Hi gang–
I fly out this week to Charlotte, NC for our Proverbs 31 She Speaks writers and speakers conference so I’ve asked my friend Donna to join us with a peek at her new book and a giveaway!
Donna Jones is a nationally sought after speaker, pastor’s wife, ministry leader and author who speaks, leads, and writes with a deep desire to move every woman one step closer to Christ. “I am passionate about encouraging and equipping women to know, love and obey Christ in their real, everyday lives. I want to know, love and obey God this way myself.”
Donna brings over 20 years of ministry experience in both church and para-church ministries, and insight from teaching the Bible weekly at her home church, in addition to speaking for over 30 conferences, retreats and events each year.
She joined such notable speakers as Kay Arthur and Stormie O’Martian on Zondervan’s best-selling “Surrendering to Christ” small group DVD series and has been a guest on television shows such as Good Day Dallas and At Home Live!, as well as numerous radios shows, including HomeWord and the USA radio network. Donna has also been interviewed in Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle and Parents magazines.
She is the author of two books; Taming Your Family Zoo: 6 Weeks to Raising a Well-Mannered Child, and is particularly excited about her latest book, SEEK: A Woman’s Guide to Meeting God, which was just released on July 15th. You can connect with Donna at www.seekmeetinggod.com, where you’ll find free helpful ministry tools and answers to your toughest questions or at www.donnajones.org.
Donna has served in ministry alongside her husband, JP, in churches of all sizes. Together they planted their home church, Crossline Community, seven years ago with eight couples. Crossline is now home to over 2500 members, including 1200 people who’ve made first time decisions for Christ.
A southern California girl, she is wife to JP, and mom to Taylor, Kylie and Ashton. She loves a clean house, a good cup of coffee and really cute shoes. In a perfect world she would keep her garage clean enough to park in.
WHY I WROTE SEEK:
The Christian market overflows with books and Bible Studies for well-seasoned believers, but what about the woman who longs to know God but has never opened a Bible in her life? Or what about the new believer, or the gal who simply wants to understand the basics of her faith?
Where do these woman start?
SEEK was written specifically for the woman who doesn’t know Jacob from Job, and explains Biblical essentials such as “Who is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit?”, “What does it mean to be a Christian?” and “Questions about the Bible” in language every woman will relate to and understand.
SEEK bridges the gap between what women don’t know about God and what they wish they did.
SEEK was written for one primary reason: Every woman should have the chance to meet God if she wants to.
Okay– now for the giveaway:
Donna is giving away three prize packages. Each contains a copy of Seek, a journal and a $5 Starbucks gift card.
To be entered, leave a comment about when you first began to seek God. Or, if that isn’t something you have done yet, what are your thoughts about seeking God?
Winner announced Monday.
Started seeking a deeper relationship with God only a few years ago, which may surprise some who know me. They might think I knew him deeply long ago. I’ve since discovered He is pruning me in ways that I resist. This is how I know I’m knowing Him more. He’s challenging me; before I fit God into my box; now he’s molding me to fit His.
I was brought up taught to seek God but I first really started to seek Him when my family left the church I grew up in when I was about 13. It left me lonely and running to Him. Over the years, it has been the pain in my heart that continually pushes me closer to Him seeking His unconditional love I so desperately need.
Started seeking a deeper relationship with God this year as I finally started reading my One Year Bible I’ve had for a long time. I also started reading faith based blogs such as this one. This book sounds wonderful!
I began to seek God as a teenager dealing with depression. It was only when I hit rock bottom that I realized He was always there – He had already chosen me first, and I was able to open my heart to His healing powers.
I began to really seek God when I got married and had my children!! I wanted to be the best mom and person I could be which urged me to want to seek what God wanted for me as a wife, mom, friend, and servant of the King.
Started seeking a deeper relationship with God and really studying the Bible about 6 years ago when I had thyroid cancer. Of course, doesn’t everyone start to go deeper when something bad happens? But what happen with me was, I had been going along with my nice “good Bible study girl self” thinking I was doing alright. I read my Bible, did devotions, attending Bible study, went to church regularly, but I was taken aback when I received my diagnosis. Not because I didn’t expect it, but because I couldn’t handle it as well as I thought I could.
I had been going through the motions most of the time and not really living it out. Well, nothing helps you live out your relationship with Jesus like a cancer diagnosis!
Thanks for the chance to be entered
I agree completely. I had just developed a relationship with Christ a few months before my cancer diagnosis. I really got close to Him upon my diagnosis. I pray that you are now cancer free!
Blessings!
I have had a relationship with God for quite some time, but it was when my 15 year old niece was diagnosed with cancer that I truly started “seeking” Him more. Thank God for Him – He saw us all through that time and she is now a beautiful 24 year old married nurse with 2 beautiful step children and hopes to have one of her own one day!
When my first child was born. I realized I must know this creator much better than I thought I did. He molded me to be a mom and my new beautiful babe girl. Who is now an adult herself, but that was when I really began seeking Him.
I first began to really seek God after my divorce, my Dads cancer diagnosis and my Moms cancer diagnosis.
I would love to read this book but, more importantly, I would love to give it to my Mom to read first. My Dad developed a relationship with Christ before he passed away. I think my Mom isn’t completely sure what that means, despite me doing my best to share what it means to me.
Thank you.
I first started seeking God with I was 12. I asked to be baptized and went through the classes, but didn’t really get a good sense of who God is. I am further along in my journey now, but I will always be seeking God and wanting to know him better.
I grew-up in church and have been a believer for most of my life. Being a true “seeker” is something I work at daily. Some days I feel as though I am in a game of hide-and-seek, and other days I feel in the midst of his beautiful presence. I desire to strengthen my relationship with Christ and be the wife, mother, daughter and woman He designed me to be.
love the concept of this book, even as a believer, Im betting there is something in SEEK for everyone!
I had a wakeup call from “God” a few years back and that is when I began to seek his words ans wisdom. I am still a “Baby Christian” and learning as much as I can.
I began seeking God as a youngster in Summer Camp I was saved….but, I’m telling you the older I get the sweeter Our relationship becomes. I’m 47 and life with him gets sweeter everyday!
I feel like the older I get and the older our children get (they are 5 and 9) I find myself seeking god and all his wisdom because I want it not only for myself but to share with our children and everyone else around in any way that I can.
I started seeking God just a few years ago. It startedl when my marriage was starting to fall apart and I wanted my kids to know God too.
I really began to seek God when we moved many states away from home. I felt Him leading me and making me feel welcome at our new ‘home’ at a time when I felt so lonely and longed for the familiar.
I used to seek God like my next breath depended on it….i have lost all desire lately. i would say it has been months since i have even tried. I know I need to get back with God but I just cant seem to do it right now.
I began seeking God in HS after a dear friend took his life. I was looking for answers on every road and wondering which path to take. But I find we don’t just seek god once we find ourselves searching a lot when we let ‘life” dictate our path. My biggest time in seeking him was after a failed IVF treatment and I was at the end of my rope with all the procedures. It was either find a better relationship with God or walk completely away. Thank heaven he never gave up on me and found me in my darkest hour.
I have been off and on seeking God. It is something that I have never really knew where to start or go with. I really deep down want to be so very close to him and give my all to him but don’t know where to start. When I read the bible most times it confuses me more than helps. I would love to be able to have this book to get some answers. Thanks for all you do. We need more people like you in this world. God bless you.
I started to truly seek God when my workplace got to be a pretty unbearable place to work.
March 5, 1987, at age 37 I sought Him by going to church my teenage daughter started going to and went to “check it out”. I met Jesus there and have been seeking hard after Him daily first thing in the morning. I would love to get the new book either this way or purchasing it. Thanks for your generous offer. In Him, Joan
I did not really start to seek God until my son was killed in a car accident. I had all kinds of questions that i wanted God to answer. Although it has been seven years now, some days I find myself still seeking answers.
I actually just started seeking God about a month ago. This sounds like the book for me. I am so lost as to what to do and where to start. I think this book would help me so very much!
Been a Christian for a long time but to really seek God and know what he really has for me has always felt far away. Never could really get the closeness that I wanted. Started attending another church about a year ago and it seems like things are finally fulfilling themselves. Would love to win this book for those reasons. Thanks, Jean
I began seeking the Lord a few years after my daughter was born, . Suddenly I was responsible for the spiritual nurturing of another being. How can I encourage her to love the Lord, when I don’t even know who he really is myself? I’m still on that journey ten plus years later, but the point is, I am still seeking to know him more!
i’m currently at the start of my rebuilding of faith and getting to know who God really is. The last two years have been challenging. My husband wrote to me in a Christmas card last year that where my strength ends that is where god begins. I finally hit the bottom and i am eagerly looking forward to this season of coming to know god and all the promises He has in store.
I grew up in church and sought God through my teen years, though I often struggled to truly apply what I learned to my life. I began truly seeking God in college. Thanks for the opportunity to share!
I started seeking God as a child, but then life happened and I wanted no part of God. I went through a rebellious stage but always felt a tugging a longing that there was more to life than what I had. During this time God never took His hand off my life, with gentle prodding, I found myself longing to know God on a more intimate level, thus I find myself seeking Him more and more. How can we purchase a copy of your book? Blessings to you!
I love the idea of this book not only for women but for young adult girls. My daughter sometimes tells me how lost she feels in a church service. I believe that this is a god-ordained book idea to supply the need that currently exsists. I grew up in the church however, my hunger and yearning to going deeper began about 11 years ago and I love it!!! Have a blessed day!
I have been seeking God since I was a young girl. I have been seeking a relationship with him since 1999 when I invited Him into my life. There are ups and downs with the process. The wondrous good news is that He is always there waiting for me when I need Him, which is all the time.
Found God when I was 16, but then drifted away during college and then after. Found God again about 6 years ago and was real close til we moved away from that church and have struggled at the new church we are at. Know God is close by with medical issues that have dealt with this past year. Would just love to be much closer than I am.
It is a daily struggle to seek god in all aspects of my life. I am a controll freck I have recently discovered.. I have stage 4 Melanoma cancer and would appreciate any prayer son my behalf if anyone reads this.
I’ve actually been a seeker at some level since my late elementary years. Raised in a rule laden denomination, I sensed something more was missing. While I’ve been ‘found’ for many years now, I still seek to know Him more, and especially more intimately. This sounds like a great book for not only seekers, but also long-time followers.
I have struggled for a long time about how to have Him in my life and do it consistently. I also struggle with sharing God with my kids and teaching them about Him.
I started to seek for HIM after my sister said I am due to go to HELL if I do not believe in Jesus right then. Of course, that freaked me out. Yet I am always seeking for HIM because I know my friendship with HIM could have been better!
This is perfect! I have several new Christian ladies in my church that I have had a terrible time just leading them to find God. Where do you begin? It is difficult to go back to the beginning when you haven’t been there in so long. I am going to “seek” this book out so that I can hopefully help them SEEK Him! TY!
I still seek God EVERYDAY. I still question so much, I still get sidetracked, sidelined and blindsided. Seeking God is an ongoing, continual, wake up every morning and start over experience for me. I don’t necessarly start from scratch, but one 10 minute drive down the expressway and I wonder if the driver behind me would ever think I am a Christian. I would love to check out this new writing to see if it’s something we can possibly offer as a class at church. I am definitely NOT the holy, pious, perfect Christian woman. I’m flawed, broken, beat up, beat down and sometimes defeated woman, still raising my hand in the air and reaching for hope. I have slide back down the slippery slope more times than I can count. I thank you Jesus that you are the potter and you know how to make use of broken pots.
I began seeking the Lord in high school as a 14 or 15 year old. I decided to get up 15 minutes early each moment to spend time with God. And that habit has never left my life. Some days it is a habit–I want to sleep in, but I get up. Other days it is a joy and I bounce out of bed and into the quiet time. Regardless of how I enter my time with God, I leave filled with His perspective on the day.
I am now trying to encourage college students in our church to have a set aside time in the morning with Him. One new sister in the faith is my mentee, and she is slowly coming along
Never a moment of regret for the time spent with my Father!
I began seeking god while I was a freshman in college. Seeking Him continues for me now as a wife & mom.
I was saved as a young child and never knew any difference. However, when I got to those teenage years I really fell away from God. After many years, I was married and we were expecting our first baby. My husband came home all excited because he had found Christ. One month to the day of our daughter’s birth we changed our lives forever and began actively seeking and living for God.
I began seeking God at a young age- 9yrs. Through lifes ups and downs over the years, seeking God has become the source of strength I depend on to get me through. He is faithful. ALL things work together for good!
I’ve been seeking Him my whole life, and I keep learning new facets of Him. So many times I wonder: “how did I not see this before?” It is a beautiful process …
I have been wanting to start a Bible study for some friends of mine. Some go to church and others don’t. I started seeking God after a Bible study an older lady from our church was having and have been in a study ever since. I guess I just don’t know how to start or what to use for the study.
I began seeking God at nine years old and haven’t looked back since!!!!
I truly began to seek God when I turned 34. I was married, had three children, and truly turned everything over to God because nothing I was trying was working. I felt hopeless at being a wife, helpless at being a mother, and out of control at how to make either one any better. God picked me up and put me at the Alter….in total surrender to HIM! I’m now almost 5o…..been happily married for 26 years, and have three grown, wonderful children. Thank you, God!
I first began seeking God in high school.
I continue to seek to grow closer to Him. I had an especially great hunger for God in the university days, and that drew me to my husband (of almost 33 years!!!!). This would be an excellent book for my son’s girlfriend who is seeking.
I grew up in a Christian home and remember loving and having a desire to live for the Lord even when I was young, but I probably really sought the Lord when I was out on my own and realized more and more the need to have a vital relationship with Him that affected every aspect of my existence. This book sounds awesome for a discipleship ministry my church has for women that are seeking God or newly saved. Thanks for the giveaway and the encouragement to continue to seek God!
I started a relationship with God many years ago. But in the past couple of years, I have been seeking and working toward a deeper relationship with God. This relationship sustained me and brought me through an especially difficult situation recently.
Oh I think this book is for me. I was raised in the church but walked away during teenage rebellion years. Started to seek the Lord again in 2009 after my grandfather died in 2008. I remembered all that he taught me about the Lord. Now I am seeking the Lord in hearing HIM talk to me. Which isn’t so easy to tell if its HIS guidance or my own.
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Born and raised in church. I feel that I have played the part but am I really His? Seeking answers.
The Lord has been part of my life since birth but it took the birth of my DD to stir me up and make me seek after him as I am now doing. I’m doing this as much for me as for her and my DH. I want to make a change that will impact the kingdom and future generations.
Thanks for the opportunity.
I too was born and raised in church, I asked Jesus to be my Savior when I was around 9 or 10 at a VBS. Never forget that day! I’ve strayed, I’ve struggled, but I seek to know Him more and more. The older I get the more I realize just how much I need Him to be in charge of my life!
I was a child at age 8 when I first seemed God but recently was in accident & I think I’m a child all over since so I’m almost 5 years old!
I first began to seek God when my first child was born. I was seeking a belief system for my child and found my Lord and Saviour in the process. It’s been a long, slow journey (14 years) that won’t be over till that day I meet my Lord Jesus face to face.
I often feel I’ve not yet solidified some of the basic foundations of my faith which is what interests me about your book.
God bless!
Thanks Karen and Donna
I grew up on Pentecostal Church with maternal Grandfather preaching.
I loved it, but….
I didn’t realize I didn’t have a personal relationship with Jesus until I was on my own and making a ton of mistakes that I did not handle very well.
Thankful that I had the foundation but realized I had to “seek out my own salvation with fer and trembling.”
I will always seek God’s ways and His reasons and purpose over mine.
God bless y’all
As far back as I can remember I wanted to seek God, was afraid not to. I can’t Imagine not wantind to seek him. I was very young when I wanted God in my life, but I was not baptized until I turned 16. We moved around so much I was not grounded in a church long enough to do a lot until I was grown. I cannot be without God in my life. He is so wonderful.
I started seeking God when I was 5 years old and was left in an orphanage. I knew there was a God because my mother and father taught me there was Someone always watching over me. In that orphanage, the first thing I noticed as a 5 year old, scared little girl, was a picture of an angel surrounding a scared little girl and boy trying to cross a bridge. The angel picture gave me great solace and I have been seeking God ever since. I would love to read the book offered here as I am always seeking ways to ‘seek’ Him better! God Bless You!
I made a decision for Christ when I was 9; I re-committed my life when I was 19; I was not ‘discipled’ or ‘accountable’ to a friend, relative, or Bible teacher either of those times and at 52, continue to feel as though I flounder every day to believe with certainty that I am truly His and that He is happy with me just the way I am.
I began to earnestly seek God after having my second child. I had led a very self-destructive life filled with sadness and heartache. I didn’t want to be that person for my children. They deserved so much better!!! The thing is, after discovering Christ and following my faith, I discovered that I deserved better too! Hallelluhiah! Amen Sista! Now my kids have a mom who they can be proud of. And I’ve got some terrific kids!!
What a fabulous tool! I’ve been a Christian since I was a child, and my conscious act of seeking the face of God has become more and more passionate the older I’ve become.
I have been discipling a new believer for a couple of months now who has come from a background of knowing little about God. I would love to be able to share this with her!
I always knew God, or so I thought until I attended a womans retreat with one of the P31 speakers. The weekend was based around “time alone with God”. At one point all of the women attending had to find a place by ourselves on the amazing property of this retreat center and have our alone time with the Lord. WOW!!! I found a private spot, overlooking the Amish countryside and for the first time in my life had one on one with the Lord. It was an experience I will never forget, and one I grew from. Since that weekend 4 years ago I have made an effort each morning to have “my alone time with God” – and still growing in Him.
-Colleen G.
It has been a number of years ago now that I wanted to be closer than ever to my Heavenly father. I have the same burden to help young women grow in their walk. I am excited to see what Donna has to say and her insight to come along side and mentor these women.
WOW! I have been saved for 46 yrs. but have only begun to really ‘seek’ God since I became aquanted with all the information and sites on Proverbs 31 Ministries…..within the last 6 months at the most! It has been so encouraging to me to find these different links all under one roof! I am finally trying to work my way through, “A Confident Heart” by Renee Swope since I have always looked for others for approval, starting as a child with a very critical mother then at age 17 yrs. marrying a very critical and angry man; we have been married 50 years but it hasn’t been easy. And if I had had confidence in myself, I’m sure I would have left him years ago. But I am thankful now that I didn’t!!!
WOW! I have been saved for 46 yrs. but have only begun to really ‘seek’ God since I became aquanted with all the information and sites on Proverbs 31 Ministries…..within the last 6 months at the most! It has been so encouraging to me to find these different links all under one roof! I am finally trying to work my way through, “A Confident Heart” by Renee Swope since I have always looked for others for approval, starting as a child with a very critical mother then at age 17 yrs. marrying a very critical and angry man; we have been married 50 years but it hasn’t been easy. And if I had had confidence in myself, I’m sure I would have left him years ago. But I am thankful now that I didn’t!!!
I had grown up in the church. When my parent had divorced in my last year of high school is when we had stopped going to church. I had gotten married and alway had God in my heart, knew that he was always with me. My brother came home one weekend (he is in the army) and asked if I would like to go to church with him. I said yes. This was last year. I just “loved” the church. I became a teacher for 1st grade and then went go to the last service. The church has a welcome class and I went. At the end of the class, the pastor offered to baptize anyone that was ready at that time. On July 24, 2011 I was baptized. I had accepted God into my heart as a teenager. There is so much to relearn. I went through a nine month discipleship program which was awesome. Our group just clicked. Anything that will help me understand the Bible better I would love to read. Your book sounds awesome and a definite need at this time of my life. Thank you for offering it as a giveaway. I pray that I am chosen to receive “SEEK.” I am a woman that needs to understand my faith and when God is speaking to me.
Proverbs31 is an awesome site.
When I realized I cannot handle this world on my own.
Even though I have beeen a Christian for many years, I still am seeking God for what He wants to do through me and in me. I struggle with my faith and have falllen short in my testimony as a Christian.
This book would be so encouraging to me as I do not feel like God cares or that my life has any value anymore.. no matter how hard I try to please others.
It seems I have always wanted to serve the Lord, even when I did not act like it or felt peer pressure to do others wise. When I was 15 1/2 I gave my heart to the Lord and through ups and downs, He has been faithful to me, even when I strayed away and came back again to Him! Now I would love to help others who do not know Him to walk a path close to Our Heavenly Father in a world that is choosing to stay far away. I know one right now who has chosen to serve Him, but knows Nothing of the Bible and this sounds like the perfect gift for her.
God bless you for writing and caring for so many. I know it would help those of us also who do know our Bibles, to really Seek what we really know and believe!
I was at a “revival” meeting at a tiny Baptist Church in Garden City, Mich. and felt that I definitely wanted to seek God and Jesus at about the age of 12,
I asked Jesus into my life back in the early 1980′s. He has been my Lord & Savior ever since!! My life changed in 1994 after an encounter with God that was amazing! I’m more in love with Him than ever!
I started seeking later in life after my children were born. I am so grateful that God never stopped knocking on the door!!!
after my boyfriend lead me to the Lord and the Bible about 6 years ago.
Many years ago I was saved, but didn’t truly start seeking God, until my daughter became involved in church. I want to raise my daughter in a home overflowing with God and his love. I struggle with being enough for God.
THis book loks like a great one. I started REALLY seeking GOD about 8 years ago and have been trying to seek HIM more and more everyday.
I started seeking God after I was married and started searching for answers and some more when I had my children…….then a friend shared the gospel
I started seeking God at a deeper level in junior high. Amazingly, I had a phenomenal confirmation teacher and summer bible camp experience.
I began seeking God because my marriage was a wreck! I had tried everything I knew to fix it and most everything to mess it up, too! I realized that I just couldn’t do it on my own and that in order to try it God’s way I had to know what God’s way is.
While I started seeking Him many years ago, I still seek Him daily. I feel so much better when I have sought after Him. God is always waiting for me!
I became aware of a need to know more about God while in my teens and then as a young adult I came to know that He loved me and gave Himself for me. I knew nothing about God except I believed in a Creator and had heard about Jesus without understanding what it meant for me. I am so thankful that because God sought me, I was able to seek Him. I would love to read and to share the book. None of my family have come to know Christ as their Lord and Saviour yet.
I started seeking God in 2006. This book looks awesome!!
Oh how many times I have “re-sought” after jesus! It seems as if I must be in constant turmoil to really pursue Him. Sad, I know. I am seeking Him again, longing to be in His presenc and hear His voice again.
Even though I have been a christian for almost 6 years, there are so many times I feel lost as to where to look for something particular in the Bible.
I began partially seeking God after the birth of my first child, but it wasn’t until my father was diagnosed with lung cancer that I started to experience His grace, peace and presence in my life. I have had a hunger for the word ever since, now 11 years ago. Awesome! I would love to read Donna’s book in hopes of knowing how to share the bible to non believers. Thx!
I have been a Christian for years but in the last year it seems that I am seeking something, but I’m not sure what exactly that is. Maybe your new book would help with that
I really began seeking God after I went on a walk to Emmaus the year I was pregnant with my first child. I began with a Womens Devotional Bible and then I began taking Beth Moore Bible studies.
I have been a seeker for as long as I can remember and still am and might always be.
I started to truly seek God about 2 years ago. My husband and I were struggling in our marriage and I knew that if I wanted my marriage to work I had to seek God first. Since then my husband and I have been doing great and we are truly blessed.
Dear Karen, Seeking God started for me as a child as I observed my parent’s lives of walking with the Lord. But I continue to seek Him…..I long for that daily closeness. I want my children and grandchildren to see something in my life that is attractive – showing the love of Jesus through me. This book sounds wonderful. Blessings
At thirteen, I lost my earthly father and sought meaning and a faith walk with the Lord.
I have started seeking God after I had a stroke and my husband was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy! Twenty one years later, and I am still seeking him! At least now, I have peace that He will take care of us no matter what happens! I would love to win this book! Thanks for the opportunity!
I am knocking, seeking and wanting to know more about God everyday. My life is in a holding pattern, over… I don’t know where God is taking me, I just know he is flying the plan. I also would like more help in seeking God.
I will be 53 on Aug 2 and have 4 children ages 16-21. My life is busy, but I don’t feel a comfortable flow. “Life is a dance and I feel like I am stepping on a lot of toes lately”.
Thanks.
sounds like a wonderful read. thanks for the giveaway offer
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During an abusive relationship.
I was only eight years old when I asked Jesus to come into my heart. It was a wonderful feeling and I knew that God came into my heart the moment I asked Him. I have been seeking Him ever since and the more I seek Him the more I want to. God has taken care of me all these years. I am 70 years old and the more I seek Him, the sweeter He becomes to me. The Holy Spirit helps me stay close to Him. Praise God for the many sweet times I have spent with Him.
I have always believed in Christ and never questioned His existence. However, I have never really never had a close relationship with my Lord until 2 1/2 years ago. Our daughter, (second child) was born via c section. She was a transverse baby, (laying on her side) and there was no way she was going to turn, so we had a scheduled c section. When she was born, it took an extremely long period of time for her to cry out. The doctor and nurses were getting a little edgy and nervous. When Allison finally cried, it was very weak. She had some breathing problems and her blood sugar was low, so she was admitted to the NICU for 24 hours. Well, 24 hours turned into 3 weeks in the NICU. She was diagnosed with failure to feed, a heart murmur, pulminary stinosis, bilateral hip displaysia and they still haven’t found the genetic disorder yet. Alli was in aand out of the hospital 7 times within the first 4 months of life. Honestly, the only way I made it through that time was by prayer and growing closer to my Lord! Now, Allison has been through all kinds of therapy, she has 10 doctors in 2 different cities. Most of them are specialists. She has had 2 surgeries and has also been in a hip harness for 6the months and a hip cast for 3 months. She is doing amazing! She haas exceeded my expectaations. She is no longer on a feeding tube and can eat and drink by mouth. She talks, walks and runs. She plays like all kids her age. She has a big brother and a little sister. She is a happy girl. We have been so blessed by God to be entrusted with Allison. God also knew that would be the situation to bring me to Him!
As a single mom I craved and sought out the word of God. Now that life is a bit easier, I miss that dependance and undeniable love that I got to witness when He did things for me that I could never do on my own!
I was raised up in a christian family, but Personally started to seek God when I went for high school.
I grew up in Church. We went to Sunday School, Sunday worship, Sunday night worship and Wednesday night services. Mom was the youth director so we even had events on other days of the weeks as well. If there was a revival you bet we were there. I have always known God and the great and wonderful things he does for me. I KNOW HE is there, I BELIEVE in Him, but when did I start to actually SEEK Him? Well, that would be at the beginning of this year. Like I said, I have always known about Him, I have always believed in Him, but I took it as fact, just like the sky is blue. I really began seeking Him within the last year. It has been the greatest joy to come closer to Him and yet I have so much farther to go. It is a daily struggle for me to give my worries and tribulations over to Him. To seek Him in everything I do. I have been alone for so long, that doing things on my own always comes first for me. I am a single mom and so I have felt as if there is no other to be dependable upon. I am constantly rebuilding my relationship with God to seek Him first above all else, to turn to Him in EVERYTHING and not as the last resort.
Grew up in a Christian family but didn’t really seek Him until later in college.
My seeking has become more intense since I retired – want to know Him better.
I grew up in church and have always relied on someone else’s wisdom. I need to start on my own. Thank you for a chance to win this giveaway
I started seeking God when my husband went on deployment. I have not had the same self toward seeking him lately.
I really started seeking him in my twenties…new wife, new mom, loss of my father…very hard time in my life.
I grew up in a Christian home. I began a personal relationship with Jesus at the age of 12. My relationship with Him has been up and down over the years. I know He stays the same and I am the one that moves. I began truly seeking God around 12 years ago. He is a constant part of each day.
I can’t remember a specific time when I started seeking God. I know that when I was getting ready to go to bootcamp I really sought God the entire stay. I felt so close to Him!
Actively seeking God but find myself pulling back. I think I am afraid but not sure exactly what of. I find myself starting several bible studies but never finishing them – stopping somewhere in the middle. Fear stops me and it is stopping my growing in a relationship with the Lord. Some of the things that cross my mind are: I know He knows everything about me but still try to hide my ugliness because I am afraid He won’t like what He sees. What might He call me to do? Can He really use me? Am I worthy of being used for His glory? Will He actually ask me to do something? Will He speak to me and will I be able to hear his voice? I thank you Karen and the women of Proverbs 31 because I realize I am not alone in my doubts and fears. Now figuring out what to do about it……..
God made Himself known to me even as a little girl. I was born with a life threatening kidney condition. When I had surgery at the age of 7 my parents were told that even with surgery I would probably not live to be a teenager. I am 56 now! God sought me and impressed on me that He had a purpose for my life. Seeking Him has been and is a life-long growing process. Even in the “desert” I am experiencing now, I am thankful for all He has done for me and know that He continually seeks me. I am fully aware that I need to seek Him and seeking Him is only my response to His love.
I grew up in church, got away from it entirely, and am now back and active. But the church I grew up in was not very “hands on” with God and I’m still not sure I’ve seeked (that’s not a word!) Him like what I’ve read about. Never have felt the special feelings I’d like to know.
As a child learning about God in Sunday School and Bible school it was simple, be good, pray and respect elders. After a time away from church, although not God, it is confusing at times to understand the stories and parables like others do. I still have a child like rendering of the Bible in my head! I truly need a book like Seek to help me jump start my ‘adult’ understanding of The Word. Well done, look forward to reading and studying this new book.
I Started seekIng the Lord as a senior in high school when I was faced with all the decisions that were so new and foreign to me and then even more so as I got married and had my son… So much that I don’t know and need to seek the Lords wisdom and calm in my life. Seeking the Lord is the best stress reliever I know
My life has been and continues to be a journey of seeking after Christ…from accepting Jesus as my Saviour as a little girl to discovering His promises in His word to getting lost in the world to coming back to my ‘first love’ in my thirties to truly learning how to lean on & trust Him through cancer, job loss, church loss, and financial upheaval. It’s amazing how Jesus continues to reveal Himself to me in new ways daily as I seek after Him.
Donna’s book sounds like just what my friend, Kim, would appreciate reading. She accepted the Lord a year ago and was not versed in the bible or basic “christian” knowledge. She feels lost at times having not grown up going to church or confirmation classes, etc. Thank you for the giveaway. Blessings! ~Jodie
I grew up in church and was comfortable with my relationship with God. But when I went away to college, 6 hours away from home, it was there that I grew closer to God. My relationship with God became more meaningful, as I prayed and did daily devotions. I joined a church and was active in the youth ministry. I learned a lot about myself and about God.
I have been a christian my whole life but seriously started seeking God a few years ago. I still struggle on a daily basis to seek Him first before all else. This book sounds very interesting.
This book sounds like one all “seeking” women will enjoy. And aren’t we all seeking Christ in some way? I first began to seek after Christ as a teenager. I could feel the tug on my heart to know Him. Fifty years later, I am seeking still. Thanks for writing such a book.
I was raised in the church and always considered myself a knowledgeable Christian, but it wasn’t until I was in my first women’s Bible study that I started to really seek Him and understand what that meant. That was 16 years ago! I have been seeking Him ever since; sometimes we are very close & I am more faithful than at other times. It is a daily thing for me:) Over the last 2 or 3 years I have started leading Bible studies and I have come to understand, on some level, how He has been leading me. It has become a great joy to guide women on their own “seek” journey, regardless of how long they’ve been a Christian!
I really started seeking God in 2000. Before then I was just a baby in Christ.
I was filled with the Holy Spirit at a kids camp praying for my daughter to
filled and I got filled too! Ever since, I have been seeking God. There have been
plenty of pets and valleys, but I can’t get enough of Him. I continue to seek Him
hourly, daily, weekly, 24/7 and He turns up repeatedly. I can’t wait to see what
He has next for me!!
When I was in High School through Young Life.
I feel like I have always known Christ since I was a little girl, but I truly began seeking Him and desiring a deeper relationship with Him just a few years ago. I did not attend church regularly growing up, and this is something that I always longed for. When I met my husband he brought me to his church and he started to encourage me to seek God through his example. After a few weeks of attending his church, I became a member and was baptized. Ever since then my life has never been the same. I seek Him on a daily basis and my love for Christ continues to grow stronger.
Although I have been a Christian since age five, two years ago my oldest started asking more about God and has since been converted. I realized at that time that I wanted and began seeking that real relationship with Him!
My best friend of 41 years led the way to a deeper and most meaningful relationship with God by her example and total trust in Him. Thank you for considering me since I am relatively new on this journey….
I started seeking God when my first marriage ended up in lies and adultery in 1995. I was devastated, alone and missing something. I started seeking God and I have been seeking Him daily ever since and wouldn’t. I have been blessed with my soulmate and two beautiful children. God is good.
I started seeking God while in junior high school when I
accepted Christ. I am still seeking Him 45 years later. Provebs 31
has been one of the greatest pathways to seeking Him. I have a
wonderful friend who also receives Proverbs 31. She and I take
turns forwarding our favorites to our 5 daughters, daughters in law,
and close friends and their daughters. It blesses us as we seek Him.
I’ve always known Him and believed but I have only been seeking Him a short while. For a long time I didn’t realize there was a difference.
I started seeking God as a preteen. Since becoming a wife and stay at home mother to three little ones i need to seek him constantly throughout my day.
I became a Christian at 14. But I didn’t really get serious about studying and learning all I could until my hubby started seminary (I was 28 then). There’s something about being in Bible college with all these other deep followers of Christ that scares you into learning about Jesus.
It may sound shallow…but that’s how I got serious!
I began to seek God in my teens, did some drifting and came back as an adult. It is my daily prayer to seek Him with my whole heart everyday.
I first began seeking God as a shy, anxious high school student. But its been a journey to bring Him closer and truly live with him as Lord of my life.
I started “seeking” God when my daughter was born. I wanted her to know Him and I needed to know Him. I have been playing “hide & seek” for the last 19 years. Some days are better than others for me, but I know God is always there.
Very blessed to be brought up in a godly home with a praying grandma who was peace in the midst of eventual marital tumult. However, I started really seeking God when I was five months pregnant with twin girls. Doubly blessed at the good news…doubly devastated when I lost the twins. My greatest question was what kind of a God would allow such agony? Just as He promises, I found God when I sought Him. Through such loss, I experienced the gain that can be found in Christ alone. So very thankful!
I began to seek God as a child, but I am working as an adult to seek him daily and not as a convenience.
I have been a Christian for about 21 yrs, I did not start actively seeking and nourishing a relationship with my Savior until about 8-9 yrs ago….Now I cherish the time I spend with Him.
God has blessed me to be born in a Christian home. Though my dad didn’t come to know the Lord till I was in high school, my mom, grandma and aunt were my spiritual mentors. My sisters and I grew up seeking God everyday in our family devotional and personal prayers. However, I was 12 yrs.old when I attended a summer camp where God’s message opened my spiritual eyes on making the Gospel story mine. From then on, my life has never been the same. I had my ups and downs and still facing challenges/trials but knowing that I’m in my Father’s hand and that He wants what is best for me… that just makes me desire to seek Him more and more each day.
I have always believed I was a Christian. However as an adult, I have done a very poor job of living a Christian life…meaning I have not been looking to god for guidance, making him the center of my life, and seeking him in all that I do. My goal is to actively seek Him, and in turn to live an intentional Christ-centered life as I grow in my marriage and hopefully start a family of my own!
I think it was when I was in about fifth grade that I really began seeking. Several life circumstances led me to thinking more about the eternal. And praise God for how He was drawing me to Him!
I started to really seek God after my 15-year-old son died. I had been saved for 12 years already but was skating along, not in the word, getting but not giving out to others. I was still full of fears and anxiety but when he died (he lead a 17 year old to the Lord the day he died in a drowning accident), God met me in a sovereign way and He captured my heart. My life changed. I began to seek after Him with my whole heart. He still meets me every day and I love Him more and more. Blessings on your ministry here!!
I’ve always believed in God, knew that Jesus sacrificed for me and went to church on occasion. In college, I tried to get more involved but I guess my heart just wasn’t really in it. About the time I met my now husband is when I really started to begin to seek Him out. When I became a Mom, I wanted to be the best mom I could and knew that through Jesus I could. I’d love to become even closer to Him. I’m putting this book on my wish list right now. Thank you for the chance to win.
I began to seek out God, when he sought me out when I was 12. I was extremely sad and crying one night and he clearly told me not to cry that my heavenly father loved me and would be there for me whenever I needed him. I will never forget that night!
I was blessed to grow up going to church. I was highly involved in youth group activities and church choir, however I did not truly start to study the Bible until I got to college, that is when I truly began seeking a personal relationship with the Lord. My Resident Assistant had a vibrant faith and she held my hand, so to speak, and helped answer my questions and grow in my prayer life as I began to come to know Jesus personally.
I started seeking God when i was 19. Within the last few years i must say i’ve gotten a deeper revelation of His word.