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The First Three Chapters

I don't know about you, but from the moment I began reading Girl Meets God, I was hooked. Frankly, I think it's her intellectual search of her faith.

I've always been curious about the Jewish faith and traditions, so I'm finding that aspect of the book really interesting. For example, I didn't know that the faith is passed to the children maternally.

When she started thinking about believing in Jesus and her friend Pastor Mike said, "... you can't just divorce Judaism," I think that was insightful.

What struck me personally in my own faith is her comment from the Mitford books where they quote Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through Him who gives me strength." I think perhaps these books drew Lauren into the Christian faith more than she realized at the time. This particularly scripture is a reminder to me that God doesn't give us more than we can handle. And oftentimes, when I'm going through a particularly difficult time, it's for a reason. And sometimes, I never discover the reason. I often forget that my strength comes from Him, not me.

Did anything strike you personally as you read the first three chapters of this book?

Starting next week

Less than a week before we begin to blog about the book! I can't wait to hear what you all have to say about this woman's amazing journey. As long as I can figure everything out, we'll be blogging live on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m.