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The purpose of this Class is to develop a new system that works for YOU.  I pray that YOU take this opportunity where-ever YOU may be in your life by using this guide to Focus on YOU.  It is my prayer for YOU to obtain wisdom and understanding on what God said about YOU.  I got my answer – now get yours.  He said to me and “That is Good.”

God’s Word is full of metaphors.  The story of Honey is a clear example of a wounded warrior.  She was betrayed by many people that she trusted.  She lost some battles.   But she also won her fights victoriously.  Her name and initials at birth mean to ADD and not SUBTRACT.  In her journey of life there were some occasions when she was left dead.  We can use the gifts that God has given us to enhance others.   On many occasions it is our very own gifts that give us deliverance and our victory. 

The new values will not be in force until we reboot the system by changing our mindset.  This guide will provide you with scripture and information on steps to reboot, regroup, and recharge. Building tools are necessary.  Now that you are admitting to yourself that YOU need assistance to be the best – Let God take care the rest.  Here are some fun activities to assist YOU on your journey.  YOU complete your assignments - YOU must do your work.  YOU will be productive.

Topics:  Identity in Christ, Bible Basics, Faith over Fear, Prayer Basics, Battle to Victory, The Heart of Forgiveness, What the Holy Spirit Does, Gifted to Serve
Identity in Christ

Bible-based “What the World Says vs. What God Says About You”

Discuss the world’s label first, then God’s truth, so each section ends with encouragement.

1.The World Says: “You are not enough.”
God Says: “You are fearfully and wonderfully made.” — Psalm 139:14

2.The World Says: “You are worthless.”
God Says: “You are precious and honored in My sight.” — Isaiah 43:4

3.The World Says: “You are a failure.”
God Says: “Though a righteous person falls seven times, they rise again.” — Proverbs 24:16

4.The World Says: “You are alone.”
God Says: “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” — Hebrews 13:5

5.The World Says: “Your past defines you.”
God Says: “If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come.” — 2 Corinthians 5:17

6.The World Says: “You have no purpose.”
God Says: “We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.” — Ephesians 2:10

7.The World Says: “You are unloved.”
God Says: “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” — Jeremiah 31:3

8.The World Says: “You are too broken.”
God Says: “My grace is sufficient for you.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9

9.The World Says: “You can’t do it.”
God Says: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” — Philippians 4:13

10.The World Says: “You don’t belong.”
God Says: “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession.” — 1 Peter 2:9

11.The World Says: “You have to prove yourself.”
God Says: “You are already accepted in the Beloved.” — Ephesians 1:6

12.The World Says: “There is no hope for you.”
God Says: “I know the plans I have for you… plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11

A powerful closing

The world may call you by your mistakes, your past, your failures, your appearance, or your circumstances. But God calls you by who He created you to be.

The world has an opinion about you.
God has a promise for you.
The world gives you labels.
God gives you identity.
The world reminds you of what you’ve done.
God reminds you of who you are in Him.

So believe God’s Word over the world’s voice.
Because when God says you are chosen, you are chosen.
When God says you are loved, you are loved.
When God says you are His, you are His.

Bible Basics you want to really learn the Bible—not just read it, it helps to have a simple process you can repeat every time.

Steps & Tools for Studying the Bible

1.🙏 Pray Before You Read

Start by asking God to give you understanding.

“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.”
— Psalm 119:18

A simple prayer:
“Lord, open my heart and mind. Help me understand Your Word, show me what You want me to learn, and help me live it out. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

2.📚 Choose a Book of the Bible

Instead of opening the Bible randomly every day, study one book at a time.

Good books to begin with:

  • John — Who Jesus is

  • Psalms — Worship, emotions, prayer

  • Proverbs — Wisdom for everyday life

  • James — Putting faith into action

  • Ephesians — Your identity in Christ

  • Romans — Understanding salvation and faith

3.👀 READ — What Does It Say?

Read the passage slowly—sometimes 2 or 3 times.

Ask:

  • Who is speaking?

  • Who is being spoken to?

  • What is happening?

  • Where is this happening?

  • When did it happen?

  • What words or ideas are repeated?

  • What stands out to me?

Don’t interpret it yet. First, observe it.

4.🔎 STUDY — What Does It Mean?

Now dig deeper.

Ask:

“What did this passage mean to the people who originally heard it?”

Look at:

  • The verses before and after it

  • The entire chapter

  • The surrounding chapters

  • Who wrote the book

  • Why it was written

  • Historical and cultural background

  • Important words and phrases

Helpful Bible-study tools

📖 Several Bible translations
Compare translations such as KJV, NKJV, NIV, ESV, CSB, or NLT to help clarify wording.

📚 Bible dictionary
Look up unfamiliar people, places, objects, and biblical terms.

🗺️ Bible maps
See where events actually happened.

📜 Bible concordance
Find other verses that use the same word or discuss the same subject.

📓 Bible commentary
Learn how trusted Bible scholars explain difficult passages.

📕 Study Bible
A good Study Bible puts many of these resources right on the same page.

5.🔗 COMPARE — What Does the Rest of Scripture Say?

This is very important.

Don’t build an entire belief around one verse.

Ask:

“Where else does the Bible talk about this?”

For example, if you’re studying fear, search Scripture for:

  • fear

  • anxiety

  • courage

  • trust

  • peace

  • faith

Then compare what you find.

Let Scripture help explain Scripture.

6.❤️ APPLY — What Does God Want Me to Do?

This is where Bible study becomes personal.

Ask yourself:

What does this teach me about God?

What does this teach me about myself?

Is there a command I need to obey?

Is there a sin I need to confess?

Is there a promise I need to trust?

Is there an example I should follow?

Is there something I need to change?

Don’t stop at:

“That’s a good verse.”

Move to:

“What am I going to do because I read this?”

7.📝 WRITE IT DOWN

Keep a Bible Study Journal.

You can use this simple format:

S — Scripture

Write the verse or passage.

O — Observation

What do I see?

I — Interpretation

What does it mean?

A — Application

How does this apply to my life?

P — Prayer

What am I asking God to help me do?

This is commonly called the SOAP Bible study method.

8.🙏 PRAY THE SCRIPTURE

Turn what you learned into prayer.

For example, if you’re studying Philippians 4:6–7:

“Lord, Your Word tells me not to be anxious but to bring everything to You in prayer. Help me stop carrying things You have asked me to give to You. Give me Your peace and help me trust You.”

You’re no longer just reading the Bible—you’re responding to God through His Word.

 

🧰 Your Bible Study Toolbox

You don’t need 20 different resources. Start with:

Essential tools

  • 📖 Bible

  • 📓 Notebook/journal

  • ✏️ Pens/highlighters

  • 🔍 Concordance

  • 📚 Bible dictionary

  • 🗺️ Bible maps

  • 📕 Study Bible

  • 📖 Bible commentary

Optional digital tools

  • Bible reading/study app

  • Audio Bible

  • Cross-reference tools

  • Original-language tools for Hebrew and Greek

A Simple 30-Minute Bible Study

5 minutes — Pray
Ask God for understanding.

10 minutes — Read
Read the passage 2–3 times.

5 minutes — Observe
Write down what you notice.

5 minutes — Study
Look at cross-references, context, definitions, and background.

5 minutes — Apply & Pray
Write one thing God is teaching you and one action you will take.

Remember:

READ → OBSERVE → INTERPRET → COMPARE → APPLY → PRAY

And one of the most important rules of Bible study is:

Don’t ask only, “What does this verse mean to me?” Ask first, “What did God mean when He gave us this passage?”

That keeps personal application grounded in what the Scripture actually teaches.

Prayer Basics – 6 P’s – PRAISE/PRIORITIES/PROVISION/PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP/PROTECTION/PROMISE

The Model Prayer – Jesus taught to his disciples.  Scripture Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4.  It splits into 2 Main parts. First half focus on God Glory. Second half asks for daily human needs.

Part One: Focus on God (First Half)

  • Our Father in heaven: You acknowledge God as a close, loving parent who rules with power.  Praise and Adoration to God.  Pay attention how you approach God.

  • Hallowed be your name: You praise God and treat His name as holy and special above all else. Praise and Adoration to God.  Pay attention how you approach God.

  • Your kingdom come: You pray for God to rule in hearts and for His peace and justice to grow on earth. This is a priority to pray according to God will. 

  • Your will be done on earth as in heaven: You choose to trust and accept God's plan instead of your own.Getting God will done on earth.

Part Two: Focus on People (Second Half)

  • Give us today our daily bread: You ask God to supply basic physical food and daily needs.  Trust God to provide for our needs.  He provides spiritual food which is the word of God.  This is spiritual food for your soul.

  • Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors: You ask for pardon for your wrongs while promising to forgive others who hurt you. God is just concerned about our relationship with others as he is with Him.  Activity – draw a cross – God at top of vertical line, which is up and down - me and others on horizontal line.

  • Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one: You ask God for help to stay away from sin and protection from harm.  The life of the believer involves constant spiritual warfare.  We do not war in the flesh. Our weapons are mighty through God. 2nd Cor. 10:3-4, who protects us and fights the battle for us. Satan try to deter and discourage us.  We are victorious through Christ Jesus.

  • For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.  Amen. God is sovereign and he reigns for evermore.  God is in control.  Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that he is Lord. (Philippians 2:11) that is good news!

PRINCIPLES OF PRAYER – refer to VD Book

PETITION/PERSISTENCE/PUBLIC/PERSONAL/PROXY

PETITION–prayer was made for ourselves and others

PERSISTENCE – they were persistent in their praying.  Steadfast and unmovable, keep at it.

PUBLIC – They joined together and prayed as the body of Christ.  They touched and agreed through prayer.

PERSONAL – You have direct access to God as a believer.  You don’t have to ask the priest or pastor to pray for you.

PROXY – The church prays for you without ceasing. Needing prayers from others.  We are praying their particular situation and for the release of God’s power on their lives.

Faith over Fear -Page 54 VD Book

Scripture:  Hebrews 11:6

Faith the size of mustard seed.

You must have faith in God word

Faith Bra – Believe it, Receive it, Achieve it.

Battle to Victory PAGE 86 VD BOOK. PAGE 87 – PART 2

Spiritual Warfare cannot be avoided.  When you accept Christ and are adopted in his family we enlisted in the greatest war in the history of mankind. Satan goal is to distract and discourage.   We You are either in a storm, just coming out of a storm or headed toward a storm.  Every believer is victorious through Jesus Christ.  There are different types are battles that we face.  Knowing the different type of battle, you are in can determine your success or failure.  There are 3 categories: SOVERIGN/SATANIC/SINFUL.  THE WORD OF GOD IS YOUR WEAPON.

SOVERIGN STORM – STORMS FROM THE DIVINE – GOD SENT STORMS IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE DONE OR NOT DONE ANYTHING.  THEY COME SO THAT GOD WILL BE GLORIFIED. THE STORM CAME SO THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER TO PRAISE/WORSHIP/GLORIFY HIM.

SATANIC STORMS – STORMS FROM THE DEVIL – GOD ALLOWED. STORY OF JOB. GOD WANTS THE GLORY IN WHAT EVER YOU GO THROUGH.

SINFUL STORM – STORMS OF DISCIPLINE – STORMS THAT COME AS A DIRECT RESULT OF SIN. THESE ARE CONSEQUENCES WHEN WE ARE DISOBEY GOD WORD. GOD CHASTISES THOSE HE LOVE. EVEN THOUGH HE IS LOVING AND FORGIVING.

Activity – list scriptures that will give you strength when in a STORM

Journal your experience,

The Heart of Forgiveness – Include LOVE

FORGIVENESS IS BETWEEN YOU AND GOD, NOT YOU AND THE OTHER PERSON.  IT MAKES IT EASIER TO FORGIVE. HEAVEN IS YOUR DESTINATION. (SEE PAGE 109 VD Book).  THERE ARE 7 STEPS TO FORGIVENESS.

·         FORGIVENESS DOES NOT MEAN YOU FORGET – YOU WILL CHOOSE NOT TO HOLD THE OFFENSE AGAINST THE PERSON

·         FORGIVENESS INVOLVES MAKING A CHOICE – THE CHOICE IS MADE OUT OF OBEDIENCE TO GOD.  GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO DO IT.

·         FORGIVENESS IS BETWEEN YOU AND GOD NOT THE OTHER PERSON.  WE MUST LIVE A LIFE PLEASING TO GOD.  HEAVEN IS OUR DESTINATION.

·         FORGIVENESS IS AGREEING TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE OTHER PERSON’S SIN. WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US, WE CAN NOT CHANGE THE SITUATION.  WE CAN CHOOSE TO LIVE IN BITTERNESS OR PEACE/FORGIVENESS.  REMEMBER JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS FOR OUR SINS.

·         ACKNOWLEDGE THE HURT – THE HEALING PROCESS CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE HURT.  CAST YOUR CARES ON GOD. (FIRST PETER 5:7  YOU SERVE A LOVING GOD WHO COMFORTS IN TIMES OF DISTRESS.

·         DON’T WAIT UNTIL YOU FEEL LIKE FORGIVING – FORGIVENESS GOES HAND IN HAND WITH LOVE.  IT IS NOT BASED ON FEELINGS.  GOD WILL WORK ON YOUR HEART AND THE HURT AND FEELINGS WILL FADE.

·         CONTINUE TO PRAY AND DON’T ALLOW SATAN TO CREEP BACK IN.  DO NOT BE BURDEN WITH THE YOKE OF SLAVERY.  STAY IN THE WORD SO THAT YOU DON’T BE IN BONDAGE.  THE DEVIL TRY TO KILL STILL AND DESTROY RELATIONSHIPS. SATAN WILL TRY TO TAKE YOU BACK TO WHERE YOU STARTED. (1 PETER 5:8) .

ACTIVITY: 

Have you been holding unforgiveness in your heart?

How has it affected your life?

Work on being set free so that you want be in bondage.

What the Holy Spirit Does

In my generation I noticed we are experiencing the merging emotion and life-changing truth of God’s word.  So, we need to understand that the Holy Spirit is so Powerful… YOU need to know Who the holy spirit is… What the holy spirit does and How the holy spirit works in your Life…

#2 – Reflect – Celebrate the diversity of your community (FAMILY). Share/Celebrate Your Identity with others. In my Family,I went from rejection to reflection to resurrection. I am a leader that serves others.  I thank you, God, for making me. I was born to be a leader.  I am a warrior. He made me mysterious, people cannot always figure me out.  I have this light.  You will either love me or not love me. Purpose over People. I am an Addition to my Family.

My identity:    I am a leader that serve others until life ends on earth.

#3 - Get to know You.  – Do your activity.

Instructions:

Draw a image of your hand.  Write the name God in the center of the image.  Write your name under His name.  Then write your parents name below your name.  List all the names of your siblings on the fingers and body of this image.

Hide ME Daddy – LOVE LETTER/Poem

I was born from creation, and the seed was planted in determination.  No matter what happens she finished night school because she wanted the best for herself, which was her golden rule.  You see Hide loved Me and Daddy so much that she did not use getting pregnant as a crutch.  She decided to settle down and keep my daddy around.  I was born with a purpose. Bought with a price.  All of this sounds really! really! nice.  I have done some of my work.  I chose to twerk with a pen.  This is how I know I am going to win.  But this is not how the story ends sixty-two years later I am using a pen for part two.  You see I now know what to do.  My connection to Jesus has made me whole.  I know longer feel cold.  He said either hot or cold.  I am on fire within my soul.  I pray Lord that I am in your will.  I want to listen so let me be still.

Activity: Write a prayer using the model prayer and use the component/acronym ACTSIL
Honey Hearts Graduation/Gifts to Serve

 Teaching Outline

●Introduction

●She is an author who wrote a book based on her true life story.

●Her story is used as a tool to inspire and guide others.

●Core Purpose of the Book

●To help people discover their identity.

●To encourage transformation through understanding and changing systems and beliefs.

●Target Audience (Starting Point)

●Focus begins with adult women.

●Emphasis on meeting them where they are in life.

●Key Areas of Development

●Identity: Understanding who they are beyond roles and labels.

●Purpose: Discovering meaning and direction in life.

●Confidence: Building self-worth and inner strength.

●Teaching Approach

●Start with the basics of identity formation.

●Build foundational understanding before moving into deeper transformation.

●Use personal story and real-life application to connect concepts.

●Overall Goal – To impact others lives

●To empower adult women to rediscover themselves.

●To equip them to grow beyond limited systems and step into purpose and confidence