Thank You, Jennifer!

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  1. 51
    elawhorn says:

    I am doing this study with my Sunday School class and solo with the Siestas. I need a double portion since it seems Satan works twice as hard on me sometimes with his lies!

    The lesson concerning labels and how they don't have to define us but rather refine us has helped especially in the midst of losing my second parent and closing out his estate, etc. with older siblings. Those labels I grew up with as the baby could have made a huge impact on this season of my life if I had continued to believe the lies. I can just roar back at Satan with God's truth in my thought closest and he will not devour me!

    Thanks for giving us your insights and encouragement through this study. I look forward to more of them in the future.

    Eva
    Knoxville, TN

  2. 52
    BillsGirl says:

    Dear Jennifer,

    Thank you for sharing this study with us. Both Patty and I really needed to clean out our thought closets. It will be an ongoing process. Each day I remind myself to hope in God, in His Love and in His Word.

    I am already feeling called to share this study with God's G.A.L.S. (God Amazing Love Shared) next Spring. We are doing Beth's Esther study this fall.

    Thank you for sharing God's Word and love with us!

    Namaste,
    Mary Ann Holton & Patty Tait
    Woodbury, MN

  3. 53
    Anonymous says:

    Jennifer, Love the study. I've been doing it by myself and haven't been able to access Beth's videos, but it's been a real blessing to me. I plan on buying this book for my pastor's wife. I think it will be a blessing to her and the teen-aged girls she works with at our church.

    Blessings!

    Cheryl H., Huntington, WV

  4. 54
    Patti says:

    Jennifer,
    I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed this bible study. I think one of the things that spoke to me the most was your statement: "Who you are and what you struggle with are not the same."

    This was my second bible study written by you, and I enjoyed this one as much as the first.
    Thank you for being so open about your relationship with Jesus (including your struggles, etc.)
    May God bless you in a great and mighty way!!
    Patti, Kissimmee, FL

  5. 55
    Anonymous says:

    Hello Jennifer!
    WOW!! I did the video series…that visual thing!

    Jennifer, Lisa Whelchel and Kathy Trocolli all expressed some "secrets" that they have had to deal with over the years. Anger, controlling nature, not measuring up, self image….all quite surprising. We forget our bible teachers are "normal" everyday people just like us.

    It was fabulous and really makes one aware of their "thought closet". I am afraid you (and God, of course) "stung" me in every video with something, BUT I have to say I did feel like I was a part of community with all of you "girls" adding your tidbits about the reality of your lives.

    So, my thanks to God for the inspiration of such a series. My thanks to Jennifer for taking on the task God gave her for such a series. And my thanks to Lisa and Kathy for their contributions in this series.

    So creative and thought-provoking. So convicting also. So scary to realize just what control we give the enemy in our thought processes.

    I downloaded the individual video files from LifeWay's web site. Very good series!!

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

  6. 56
    Anonymous says:

    Dear Jennifer,

    I was in the second week of your study when my husband was arrested for solicitation of a prostitute–an issue that had been going on for several years. I learned of this the night of his arrest. We have been married over two decades and I am so grateful that I was involved in Me, Myself & Lies. You have no idea how meaningful and timely your words and guidance through your writing were for me. I thanked God every day for this Bible Study and even shared it with my therapist today in case it could be of use to other women.

    We have a long journey ahead, but I know that we are not alone–God will never leave or forsake us. And I have a closet that will accompany me on this journey.

    Thank you

  7. 57
    Anna says:

    Dear Jennifer,
    Thank you for all of the work that you put into writing this study, and for the ways you opened your heart to God and to us that allowed it to become so personal. I absolutely, without a doubt, needed this study at exactly this time in my life. During the course of this study, my 5-year-old daughter and I moved 600 miles to live with my parents. I am a single mom, a widow, and it is a huge help to now have family so close. My parents are wonderful, loving and generous people. But they unfortunately have filthy thought closets when it comes to their self-talk. At the beginning of this study, when God showed me how I talked to myself, I was shocked and couldn't determine how I began to talk to myself like that. But now after a few weeks with living with my parents, it is more than clear where I learned it. I can't take responsibility for my parents, but I can and will take responsibility for myself and for what I teach my daughter. Because of this study, I now feel that I am capable of allowing God to stop this trend and begin a new legacy of healthy thinking and self-talk.

    Thank you, Jennifer. You rocked my entire world with this study, and it was the best thing that could have happened to me. I'm honored to count you as my friend!

  8. 58
    OhioBJAE says:

    Thank You Jennifer!

    My womans Bible study usually takes a break to plan vacation Bible school in the summer, but our leader felt the need to do a Bible study so I suggested we do your study. I believe everyone has learn to change their self talk.

    Personally I have learned that inviting 'the lion' in to my thought closet to help add gas to a smoldering issue was a bad idea. It was a way to make it all about me and not about relying on God to heal the issue. Immediately an issue that mad me angry at the thought, was forgotten.

    Thank you!

    Jennifer
    Milford, OH

  9. 59
    Anonymous says:

    Jennifer:

    Thank You for this study. God has used to to show me and reinforce things He has been teaching me from others sources. Thanks again, Kim
    B. in AZ

  10. 60
    Rhonda says:

    Thank you. To say I battle my thought closet would be an understatement and way too long to go into here. Your study not only encouraged me that I am not alone but showed me ways to secure victory through Jesus Christ. Thank you!

  11. 61
    texatheart says:

    Jennifer,
    Just wanted to tell you how much our group enjoyed this study. We especially loved your sense of humor and thought someone ought to make the Flatten It. I was unfortunately born with naturally flat hair and am short so I could use something more like hair stilts. If only I had thick enough hair to hide them.
    Our group was varied in age and levels of growth, so it was reaqlly a lot of fun to gather each week and encourage each other. I think it felt good to know I wasn't the only one would did this kind of negative talk to myself.
    Thanks again for leading with Beth and sharing with us.
    Jan

  12. 62
    Moose Mama says:

    Jennifer, thank-you for doing this study. There were times that it was just plain hard to confront my own thoughts. I see where it has led me over these many years. My Bible Study buddy Heidi, and I spent more than one session in tears…and laughter.

    We committed to meet each week rather than every two weeks. We were not sorry we did. We never met for fewer than 3 hours and we still did not get to talk about every little thing. The studies were so rich for us…brought out so much stuff that we have been stuffing down in the dark recesses of our closet. Thank-you for helping us clean them out.

    Heidi and I meet tomorrow and we will decide how to best continue in our encouraging of one another and keeping ourselves accountable as well.

    Love and hugs from Wyoming!
    Melana

  13. 63
    Vanessa says:

    This has been one of the hardest bible studies I have ever done and everyone in my group agrees. We have searched our hearts and our minds and done some serious cleaning in our thought closets. Many times we have begun a lesson and had to stop and think for a while and then come back to it later. Our ages ranged from 41 to 60 and you would think that we had learned a few things over the years but we definitely learned some new things with this study. Thank you Jennifer for your insights and the thought provoking insights we experienced. We all agreed – WE NEEDED THIS!

  14. 64
    Anonymous says:

    I guess at the beginning i was excited to be apart of this study just to be doing a study. i really didn't think this was an area i struggled with, but God sure showed me some things! one area in particular that i really didn't think there was anything wrong with, God opened my eyes to what i was saying to myself, and showed me the truth and over the last month he has shown me how i had gotten to that point. Now i am working on doing some forgiving so i can heal and trust him more fully. I am sure that probably makes no since but lets just say i have felt like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. One that i have been carrying around for many , many years . Thank you!
    Donna

  15. 65
    bridget610 says:

    Jennifer – Blessings to you my Siesta! Man, I can't wait until we're all home and we can all dance around together!
    My sister and I are doing your study together, and I'm concurrently doing Beth's Living Beyond Yourself study on fruits of the spirit. We’re a bit behind on the thought closet study due to scheduling between us, and wouldn't you know how the Spirit worked out the timing just for ME?

    Looonnnnngggg story, but suffice to say my husband has been without work – 1 year anniversary Sat. Aug 1. So it's been on my shoulders, and God has been SO faithful beyond my imagination (Eph 3:20! Matt 11:28-30!) Well, there have been some shakeups with my work, and possibility of losing this contract, and last night that 'ole lion was ROARING in my head, I tossed and turned out of fear and anxiety all night long, literally. I kept trying to wield Sword of Word (I'm a 1/15th Siesta) and that wasn't working…

    This morning, I prayed and submitted to God's will for me/us (Gentleness Bows!) and then read your study at end of week 3 about being “deaf” to the roaring lion because we hear his growling so often and can’t distinguish from our own thoughts – and I prayed for wisdom and God’s Spirit to give me discernment about the anxiety.
    And Praise Jesus, Of Course He did! Tonight I had another opportunity to fear, from another email, and I submitted and prayed before firing off a response, and I felt that precious reminder Do Not Fear. I actually began grinning at the absurdity of the accusation!

    Blessings to both you Jennifer, and your family for giving you the space and encouragement to minister to us. And to Beth and the whole LPM team for facilitating and blessing our socks off!

  16. 66
    Jo says:

    Dear Jennifer,

    Precious sister, thank you so much for your heart to serve the LORD, and for the beautiful work within this study!

    Once again, God made the study of His Word the highlight of my summer. I have not finished the study yet, but I LOVE reading, praying and pondering over, and responding to each day's lesson.

    Your writing reflects your sweet nature, your priceless sense of humor, and your gracious love for Him and others! Thanks for being so honest and transparent.

    Jennifer, I know you must have tons on your plate, but in the midst of whatever is currently on your heart, please know God has used you in HUGE ways to point us to Him, His Word, and His desire for us to live in freedom. May He bless and love on your lavishly!

    Thanks so much! Consider yourself hugged!

    I love you!

    Jo

  17. 67
    purefire says:

    Jennifer,

    Our little group agrees that this is one of the most difficult, but necessary, studies we have ever done. Many of us just had to put the workbook down and walk a way for a bit. Each of us came back to it, but it was hard sometimes. We each had areas of our lives that we never realized we were believing a lie. Now we know and we're going to keep helping each other keep the thought closet tidy. We've decided to meet once a quarter to do a check-up with each other. We need to hold on to the truth we've learned and keep on applying it, persevering in our walk. Thank you for being our guide in this amazaing study. God bless.

  18. 68
    Sharron says:

    Jennifer, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the study! I have to admit, I don't like some of the "stuff" that God has revealed to me during this study…..I have had to get really honest with myself and with God about some things.
    I know this……I have bitten my tongue so many times it is sore! God is revealing to me before I speak that sometimes it is not worth speaking and much better if I don't speak!
    Continuing to try to clean out that closet!
    love you much!

    Blessings!
    Sharron in Hartselle, Al.

  19. 69
    Mary Beth says:

    Jennifer – what a treat to spend time with you (and the Lord) through this study this summer! Thank you for sharing your insight into how we fill our minds with self-talk and how we can refocus it to build our character and, more importantly, our faith. One of the things we loved the most was how much time we spent in God's word – finding new passages, exploring familiar ones with new eyes, and incorporating them into how we think about ourselves. Thanks again for this terrific study!! We are SO blessed by you!

  20. 70
    CAROL LIVIN FOR GOD says:

    Thank you Jennifer for sharing with us seista's and taking your time to to help us seista's to stay in God Word. Believe me it is helping my thought closet. I will probably be going thru it again and again. I liked the part where you were talking about accountability and to keep praying to basically never give up keep praying. Again thanks your seista in Albuquerque NM Carol

  21. 71
    Village Sister says:

    I did this solo and God grew me up some more by this wonderful study. I am deeply grateful.

    Thank you Jennifer…

    -for writing about a struggle that Satan would have rathered us gone on believing we were alone in.

    -for helping me go another step further in understanding & believing who God says I am.

    -for reminding me of the reality of the victory in my life & that I better be living it. 🙂

    I thank & praise God for you & for the joy of getting to know you this Summer. Please don't be a stranger to Siestaville – we love you.

    Blessings & joy…

  22. 72
    Redeemed says:

    Honestly, what can I say?

    God's timing with this study (for me) was PERFECT. I am embarking on one of the biggest challenges of my life as of late….taking my 16 year old daughter out of public school and home schooling her. (I cannot emphasize enough that that statement was just typed with a certain amount of low-lying PANIC).
    And with that decision, my own insecurities have been hammered by the Enemy. HAMMERED. I am seeing more and more how much he is trying to intimidate me through my own thoughts!

    "What if…."
    "WHAT IS…."
    I am so grateful for that portion of the study. All of it has just been such a blessing.

    My group has met intermittently due to vacations/moves/weddings…life in general. But as we continue with the study, we are all benefitting from it in so many ways. I'm kind of glad that we're taking it slower, it gives us more time to savor the truths God is teaching us.

    BTW, my husband wants me to mention that this isn't just a "WOMAN" THING…He, in fact, is going to use this study as a basis for some upcoming sermons he will be preaching! As I have shared with him some of the things I am learning through the study, he is saying "I need that too!"

    Thank you, Jennifer.

    "apples of gold…"

    Becky
    Owasso OK

  23. 73
    Anonymous says:

    Thank you Jennifer! I am just starting Walking by Faith Lessons learned in the dark by you! A group of friends are doing a coffee morning now that kids are going back to school. Thanks Beth and Jennifer, you made my summer more thoughtful and fun! I actually went on a road trip with Beth!

  24. 74
    SheSheWin says:

    Our group is a session behind and won't finish for two weeks. Some of these weeks are just so deep! But, I wanted to share my deep appreciation to Jennifer for allowing God to work through her. I also want to thank our Mama-Siesta, Beth for chosing this study. It has been a good one!

    I've been so deep in my thought closet that I couldn't see how cluttered with lies that it was. But stepping out of that thought closet and taking a real look at it is allowing the Holy Spirit to expose so much.

    I think that it is absolutely amazing how taking a good, deep look at yourself and focusing on cleaning your own 'thought closet' can actually help you to learn NOT to focus on yourself but to focus on Him & on being there for others. This time of focusing on me (through His eyes) is helping me learn to NOT focus on me (through my eyes). I'm trying to truly focus on Him & what He wants to change in me! =0)

    So, again… THANK YOU!!!

    Sheila
    Pampa Texas

  25. 75
    Anonymous says:

    Dear Jennifer,
    God bless you dearest for opening up your heart, and even your closet for us to learn and grow! They say, "An old dog can't learn new tricks!" Well, my siesta girlfriend and I proved that saying just plain wrong with God's help and your powerful teaching.

    We had a truly interactive experience together with our two newly retired husbands when we decided to take this study as we headed forth North to Alaska on a 6 week caravan with the two of we couples in RV's. When I found our Siesta Summer Bible Study was exactly 6 weeks long and commenced at the same time as our trip, I felt it was a "God thing" and we needed to do this by faith! Kathy agreed and we signed up and got the materials from Lifeway. We had a multi-media trip, between the wonders of creation, the wonders of getting along with our mates in a confined RV for 24-7, and the wonders of 4 people with the help of the LORD, staying in harmony for 6 weeks.

    Today, we are back home! We traveled 8500 miles to Alaska and back home to So. Cal, and stayed faithful to our Biblestudy with you, the whole way! We found out you can't depend on WiFi on the road, but we could "catch up" on "Mama Beth's" Vimeo videos, and we were able to download 3 of your powerful sessions through Lifeway. (That is another glitch – you can't download big files on WiFi!)

    Through it all, we kept at it, mucking out our thought closets, and digging out things that weren't in harmony with God's thoughts. We would faithfully schedule time each Tues. night for our study discussion after encouraging each other on our personal daily study. Your insight and joyful spirit with the content of biblical teaching brought Psalms 19:14 to home: "May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Oh LORD my rock and my Redeemer."

    "Me, Myself and Lies" is a study that will transform the life of any believer who wants to get honest with herself and God. We laughed, we cried and we rejoiced at the power of this study. You are a blessing and a treasure to us all Jennifer. More than that, you are an example. If you can do it with the obstacles placed in your journey, then we could too! Even if we are in our 60's…it's never too late to learn.

    Thank you again and again from the bottom of our hearts for what this study has meant in our lives, to ground us for the next adventures ahead with thought closets fit for the Masters use.

    We love you dearly in the LORD and rejoice in the powerful ministry the LORD has birthed in you to bring to the body of Christ. What a gift! What a message! And we are changed….
    Lovingly in Him,
    Pam Houston and
    Kathy Collier
    Crescent Baptist Church
    Buena Park, California

  26. 76
    Sheryl says:

    Jennifer, I too have been so tended to by this study in God's word. Many times when I think I'm just thinking or speaking what is "real" it is motivated by self-centeredness. It is never effective for someone to be the constant "rebuker" for everyone else – especially those closest to me. I can't believe I've been used by the enemy in such a way. God has given me a total insight in to His ways in this situation and it has caused me to run to Him when I feel the urge to take over a situation. I can also dwell on it incessantly if I don't act on it. Boy this has been a life-changing and a freeing journey for me. There's so much I could comment on specifically but the thing God has inscribed in my memory is one of the earlier lessons on faulty assumptions. This can be such a tool of satan in my life. It takes special effort for me to stop the faulty assumptions and wondering "what ifs". But I'm so grateful that God has brought it to my full attention. Just yesterday I was a ball of emotions that were based on something I was assuming and it just took over half my day to work through it. God Bless you and thank you Heavenly Father for loving us so much that you would send Jennifer Rothschild to this world to minister to our hearts as a sister who has walked the walk!

  27. 77
    Shellie Paparazzo says:

    Thank you so much for letting us get to know you. Thank you for being so real, so vulnerable. I've learned so much from you. You are a beautiful woman and I love you.

  28. 78
    Nichole says:

    Thank you for being vulnerable and daring to make us really look at what we have stored away. This study couldn't have come at a better time in my life this summer.

    Thanks and God bless you!

  29. 79
    Anonymous says:

    Jennifer, thank you, thank you, thank you very much for writing this study!!! This has been THE most difficult study I've ever done. But it was also what I needed most. I had a whole lot of thought patterns, that I developed over the years, some even as early as my elementary school years. And the older I got the less I liked what was going on in my mind. And growing up in a Christian home and in church, somehow I never got around to clean out that thought closet. It's been very difficult some days to get through the lesson. But GOD is just so amazing. He's been so close to me these weeks, I can never thank HIM and you enough for this study. I'm learning to make the choice of using the truth, using His Word to battle those thoughts that want to come back. I've been listening more to praise music, memorizing more Scripture and I've ordered the Bible on CD, it just arrived yesterday. So I'm very excited about that.

    Thank you also for appearing in that video on the blog. It was so cool to put a face & a voice to a name! May the Lord continue to bless you!
    Meggie K, Winnipeg, Canada

  30. 80
    Anonymous says:

    Dear Jennifer,
    Thank you for such an awesome Bible Study. I have know for a while that I am my own worst enemy…but I had just never seen a Bible study that directly taught on how to combat the lies I told myself. So…thank you for just writing the study 🙂 My eyes have been opened and I more aware of each little thing I tell myself that is destructive. I think the most practical thing for me that I learned through one of your videos was that you said when you start telling your self "I am…" that you have taught yourself to stop and say to God "You are…" Just that little practical idea has helped me in ways I can't even describe. Thank you for giving me a practical way to redirect my thoughts back to the one who matters the most 🙂
    Thank you!!!!!
    Carrie

  31. 81
    j sammons says:

    Wow! What a study this has been. I have been made so aware of my thoughts and where they take me (emotionally, physically, and spiritually). Thank you for visiting us on the blog and for this wonderful study. Would love to do this one with a group of young women I mentor. If they could clean out the closet earlier in life and learn how to keep it clean what a blessing that would be.
    Much thanks and many blessings for your faithfulness to His calling.
    Julie
    Carlsbad, Ca

  32. 82
    Beth says:

    Thank you Jennifer for sharing difficult material in a very creative way. We are what we think about. Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks and whatever comes out- good bad and ugly has a much deeper meaning. I admire you and thank you.

    Beth

  33. 83
    Melanie Miller says:

    Dear Jennifer,
    I first heard you speak at a Women of Faith conference in Seattle years ago. I was so moved and impressed by you. Then I did your Walking by Faith bible study. Again, I was impressed and moved. I recommended your book to many. This spring I saw Beth in Portland and picked up MM&L, determined to do it myself if no one else was able. Then Beth picked it for her summer study. Oh, the Lord's timing is perfect.

    Thank you so much for this study. I have been so blessed by it. I appreciated your word pictures, your honesty and your friendliness. I love that you tell us not only what to remove from our closets, but also what to hang in them. I am putting the list of truthful labels on index cards to carry with me. I have been asking myself "is that the truth" when some faulty assumptions pop up. This has led to better communication and not so many "fits of emotion". I want to relabel those painful memories so they can be profitable and there's one less weapon Satan can use against me. I want to have God be in the center of my closet.
    Thank you, Jennifer. You are such a blessing.

  34. 84
    Anonymous says:

    Oh Jennifer.. I jus t got the workbooks… they were sold out everywhere.. so I have a small group coming and we are going to do it the rest of this summer and early fall and it will problaby over lap our fall bible study but it will be worth it…
    I also bought two of your books.. You are a blessing to me already and God is using you in a Mighty way.. Thank you for allowing Him to flow through you when others with less than you deal with would be bitter…. I should know… I am grumpy over my surgery and LONG LONG recovery….. I am embarrassed when I think of you
    I love you sight unseen and feel strength when I read you books….

  35. 85
    valerie says:

    I'm sad that I didn't get to do this study, but have loved watching the videos and reading all the comments. I am going to buy the book and do it on my own. Sounds like a great study, Jennifer.
    You are a blessing!

  36. 86
    MaryS says:

    Thank you Jennifer for the opportunity to dig into the Word, clean out my thought closet and put a wonderful, new wardrobe that Christ paid for, into my thought closet. I got a lot out of this study but a good way to tie it all together is how you ended it – I have to focus on all four legs of the table and bring in God's thoughts on all four areas. Thank you for sharing your challenges and thank you for helping me to grow in God's word.

    MaryS
    Houston, TX

  37. 87
    Ceffie in WV says:

    Jennifer, I have so enjoyed your song and whenever I am doing my quiet time or when I need to just calm down I play it and enjoy.

    I am working on not believing the lies I tell myself and with the wisdom in your study hopefully I will grow in trusting the God who can give me peace, joy, and unconditional love.

    Thanks for letting God use you. It was a pleasure being part of your study.

  38. 88
    Luain says:

    Jennifer,
    I have completely enjoyed every minute of your Bible Study. I am doing the study long distance with my mom and it has been great for us to share things with each other from our "thought closets". I am actually a little behind in my study b/c of vacations, etc…and I have to tell you that God knew exactly where he needed me to be in your study this summer! I had a day last week filled with alot of anxiety and an unexpected phone call that caused ALOT of anger in my heart – bringing up past hurt feelings to the surface. I had a hard time sleeping that night. I have been doing my Bible study alot of the time during my lunch break at work and would you believe that the next day the place I was in the study was all about anger!?!? Amazing still to me how God orchestrates things in our life because He knows exactly what we need to hear, when we need to hear it! I won't say that I am "completely there" in letting go of all of that anger and hurt feelings, but I am letting God deal with me in that area. I also love all of the scripture references that you give us to turn to specifically when we have a certain thougth or feeling – I am making notecards that I can carry in my purse with the circumstance on one side and the verse to claim on the other. I love how you have had us all over the Bible looking up scripture. Thank you so much for this study! I have needed it and enjoyed it so much and am plugging along and will finish just a LITTLE behind everyone else : ) I look forward to more of your studies and books!

    Luain, Amarillo, TX

  39. 89
    Anonymous says:

    Thank you Jennifer,
    I have enjoyed doing this study very much. I am behind, as I had to wait until I could afford the book, but I am still plugging along doing the work! W
    When I start with the negative thoughts, you come to mind, and it is helping me, and it is helping my children!
    You are such a joy!!! Thank you for writing this Bible Study!
    love you,
    Delilah
    Berryville AR

  40. 90
    Anonymous says:

    This has been a life changing study, which I have vowed will not be put on the shelf….ever.

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    colorado girl says:

    Thank you, Jennifer, for tackling such important issues by writing this powerful and timely study. What a wonderful gift to the body of Christ you have given with your honesty, vulnerability, and incredible wisdom. Our group agreed that cleaning out closets has never been so difficult, but somehow God made it sweeter through you.
    One truth that was revolutionary to us is that who we are is not what we struggle with. Thank you for helping us truly recognize that distinction. I don't know how to explain the profound impact this study has had on my daily life except to say that I love Jesus even more than before I started it.
    Thank you for shedding light on some places in my mind that desperately needed it. May God bless you richly, Jennifer!

    Love,
    Christy and Siestas in Greeley, CO

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    Becca says:

    This has been one of the best studies I have ever done on myself. It was tough but it needed to be done so that I could de=iscover God's truth instead of the lies that Satan has been filling me with for numerous years. You are a precious gal and I adore you and your teachings. May God continue to bless you.
    In Him, Becca

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    ems d says:

    Dear Jenifer

    Like so many other on here I hadn't quite realised how much I struggled with the issue of my thought closet, but this study has revolutionised my thinking. I am working hard to fill my mind with truth and am realising that that I can make a concious descision to 'turn negative thoughts off'. One amusing outcome of this book was that my husband picked up my book the other day and I think he really understood (for the first time) much of the negative stuff I had going on in my mind. Although I'd told him (and screamed it at him!) many times, it appears that the Lord moved his heart through seeing it written down. This is amusing as I feel that so much of what I had written is 'in my past' now and so he was really just reading the pain I had already let God deal with. It has certainly brought us closer though

    Thank you thank you thank you 🙂
    Ems

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    doo-dah says:

    Jennifer–
    What a blessing you and your MM&L study has been to me this summer. Several of the ladies from our church met and did the study together. As Beth would say, "God really got into my business" several times during the lessons and I still am a work in progress. It was so nice to "get to meet you" on the video segment you took the time to make available for us. I hope to be able to attend your conference in Springfield in the fall.

    Thank you for being obedient to God and allowing Him to use you and your life.

    K; Poplar Bluff, MO

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    Anonymous says:

    Thank you Jennifer!

    Through this study you confirmed something that I learned in the first Bible Study I did.

    I am a child of God. I am not stupid or incompetant.

    I loved it and will recommed it highly.

    Thank again
    Ernie

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    ocean mommy says:

    Thank you just doesn't seem enough. I have been changed.

    God has placed me in some situations in the last two weeks where I have had to walk out what He's taught me in this study. He even gave me a living example of what happens when we do not fill our thought closets with HIS garments.

    I sat with my 92 year old grandmother the night after her surgery. She wasn't saved until she was 90. SO, there is 90 years worth of ill fitting and ungodly thoughts in her thought closet. I saw first hand how important it is to stock pile GOD's thoughts toward us! We can't pour out what hasn't been poured in.

    Thank you for challenging me to ask hard questions. As hard as this journey was, it was so worth it. I am forever changed.

    Blessings on you and your family.

    Stephanie

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    Melinda says:

    Oh, Jennifer! What a wild ride this study has been! For someone that thought their thought-closet was in pretty decent shape, you can imagine my surprise at what God revealed to me as I examined it more closely! It has been extraordinarily effective for this particular season of my life, as well as (no doubt) seasons to come.

    It was also great to see and visit with you at She Speaks – what God spoke into my heart during your message is something I'll never forget.

    Blessings on you and on all to which you put your hand,
    Melinda

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    Dana says:

    Thank you so much for allowing God to work through you by writing this study. I knew the moment I saw the title that I had to do it! I have done it solo, but have really enjoyed the time that I have spent with the Father. I have invited Him to come and be with me each morning and He has been truly faithful. I can't begin to tell you the extent of my need for a closet makeover. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

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    Carla says:

    Hi Jennifer, I have enjoyed this study yet it has caused me to look a little deeper into my thought closet more than I even knew was there. I catch myself hearing the thoughts become words outloud and I wasn't pleased at all. So I can imagine with dread what God Himself thought about them. This study has made me more aware and I'm glad that you took the time to listen to God and put this together. You are a beaming light for us women and i pray you are blessed beyond measure for your life you live for Him! Love ya Carla Lee

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    Carol says:

    Dear Jennifer,

    When we began, I thought on a scale of 1 to 10 I needed this study a 10. Boy, was I wrong. Maybe more like a…20 or so?

    Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together. There are bunches of places in my study guide that have circles or red underlines or multiple stars…and the thing in my prescription for keeping my thought closet health and balanced is "Review This Book!!!"

    I'm so thankful for women who choose to share their journey to and with God with the rest of us…just like a parent. Thank you for being a good and obedient steward.

    Carol

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