Thursday, July 22, 2010

Girls Gone Wise Book Blog 16: Reliability

What happens if you cross your heart with your right hand, and cross your fingers with your left? Do you still have to keep your promise? What if you’re really mad at the person with whom you’ve made the agreement? Can you get out of it then? The Wild Thing of Proverbs 7 thought so. In this Girls Gone Wise video book blog, you’ll learn about covenants. You’ll discover that even if you don’t cross your heart or sign a piece of paper—even if you just shake your head and say “yes”—even if what you said you’d do is just a little thing, your word is your word. A promise is a promise.
  1. Read the sixteenth point of contrast between a Wild and a Wise Thing (Pages 207-215)
  2. Download and complete the Chapter Questions for Personal Reflection
  3. Post your comments on the Blog
  • Describe a time when someone close to you broke a promise they made. How did you feel? How did it affect your thoughts and feelings towards that person?
  • Why is it important that we are faithful in little things?
  • Why is keeping our word particularly important in marriage?
  • How can you be more faithful in the little things?

© Mary A. Kassian



Friday, July 16, 2010

Girls Gone Wise Book Blog 15: You Deserve a Break Today

The underlying message of most ad campaigns is, “Indulge. You deserve it!” The Wild Thing would agree. She feels entitled to indulge in all sorts of pleasures… visits to the spa, beauty treatments, splurging on the sexy red dress and that pricey, exotic fragrance. And if she decides to indulge in a night of forbidden romance and pleasure, who’s to say she’s shouldn’t? It’s not anybody’s business but her own! In this Girls Gone Wise video book blog, you’ll learn that a woman who willingly forfeits gratification can be infinitely happier than the one who insists on
her right to indulge.

  1. Read the fifteenth point of contrast between a Wild and a Wise Thing (Pages 199-206)
  2. Download and complete the Chapter Questions for Personal Reflection
  3. Post your comments on the Blog
  • What are some things our culture tells us we deserve?
  • How does keeping our eyes on a positive future reward help us forfeit immediate gratification?
  • Explain what you think Paul meant when He said, “She who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.” ( 1 Timothy 5:6)
  • Is there anything that the Lord is asking you to forfeit for the sake of the greater reward?

© Mary A. Kassian



Thursday, July 8, 2010

Girls Gone Wise Book Blog 14: Shop Till You Drop

Calling all shopaholics… Is the pride-and-joy item in your closet a pair of Manolo Blahniks? Do you like to have a look at the label and see designer names like Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Armani, or Versace? If so, you may have a lot in common with the woman of Proverbs 7. She had impeccable taste! This Girls Gone Wise video book blog points out that Wild Things are intent on filling their homes and closets with designer-label fashion and all sorts of beautiful things—but that if you’re smart, you’ll set your heart on getting so much more!
  1. Read the fourteenth point of contrast between a Wild and a Wise Thing (Pages 191-198)
  2. Download and complete the Chapter Questions for Personal Reflection
  3. Post your comments on the Blog
  • What kind of “power” does luxurious living offer? Do you feel the pull of this attraction?
  • What type of behavior would you expect to see in someone who “treasures the riches of the Kingdom more than the riches of the world?
  • Other than money, what are your most precious resources?
  • What can you do to invest yourself and your resources for eternity?

© Mary A. Kassian

Girls Gone Wise Book Blog 13: Neediness

  1. Read the thirteenth point of contrast between a Wild and a Wise Thing (Pages 181-189)
  2. Download and complete the Chapter Questions for Personal Reflection
  3. Post your comments on the Blog
  • Describe some symptoms of CGS (clingy girlfriend syndrome) that you’ve observed in friends or family.
  • What do you think a needy woman is looking to get from a man?
  • Why do some women feel a sense of neediness more acutely than others?
  • Why will no earthly relationship ever completely quench a woman’s thirst?
  • What practical advice would you give to a woman to help her rely less on man and more on the Lord?

© Mary A. Kassian

Girls Gone Wise Book Blog 12: Authenticity

How do you spot a fake? Most of us wouldn’t dare deal in counterfeit cash. But yet we tolerate counterfeit spirituality. We are two-faced. Our public persona doesn’t match our private one. You can spot a counterfeit designer handbag by opening it up and examining the details. This Girls Gone Wise video book blog outlines seven signs of hypocrisy that you can spot in the life of a Wild Thing. They’ll help you know what to look for so you can tell the difference between real and fake.Read the twelfth point of contrast between a Wild and a Wise Thing (Pages 171-179)
  1. Download and complete the Chapter Questions for Personal Reflection
  2. Post your comments on the Blog
  • How does the image of a masked actor accurately reflect what a hypocrite is?
  • Why do woman fear being “found out” for who they really are?
  • Which one of the seven marks of hypocrisy do you battle with the most?
  • Why do you think it’s so important to aim for true authenticity?

© Mary A. Kassian