking free was and how free I became after doing the study, it was hard work but oh so rewarding. It helps women everywhere and the more people who are free of their bondage the better our world will be and they in turn will help others in bondage as well. It becomes a chain effect and all the glory goes to HIM. It is such a blessing and honor to be part of your prayer team.
Sarah- Prayer Warrior
Thank you for the blessing over us. It is so awesome to hear how God was all over that taping! I have not done Breaking Free yet and I know that SO many lives will be changed because of the updated version. It was a privilege to join in with the Siestas in prayer for you and the Lifeway team.
Bless those Citizens of Humanity...I am so sorry they are a thing of the past now. Hopefully you can find some that will be equally fulfilling. :)
Honored to pray for you and those sweet faces that were there! I know it will be a blessing to my generation. :) We thank you, Miss Beth, for loving our Jesus so much and sharing Him with us!
Lindsee
The video makes me miss our Tuesdays this past summer doing No Other Gods! I'm so thrilled to hear the good news about Breaking Free. That study touched me deeply.
So sorry about the jeans.......they were so cute, but now you have a good reason to go shopping for new ones!
Spiritual Mom Beth!:) A video from you:)...I don't know what to say...I am blessed to be able to pray for LPM, for you, and for your family. I'm sure everyone else who prayed for you feels the same:) To me, it is an amazing thing when the Lord uses us in blog world to pray for you, and you see the results of that prayer!!:)YES! God was glorifed!! He gets glory from this ministry, def:)Greater is HE in you than he who is in this world!!!...I'm sorry about your jeans; that means it's time for a new fav pair:):) Prayin' for jeans blessings on you too:)...Praise the Lord for that encouraging section of scripture! I will have to write that down, and meditate on it awhile...double-portion, hmm...people blessed of the Lord (me lika that part!):)...Spiritual Mom Beth, you bless us by serving us...If there is spiritual warfare with that, than you are doing right, and the Lord is soo on your side!~! Praise the Lord for you!! and LPM, and your family! Ya'll are PRECIOUS:) My heart is warm towards ya'll:) Cute things:)
Love in CHRIST,
katiegfromtennessee
Mark 5:25-34
Matthew 9:20-22
(made well, whole, healed, saved!:)
Rev. 1:17
(HIS right hand:)
I love you soooo much!! If I could give you a big hug right now I would. You are one of my Heroes :) Thank you for serving us. I know that God is going to use Breaking Free in a mighty way, just as he did with the first one. Satan will be sorry he ever tried to mess with this one :)
Now get out there and buy yourself a new pair of jeans!
Love you,
Linda
It was an honor to pray for you! I will pray now that you can get some good rest and of course, a new pair of jeans.
Oh Beth - thank you so much for giving us the personal update and blessing. It was a joy to pray for you and for every aspect of the re-taping of Breaking Free.
I just had such a sense of anticipation in my spirit all week, and that urgency to pray stayed on my heart.
May God be Praised,
Georgia Jan
oh sweet mama siesta beth,
it is so wonderful to have prayed for you and thank you for blessing us. I thought the fact favorite pairs of jeans had made it 5 years was a true miracle...I mean we siestas have our "seasons" and so celebrate. I was thinking you could put a cute patch on the knee but I don't think that would be a very good idea when I saw why you had to retire...so I hope you find a new fav pair. Thank you for always loving us so much and letting us pray for you.
That was so sweet. I feel really blessed by that message. Thank you Beth.
Oh how I know the heartbreak of losing your favorite pair of jeans. Mine gave out last week also, what a coincidence. Although mine were a bit older than yours. I figure they lasted about 7 years. Got my monies (sp)worth out of that pair.
I am so grateful that prayer played a great part in the Breaking Free taping. It is a reminder of how powerful prayer truly is. I also get a warm fuzzy feeling seeing the same Siesta's names show up time and time again. Although, I did not get to blog last week I was keeping an eye on what was going on and keeping all in prayer.
Praise God for being ever faithful in fighting the enemy. I can't wait to experience the new Breaking Free!
Love to all, Luv2Praise, Lori
TOOOOOO PRECIOUS!!! That's what you are Beth ~ just too precious. And how much I have smiled within and laughed outwardly at your love on us, and the loss of your jeans. God is good all the time and all the time GOD IS GOOD. THANK YOU BETH ~ you and Keith and Amanda, Melissa, Jack and darling sons-in-love ~ "Have a wonderful THANKSGIVING"!~!
Our love and Godspeed,
Susan
Thank you for the personal video...that was very sweet of you. It was a privilige to pray for you during the tapings. You've been so very special to me for the last 10 years, like a mom (in the spiritual sense). I am honored to pray for you anytime and will continue to do so.
Thank you for your prayers for us for I know that you do pray for us!
Love you!
Bethany in Merced, Ca.
We love you too mama beth!!! I consider it a true honor to "know" you and be a part of what God is doing in this taping of breaking free:)
I am so sorry about your pants, but they will just have to be put to "rest". They did well. I was praying so hard for Breaking Free. I knew you would feel all of our prayers. Oh my goodness, the enemy is just having a field day, but he isn't winning! I continue to pray for God to annoint you in whatever you are doing. Getting ready for Esther. It was just so great to be there in person for those l0 weeks and to get in the Word. Esther, here we come. Phyllis
Siesta Beth,
Thank you so much for your blessing over us..It really blessed my heart!!
Thank you for allowing us siestas to share in your life! Delilah
Praise the LORD for a successful taping! I consider it an honor to pray for you and your team. May God allow immeasurably more woman than we can ever imagine to live in freedom.
Love,
Kristin
FYI...I got a great pair of jeans at the Banana Republic outlet a few weeks ago...40% off:)
FYI again...doing the Loving Well series with my small group, working hard to love those "testy" people in my life
The Journey Continues ~
Precious Beth, Amanda, Melissa & LPM~
I have been honored to pray for all of you during this taping of updated Breaking Free.
As you can see by the time frame I am writing this... ( past my normal bedtime)
~ I am still praying ~
You and Keith are probably all snuggled up in bed with the pups while I am on my knee's uplifting all in prayer! It is such an honor & humbling experience to uplift all during these past weeks.
As I shared in my last comment from the last post... my left knee still aches with joy!! Sleep well my Siesta's in Christ... this California girl is uplifting all in prayer!
Thanks for the blessing over us too!
"Heaven Bound" & Blessings of Thanksgiving to all,
Kim Safina
http://www.kimsafinathejourneycontinues.blogspot.com
Amen, Beth. Thank you for the blessing.
"Are tears that fall on my laptop covered by my warranty?" I asked myself during the reading of Scripture over me......thank you so much for this. I just now got to go on line, days later and obviously God knew I needed this Word today. Love you, so much, too. Thank you!
Praise God all ended well with this adventure Beth!!! Thank you for the blessing you spoke over us. It continues to amaze me...as busy as you are, you take time to speak a word to us. Thank you and blessings to you.
Sooooooooooooooooooo Soooooooooooooo, sorry about the jeans. I too have a favorite pair of jeans. I have started to wear them less frequently because I am so afraid the same tragedy will occur with mine.
Isaac's Mom
Congratulations on finishing the series! Isn't it a blessing how God ALWAYS comes through?? LOVE IT!! and the jeans.....well, you can STILL enjoy them--turn them into a purse! When can a woman not do with a new purse? Jean purses are adorable and you can use it with your new jeans!! Turn the old into new.....just like God does with us when we accept his wonderful gift of salvation!!
Thank you Beth for your steadfastness through the difficult and trying times....Appreciate all your hard work on our behalf for the glory of our savior!!
Beth, wow, praying for your ministry is a privilege. Thank you, dear sister in Christ! We are inspired by your courage and willingness to do our Lord's work. Your personal witness of freedom through the power of God, puts a visible "word" in our lives. When you read the blessing, my heart stopped and tears filled my eyes- I face what appears to be an unexpected financial disaster and an end to a direction I thought was my work(not professional but using my gifts in a volunteer format) for our Lord. I continue to receive verses during my quiet time and even prophetic "words" from unexpected messagers of God that promise abundance rather than lack. As I search my heart for any repentance necessary and fall on face in front of our Lord with petitions,I beg God to sell my home. I have sold my personal "treasures"- which are only "things" but represented a life time of wonderful memories-Your blessing this morning from Is. 61 along with Isaiah 54 and II Cor. 9:11 which were given to me- continue to open a crack to the door of hope. Forgive the long comment-there's no need to post it, it feels like a prayer of sorts to write. Great Blessings to you and yours, this Thanksgiving- please know it is a gift to feel an extra encouragement from our Lord through your message. We need to remember how important it is to allow Christ's love to flow through each of us to encourage one another.
Thank you, Beth, for the blessing over us. The Lord woke me up several times to pray for you at different times. Now, I know why. It is always a pleasure to pray for you, your family and your staff. Thanks for giving us the opportunity.
Love you,
Anne in MO
Oh, it's so good to see your face and hear your voice.
Thank you! You bless us so much, it is always an honor to pray for you.
Love,
Valerie
Beth,
I'm turning my prayers from intercessory to praise over your Breaking Free tapings. God continues to use your life and message to help me break free from lifelong condemnation from an older sister. Who would think that would be bondage? It took me years to realize it, but it is bondage. People who place blame, even false blame, and who always play the "victim" spread irreparable guilt and blame on everyone around them. Am I making sense ... hard to explain such a scenario? Praise God for freedom from such bondage!!
Have a glorious feast of Thanksgiving with your sweet family. We'll be praising our Father here in Atlanta!!
Miss Beth, thank you for staying connected. I know you've mentioned several times that one of the hardest things in this season has been the loss of face to face with women, but you have still managed to maintain a bit of it, "screen to screen" as you say. We do pray for you, we are thankful for the purposeful effectiveness of your ministry, and we will continue to pray. May you be comforted in the passing of your jeans, that you in turn may comfort others in the passing of theirs.
I appreciated the thank you video just like one of our other siestas said! It was good to see you like we did for summer bible study! It was a privilege to pray--Lord be praised! BTW, I agree, Miesta Keith must take you to the mall for denim, chocolate (oh baby!) & starbucks! Have a blessed & wonderful Thanksgiving!
Eternal blessings for you, sweet siesta! God is so good! I stand amazed in His Presence!
I am honored and blessed to intercede for you and yours, Beth. Happy Thanksgiving.
We love you Beth I wish I could have made the taping but I was prevented. I'm so glad it went will. I'll keep you in my prayers. Liz Hinze
Oh Mama Beth, I recieve the blessing you spoke
Praise His Name, by prayer, the enemy during the taping, did choke
I'm so sorry about your favorite jeans
Fashion can be so mean
Oh, I recieve the Scripture spoken over me
My heart's been aching,tears have been falling
Because I've been fighting His will and stalling
I'll take a double portion instead of shame
Whatever You want me to do Lord, I'll go in Your name
I'll trade in my disgrace to rejoice
I'll listen Lord, I will be Your voice
A double portion of everlasting joy
My tears to laughter - oh boy!
I want and recieve a double portion as I step into my calling
Praise You Father, You are able to keep me from falling.
I have a quick story. I was off with my family today and my man was out of town hunting as usual. And I was so offended that he had not called me and it was 3:30 pm. So, I worked myself up...I chalked it up to the fact that he didn't care about me, that I was last on his list, and etc. He sent me a sweet text message and I was like dude thanks for thinking of me and sending a text. I sat in the bathroom floor and bawled my eyes out over my hurt feelings. Then, I realized I had not listened all the way through the intro of Esther. I got to the end where you talked about how it is tough being a woman with our hormones...and I was relieved because that was my deal today!! Give me five!!!
I couldn't get over how irrational I was all over my hormones. Bawling because I did not get a phone call. irritation....not a tribulation right! but my hormones sure made it feel like a tribulation. IT IS TOUGH BEING A WOMAN!!!
What a sweet message--and thanks so much for the blessing. Our little women's Bible study group just completed Breaking Free and we experienced first hand the enemy coming against each and every member. I know how he must have wanted to stop the re-taping of it! But our Great God prevailed and there are 4 women in our church who have been set free. Praise be to God!! (sadly we started with 8 but for one reason or another 4 dropped out--again the enemy at work!!)
I don't want this to get too long, but I have to tell you how God chose to end our study on a Most High note. Throughout the weeks of our study, we had been praying for the child that one of our member's granddaughter was expecting. The doctors had told her that her baby had some really serious problems and there was little hope for the baby's survival. In fact, aborting the pregnancy was an option which the parents simply refused to consider. Much prayer went up for that child! Well, I'll have you know that the night before our closing session, Payton Alyssa was born and can I tell you: SHE WAS PERFECT IN EVERY WAY!!!! We were so delighted and overjoyed by our
Great God's display of His awesome power and love. We couldn't help but feel that He had timed that miracle just for us! Oh, how we love Him!!!
Dang.
I do believe you really mean that.
;-)
What a privilege we have to partner together and watch God's spirit swing His sword and break the chains that hold many.
I pray His HUGEST blessing over the re-release of that study. For your glory, Holy One.
Beth,
Thank YOU!!
LPM team and Beth it was such a honor to be included in such an undertaking. Even though I signed up for specific times to pray for ya'll there were other times that the Lord led me to pray for you immediately. To our father be the glory...... because his work is being fulfilled through each one of you.
Hugs ~ Debbie in VA
Thank YOU Beth for steps of obedience!
Thank you for what you do, Beth. Out there on the front lines; fighting the good fight. You are always in my prayers.
Cindy
Thank you! Your teachings are amazing. I am in the middle of organizing ESTHER for our group to begin in January and am doing STEPPIN UP with a prayer partner. I love the jeans story! :0) Love it!! THANK YOU for sharing a blessing with us.
Bless you Beth. So sorry about the jeans. :(
Happy Thanksgiving.
Jean
Of course! We will continue to pray for you, sweet Siesta Mama.
Good thing we were praying, too. Those were very cute jeans. And cute jeans look so much cuter on freed captives, don't you think??
In Him, and in laughing love,
Darlene
Hi Beth,
Just saw an answer to save your jeans.....Billy Mays commercial for Mighty Mend It. One of the examples of everything, it appears, to mend in the entire universe are clothing rips in in areas such as yours. Do I hear an Amen for Mighty Mend It? I am sure it is only $19.95. Such a deal of the salvation and restoration for your favorite pair. :o) Just thought I'd pass it along.
Much love and many blessings,
Christine Roskamp
Houston Siesta
I sit with tears...It's an honor to pray for you! I'm sure I speak for many when I say the "Breaking Free" study was such a turning point in my walk, so to have the honor to pray for the taping made me feel part of it!
Thanksgiving blessings!
stephanie
What a great way to start a Monday!!
My 6 year old daughter is home from school sick today. She just watched this video with me and said, "Mom, is that woman the boss of you?" (Don't ask. Who knows the minds of wee ones?)
And I said, "I guess after Jesus and in a very loose spiritually speaking sort of way, yes, she is."
So Boss, just know the prayers haven't stopped and the love you just sent out is returned a thousand fold...:))
Hi Sweet Beth & family,
I just wanted to stop in and say that I love it when you leave a video message. (I forgot to tell you earlier.) It is just too fun to hear your sweet voice and listen to your sincere words and comical words! So, thanks Mama Siesta and Happy Thanksgiving to you, Amanda, Melissa and all the First Dudes, plus Amanda's little Dude & Dudette! We love you up here in the Last Frontier. Hugs 2 all, Jax
Thank you, Beth. Breaking Free was the second study of yours that I did back in 2001. Wow! Was it ever lifechanging. God did I MIGHTY work in me at that time in my life. Bless you and your willingness to be our Almighty God's servant. God is good, all the time!
Praise God for victory over troubles. Thank you for blessing us with that word. May all of the truth revealed in that series impact the not just America, but the world for God's glory in setting the captives free.
And I am sorry for your loss of your jeans. I too have my favorite jeans and it saddens me to think of when they might be no longer in service.
Oh...I love that scripture, love Breaking Free and most of all just adore you mama Beth! To God be the glory!
Kimberly
I just don't have the words to say how much that blessing meant to me today......I needed it so much!:)
It was a privledge to pray for you...I do every day, always thanking my Lord for you, but it was a special honor to do it for the re-taping of "Breaking Free". That study had a profound, I mean profound and lasting effect in my life.....I had so much to "break free" from. I also wanted to share a testimony that as I committed to pray for you during this week, the Lord brought liberty to me once again in an area of bondage that I have struggled with for seven years. Oh Praise His Name. I Believe God Can Do What He Says He Can!! Sometimes it just takes our joining Him through the act of Obedience.
I love you Beth!
Angela Larson
Redmond, WA
Hi Beth, Your such a blessing to me and such an example on being a woman of God and also You lead by example on your good taste in clothing and your hair. I'm praying for you, I love you so much.
Beth, I have to tell you that my fellow bible study ladies and I were absolutely cracking up about your jeans! We all knew exactly how you feel!
Hi, Im new here and just want to say THANK YOU BETH for your bible studies. I would like to know in your Scripture Memory Tutorial and Thank You video. What type of bible is that sitting on your lap? What is the translation, is it leather or paperback. I would like to purchase the same exact bible you use. Can you help me out?
I pray blessings over you and hope that God will continue to give you more Bible Studies to com.
I just love all of them and Im learning so much. You are very gifted and make the scripture come alive for me.
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