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Contents
Foreword xi
The Resolution Revolution 1
P I: T I .
Surprisingly Satisied 11
A resolution to be content E B C 2 T S Of B 2 T B P 28
Purposeully Feminine 31
A resolution to champion biblical emininity P P? 2I’ G B G 7R R 2
Authentically Me
A resolution to value mysel and celebrate othersI D 50S S 5H B Y 60 T A C 6
Faithully His
A resolution to be devoted to Christ and dened by His WordD A 68F . F 75
I’ L W Y 7
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P II: T I .My Best 9
A resolution to devote mysel completely to God’s priorities or my lieB 0 T I E A, E, W 8I O W W I B 05
My Blessing 111 A resolution to esteem others with my time, concern, and ull attention
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My Forgiveness 1
A resolution to release others rom the prison o my hurt and anger I I 28 A C N M C 7
My Integrity 14
A resolution to live with the highest standards o virtue and purity S S 6 T T P D 5F S S 58
My Heart 13
A resolution to careL A 6H D Y H U H? 6M M 7
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P III: T .Fulilling My Husband 13
A resolution to be the kind o woman who truly blesses her manM P 8H F 8N L P Q? 8
Loving My Children
A resolution to train my kids in righteousness T L T S S 2 T I E 27 T D D 222
Living with Grace
A resolution to make my home a welcome place to beG 228OK 2O B 27S S 20
Leaving a Godly Legacy 4
A resolution to live today with tomorrow in mindC W 28U L 255S S 25
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• A woman of contentment is aware of her needs and what God has
already supplied to meet them. Begin your journey to contentment
by making a list. Label one side “My Needs.” Label the other “God’s
Provision.” Then match up your needs with the way God is currently
meeting them. Place your list in a handy place or the times you are
tempted to lean toward dissatisaction.
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your relationship with Him by keeping you separated rom some o thethings you want but don’t yet have?
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• When you consider your level of willingness to give of yourself, does it
reveal more contentment or discontentment residing in your heart? In
what way?
• Based on God’s provisions that you listed at the end of the last chapter,
what is one thing you could close this book and go do or someone else
out o that resource?
• Record your thoughts regarding this statement: “Sometimes the best,most empowering word you can learn to utter is no.”
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what He’s promising to supply you in order to do it. When you’re ready,
make this resolution out loud, maybe even in the presence o someone
who can help hold you accountable to it. Then sign your name below it.
Surprisingly Satisfied
I do solemnly resolve to embrace my current season o lie
and will maximize my time in it. I will resist the urge
to hurry through or circumvent any portion o my journey
but will live with a spirit o contentment.