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The Red Sea Rules eBook Download & Roundup

10/15/2019

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The Red Sea Rules eBook Download & Roundup
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This past summer, we had something special happen here on the blog. We held our first Summer Book Club-Style Bible Study. I wasn’t sure how it would go. I didn’t even know if anyone would be interested in participating or if it would even work. It. Was. Awesome!

I’d do it again in a heartbeat. As a matter of fact, there are already plans in the works to do another Summer Book Club-Style Bible Study next summer! YIPPIE!!!
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One thing that happened that I wasn’t expecting is that we had several requests to make the 10 blog posts into a printable version. 
So, that’s exactly what we’ve done. We’re not going to charge for it. This is a free resource that you can download in an eBook format, complete with links, right from our website. Just join the movement to gain access to a whole library of cool stuff you can download for free, including this beautiful, full-color, 88-page eBook! Be sure to check it out! When you’re done looking through the library, head back over here and let’ me share with your my favorite parts of the 10-week Bible study. I’m so glad you’re here!

​So, today I'm going to share with you what stood out to me each week during our Summer Book Club-Style Bible Study on The Red Sea Rules. Then, in the comments below, I want you to tell me of the 10 Red Sea Rules, which one has made the biggest impact on your life?

Here's what stood out to me and helped me the most each week:

​Rule 1: Realize that God means for you to be where you are.
In week 1 this quote really hit me square between the eyes: “So, take a deep breath and recall this deeper secret of the Christian life: when you are in a difficult place, realize that the Lord either placed you there or allowed you to be there, for reasons perhaps known for now only to Himself. The same God who led you in will lead you out.” ―Robert Morgan, The Red Sea Rules

I am here today by His design and/or allowance and I can be assured that the same God who led me in will lead me out!

Rule 2: Be more concerned for God’s glory than for your relief.
Week 2 reminded me that my difficult situation can turn into something beautiful for His glory. "How, then, did God take an impossible situation, flip it around, and use it for His honor? The story of parted waters shows us that God gains glory when His enemies are defeated, when His children are delivered, when His name is exalted, when His exploits are remembered and when His praises are sounded." —Robert Morgan, The Red Sea Rules

I recently wrote a book called The Heart That Heals: Healing Our Brokenness Through the Promises of God, and that's exactly how this book happened—through a difficult situation that has turned into something beautiful for His glory. Praise the Lord!
Rule 3: Acknowledge your enemy, but keep your eyes on the Lord.
​Over the years, I've seen how in my own life I allow circumstances to overwhelm me. I get so wrapped up in all the difficulties that I forget to look to God and place my problems in His very capable hands. Those difficult things are going to come. They are going to happen. There's no getting around that fact. But what we have to remember is that when they do, they are not to be the focus of our attention. God is! "But my eyes are toward You, O God, my Lord; in You I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!" Psalm 141:8
Rule 4: Pray!
Sometimes our problems appear to be so ginormous that trusting God with them seems beyond our ability. We make an effort to turn the problem over to God, but we soon find ourselves paralyzed with fear and worry all over again. How do you trust God with difficulties that are so overwhelming? I’m grateful that Robert Morgan breaks faith down into distinct steps that can help us walk with God one day at a time through all of life’s challenges. And one of those steps is simple—just PRAY!

Sounds simple enough, right? But how many times do I pray and turn that problem over to God only to take it back again. Too many times to count! Morgan reminds us through this passage of Scripture in Philippians that God wants to hear from us. He wants us to talk to Him about anything and everything! "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

No matter how big or little, significant or insignificant, the problem seems to be to you, turn it over to God and leave it there!
Rule 5: Stay calm and confident, and give God time to work.
I want you to know that I do not like this rule! I don’t like anything about it. Stay calm. That does not come natural to me. I find it much easier to panic! Stay calm and confident. Confident? But worry comes rushing in without me even giving it any thought. And give God time to work. That’s the hardest part of this rule. I do not like this rule, but I also know that I need to learn this rule and I need to put this rule into practice in my life. 

“In our distresses in life when trapped by the Red Sea, we must trust God with the impossible and leave room for Him to work, for the Lord has promised to fight for us.” — Robert Morgan, The Red Sea Rules 
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Rule 6: When unsure, just take the next logical step by faith.
“God never gives guidance for two steps at a time. I must take one step, and then I get light for the next. This keeps the heart in abiding dependence upon God.” —C. H. Mackintosh

In week 6 we look at two counterfeits to faith—presumption and paralysis. I found this so interesting. Both can look like faith, but they're not real faith. They are counterfeits. You presume that God will do something for you that He has never promised to do. Presumption often takes the form of telling God what you want Him to do, and then telling Him you're counting on Him and expecting Him to fulfill your desires. And then there's paralysis. Out of the blue something bad hits us, and we freeze. We don’t know what to do. The problem is just too huge. We’re totally overwhelmed by it, and we don’t have a clue what to do about it. So we don’t do anything. Why should we? The problem is too big! Nothing is going to help. We might as well just wave the white flag and surrender! That is paralysis.

Rule 7: Envision God’s enveloping presence.
If I had written The Red Sea Rules, I think I would have phrased this rule a little differently. To me the word envision connotes the idea of imagining that something is true. If we are believers in Christ, we don’t have to pretend that God is with us in difficulties. He really is present! So, I think that I would have put it some other way. Cultivate God’s presence. Or, practice God’s presence. Or, I think that maybe I would have put it this way: Learn to rest in God’s embrace. I like this rule. ​
Rule 8: Trust God to deliver in His own unique way.
“God will deliver His children from every evil work, from every peril and problem, from tribulation, even from death itself. But there are no cookie cutters in heaven. God doesn’t have standardized, same-size-fits-all solutions to our various problems. He treats every situation as singular and special, and He designs a unique, tailor-made deliverance to every trial and trouble.” —Robert Morgan, The Red Sea Rules

God does deliver us in unique ways and in week 8 we look at some of these ways. Sometimes He delivers miraculously. Other times He delivers providentially, and still there are times when He delivers mysteriously.
Rule 9: View your current crisis as a faith builder for the future.
Faith builder! Read what a man who suffered in a communist concentration camp has to say. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the great Russian novelist, records his experience in his book, The Gulag Archipelago: “All the writers who wrote about prison but who did not themselves serve time there considered it their duty to express sympathy for prisoners and to curse prison. I . . . have served enough time there. I nourished my soul there, and I say without hesitation: Bless you, prison, for having been in my life.” Did you read that? "Bless you, prison, for having been in my life.” We learn of several "faith-building" examples in week 9. I'm sure you have your own faith-building story as well.
Rule 10: Don’t forget to praise Him.
I love this rule! However, like the 10 lepers in Luke 17 sometimes we too forget to praise Him. Throughout this study of The Red Sea Rules, I have found it to be such an encouragement to me personally. The study has come at a time in my life when I was feeling overwhelmed and honestly, a little discouraged. I really needed these types of reminders. I give thanks to God for that! This little book, The Red Sea Rules, doesn’t say anything that’s never been said before. That is one of the reasons I like the book. It is such a good summary of tried-and-true biblical principles. It’s nice to be able to be reminded of them and to pass those principles on to others.

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You asked for it. We're delivering! This past summer, we had something special happen here on the blog. We held our first Summer Book Club-Style Bible Study. I wasn’t sure how it would go. I didn’t even know if anyone would be interested in participating or if it would even work. It. Was. Awesome! I’d do it again in a heartbeat. As a matter of fact, there are already plans in the works to do another Summer Book Club-Style Bible Study next summer! YIPPIE!!!
​
One thing that happened that I wasn’t expecting is that we had several requests to make the 10 blog posts into a printable version. ​So, that’s exactly what we’ve done. We’re not going to charge for it. This is a free resource that you can download in an eBook format, complete with links, right from our website. Just join the movement to gain access to a whole library of cool stuff you can download for free, including this beautiful, full-color, 88-page eBook with links! 
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Of the 10 Red Sea Rules, which one has made the biggest impact on your life?
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Rebecca Hastings link
10/15/2019 10:25:41 am

This study was so enlightening. Can't wait to check out the ebook!

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Patsy Burnette link
10/15/2019 07:11:03 pm

Thank you Rebecca!

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MAndy Farmer link
10/15/2019 12:51:55 pm

Rule 2: Be more concerned for God’s glory than for your relief.

This is key!

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Patsy Burnette link
10/15/2019 07:13:01 pm

I like that one too, Mandy! And I think it was the one of all 10 that challenged me the most. I had just never thought of it that way. But, ironically, that's the way we should always think.

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Boma link
10/15/2019 01:26:36 pm

Rule eight stands out for me. Thanks for the resource. Many blessings to you!

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Patsy Burnette link
10/15/2019 07:14:49 pm

Yes, Boma, He does deliver uniquely. No cookie cutter deliveries. And usually not the way we would have expected.

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Lesley link
10/15/2019 04:49:09 pm

This sounds like a great book. All the rules are helpful but the first one stood out. It can be easy to assume that if we are experiencing difficulty it must not be God's plan, but it's good to remember that he is sovereign.

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Patsy Burnette link
10/15/2019 07:16:22 pm

Lesley, it IS a wonderful book! And yes, He means for us to be right where we are.

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Tea With Jennifer link
10/15/2019 07:50:42 pm

I like your quote that He has lead us into this place & one day He will lead us out! Amen!
Congratulations on the new ebook!
Blessings,
Jennifer

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Patsy Burnette link
10/16/2019 08:14:05 am

Yes, Jennifer :) That's a great quote by Robert Morgan, and isn't it THE TRUTH!!! Blessings to you as well!

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Beth link
10/16/2019 10:17:11 am

I've been in a discouraging situation for a few months now and am grateful for your words here, Patsy! Thank you for sharing! I'll be pinning and tweeting this!

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Patsy Burnette link
10/16/2019 11:11:02 am

Thank you, Beth! I hope your situation is resolved soon and God gets all the glory! Blessings!

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Lauren Renee Sparks link
10/16/2019 01:10:36 pm

So amazing to give away all your hard work or free. Many will be blessed. laurensparks.net

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Patsy Burnette link
10/17/2019 07:53:36 am

Thank you, Lauren. I pray it is a great benefit to many!

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Donna Reidland link
10/16/2019 05:38:13 pm

I haven't read the book but you have definitely piqued my interest. I liked Rule 1: Realize that God means for you to be where you are.

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Patsy Burnette link
10/17/2019 07:54:44 am

Rule #1 seems to be a favorite of many, Donna. The book is GREAT! And it's an easy read and affordable!

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Gayl link
10/17/2019 04:48:05 pm

All the rules are so good. What God has been teaching me is that His timing is always right. Blessings to you! I'm your neighbor at #TeaAndWord.

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Patsy Burnette link
10/18/2019 06:49:08 am

You are so correct, Gayle. His timing IS always right! That's a hard thing to swallow sometimes. We just have to trust it, and trust Him.

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Anita Ojeda link
10/18/2019 02:38:04 pm

Sounds like a wonderful book!

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Patsy Burnette link
2/3/2020 07:47:11 am

It's a GREAT little book, Anita, and an easy read with so many thought-provoking biblical principles!

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