True Woman Conference

True Woman Conference
October 9, 2008
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Chicago, IL

I didn’t get to attend this conference in Chicago, even though it had crossed my mind to go. About the time I planned to make plans, the conference was sold out. But much to my surprise, I do get to enjoy it as though I am there, via internet streaming. http://www.truewoman.com/?id=426

The Getty’s are providing the music, and if you haven’t heard them you should find a CD and listen. They are hymn writers in our time. They are a young Irish couple who deeply love the Lord. They write and sing hymns that are straight from the Word of God.

Nancy invited Dr. John Piper (author of Desiring God) to be the first speaker. Yes a man speaking to women at a woman’s conference. He challenged all women, married and single, to not be “wimpy women”, but to be true woman of God. Once we understand and know God’s purpose for our life, our responsibility is to not be short sighted with the pursuits of pleasing ourselves. God’s design and plan for our lives was part of His original design, not second thought. God’s purpose for our lives, through Christ’s death on the cross, is that we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us. Does my every day life bring praise to God. Whether we are fixing meals, changing diapers, encouraging our husband are we bringing praise to God?

Ephesians 1:5-6 “God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.”

Nancy followed with her first message from Romans 11
33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! 34 “ For who has known the mind of the LORD?Or who has become His counselor?35 “ Or who has first given to HimAnd it shall be repaid to him?36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.God’s ways, plans, riches, wisdom and knowledge are perfect. Our lives are designed to trust and obey, to say “yes Lord”. We are not to question God’s ways in our lives. We know that He is perfect and His plans are perfect. It is not our place to question what comes to our lives. We are to be fully surrendered.