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Every day young women are faced with making choices. Some choices may be simple and seem inconsequential, but now more than ever, young women face choices that will significantly affect their futures. How will they know the right choice? What will determine their priorities as adults? What will influence their view of womanhood?
Young women need to know where to look for wisdom and direction in making daily, God-honoring choices. In order to develop these patterns early in life and be equipped to face adulthood, they must be directed to the source of wisdom: God’s Word. Vicki Courtney’s “Between God & Me: A Journey through Proverbs” provides an opportunity for young women to seek the wise counsel found in Scripture through a study of Proverbs.
Courtney’s study is geared for pre-teen and teenage girls and includes 31 lessons, one for each chapter of the book of Proverbs. It is adaptable for personal study, group Bible study or for a young woman to study with a mom or dad. Each lesson focuses on key scriptures and a theme found in each chapter of Proverbs. The lessons also include an article relating each theme to real-life situations with questions and activities designed to help girls apply these verses to their own lives.
As a study for a parent and child, “Between God & Me: A Journey through Proverbs” is a great starting point to engage in spiritual conversations and develop a pattern in a child’s life of looking to Scripture in decision-making. The study addresses issues like responding to instruction, honesty and being a hard worker, and it incorporates fun, interactive quizzes for parents and their children to answer to determine how they “rate” on these issues.
As honest thoughts are shared, this study allows for parents to discuss relevant topics that pre-teens and teens face and provides opportunities for open and honest communication.
Children and youth workers could also use this study in their teaching time.
Throughout the study, a section titled “Say What? Understanding Some of the Strange Sayings of Proverbs” identifies words or examples used in Proverbs that may be difficult to understand. These extra insights and explanations help clarify what the Scripture is teaching for younger readers. Another section of the study called “Lies to Wise” gives girls the opportunity to test worldly wisdom against God’s wisdom found in Proverbs.
“Between God & Me: A Journey through Proverbs” will provide parents and ministry leaders a biblical tool for developing girls into godly women.
