Welcome back friends. Everyday I go through a new section of scripture and I journal about it. I have decided to share it with all of you. And it is done in an easy format that you can follow along with or even do yourself! The format is called SOAP, which stands for Scripture, Observations, Application, and Prayer. Please let me know what you think! Scripture: Treatment of Church Members (1 Timothy 5:1-2) and Honor True Widows (1 Timothy 5:3-16) Observations: We should treat everyone as beloved family. 5:1-2 We should help widows and help with their children. 5:3-4 True widows (deserving of help) should be focused on God. 5:5 Those who seek pleasure first have no "real" life in them. 5:6 These are commands. 5:7 One whom cannot provide for his family is worse than an unbeliever. 5:8 Help out those who live rightly and helped others. 5:9-10 Be leery of helping the greedy; they will trade faith for their desires and grow accustomed to the help. 5:11-13 Young widows should remarry and live on in faith. 5:14 The church should help its own first. 5:15-16 Application: We should treat everyone with love and respect. If a widow (or single mother) needs help with their children, we should offer it. However, those receiving help should be focused on God and not anything less. Otherwise, they may get used to the help. It is a good thing for a widow to marry and have the husband support her. We should, as family, put those of the church before those who aren't. Prayer: Lord, help me to treat all of Your children with love and respect as You do for me. Help me to be responsive to the needs of those around me. Help me to be discerning of those who need more than others. Give me Your compassion that I may share it with those around me. | 
