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The Buzz: 7 Power-Packed Scriptures to Energize Your LIfe
Using her signature bumblebee analogy (bees are scientifically not supposed to fly!), Thelma Wells buzzes through the Scriptures, capturing special meaning for women who are struggling to find hope and purpose in life. She teaches that women can BEE whatever God calls them to BEE, no matter what their circumstances. Her personal stories, applications and prayers of affirmation present these powerful verses designed to buzz straight into the heart of every woman. An attractive interior design with "Bee Facts" enhances the bumblebee theme, as will a special foreword written by Grammy Award Winning vocalist CeCe Winans.
149 pages, Hardcover
First published January 14, 2005
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June 6, 2019
This is a wonderful book. Each verse that she focuses on, has a great story, and one that matches that verse. I followed her advice and wrote down her key verses to always have them with me for when I need them. This book really helps you to see the power of prayer and talking with God. Thelma Wells has a great energy about her in her writing. It makes you happy and she is really motivating. I am so glad that I found this book at a used book sale. It was definitely something I needed to read and I am keeping it my collection so I can read it again and again. I also love her little bee facts and how they relate to use and God's love for us! I recommend this to all!
March 16, 2018
Bees do the impossible every day. Scientifically speaking, they are not aerodynamic enough to fly—but they don’t know this! They just buzz happily and industriously along doing their thing, just being...bee-ey.
Thelma Wells encourages us to do likewise, to be like a bee. Why not? We don’t see a bunch of stressed-out, depressed bumblebees. Her metaphor of bees, a message she has long adopted for herself and shared with audiences around the world, shows us that life doesn’t need to be as hard as we make it. She reminds us that we can do what we do, with joy, knowing God uses it all. Even our daily routines, which often seem so insignificant, reveal our specific, God-given purpose on this planet; therefore being faithful even in the small stuff, we are “working for the Lord not for men.”
Wells encourages us to prioritize the relationships in our life foremost, especially since they do not come with an easy maintenance checklist, and most of all, she maintains that a growing relationship with the Lord opens in us the opportunity for joy in all circumstances. Even when using examples from the life of Job from the Old Testament, a man who struggled with intense loss and sorrow, she bubbles with joy and humor: “The only problem is that sometimes before we can soar with the eagles, we have to trot with the turkeys!”
Key lessons:
God will allow you to go through trials, but He won’t allow you to go through them alone.
”[Joy] may go dormant occasionally, but while we maintain our close relationship with our Creator, it’s always there, glowing in the darkness.”
Thelma Wells encourages us to do likewise, to be like a bee. Why not? We don’t see a bunch of stressed-out, depressed bumblebees. Her metaphor of bees, a message she has long adopted for herself and shared with audiences around the world, shows us that life doesn’t need to be as hard as we make it. She reminds us that we can do what we do, with joy, knowing God uses it all. Even our daily routines, which often seem so insignificant, reveal our specific, God-given purpose on this planet; therefore being faithful even in the small stuff, we are “working for the Lord not for men.”
Wells encourages us to prioritize the relationships in our life foremost, especially since they do not come with an easy maintenance checklist, and most of all, she maintains that a growing relationship with the Lord opens in us the opportunity for joy in all circumstances. Even when using examples from the life of Job from the Old Testament, a man who struggled with intense loss and sorrow, she bubbles with joy and humor: “The only problem is that sometimes before we can soar with the eagles, we have to trot with the turkeys!”
Key lessons:
God will allow you to go through trials, but He won’t allow you to go through them alone.
”[Joy] may go dormant occasionally, but while we maintain our close relationship with our Creator, it’s always there, glowing in the darkness.”
May 21, 2007
Great book!
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