That Foster Thing Study Guide: Guiding Young Women Through the Game of Love

By Jerri Foster Schmidt

That Foster Thing Study Guide is the companion to That Foster Thing published in 2015. Study groups will be challenged to reflect on the questions and scripture references. We’ll explore topics in dating like how to be wise, the dangers of lying, seeing the bigger picture and the X Factor. The reader will be informed and encouraged to handle the negatives and act on the red flags. This book offers girls and women a treasure chest of tools to help them learn to listen to God and follow His lead. Tired of one ex-boyfriend after the other? Want a different experience than crushing disappointment after such a thrilling beginning? I know you do. Look inside to see what God may have in store for you. It could make all the difference between finding your soulmate and soothing your heartache. There is help here.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jun 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664221161

Jerri Foster Schmidt

Jerri Foster Schmidt is the author of That Foster Thing Study Guide. It is her second book in this series. The first one is a how-to on preserving self-esteem, avoiding the wrong guys for you, and the neediness no-no. All of this as pertains to dating. Now in her Study Guide of the same name she expands on the concepts and helps the reader dive deeper into where or to whom God may be leading her. Jerri has observed a lot of dating drama and roller coaster relationships. She felt inspired by God to try and help her growing granddaughters avoid both. Her work started out as a teenage toolbox for them. It grew into a crash course in dating discernment. Jerri has four married children and thirteen grandchildren. She lives with her husband Tracy in Katy, Texas.

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ISBN: 978-1-6642-2115-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6642-2116-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021901395

WestBow Press rev. date: 05/17/2021

Contents

Chapter 1 Viewing Ourselves

Chapter 2 Lying Lips

Chapter 3 Whatever Is Pure

Chapter 4 The Advocate

Chapter 5 Benefits of Wisdom

Chapter 6 A Higher Calling

Chapter 7 The Negatives

Chapter 8 Girls Know Girls

Chapter 9 Pursuing Excellence

Chapter 10 Forgiveness

Chapter 11 Where Is the Love?

Chapter 12 The Bigger Pic

Chapter 13 The X Factor

Dedication

This book is lovingly dedicated to my six granddaughters: Mady, Maya, Charly, June, Georgia, and Hallie. They were my reason and inspiration when I wrote That Foster Thing and also now for this Study Guide. Their faces were ever on my mind and in my heart when I needed spurring on with this project. These darlings are featured in a photo on the back cover. Jiji loves all her girls.

To the girls and women who may in some way be helped by this book and its companion. May each one ultimately find hope and help in Jesus Christ.

To my Lord Jesus who got me through this endeavor for the furtherance of His kingdom. Come soon, Lord.

All Scripture Calligraphy

By

The author’s granddaughter

Madyson Lynn Schmidt

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Viewing Ourselves

On page 3 of That Foster Thing, it says, Another reason [we act the same as those without Christ] is we don’t have a healthy view of ourselves. Let’s explore what having a healthy view of ourselves would look like.

First of all, who are you?

You are the daughter of your mother and father. Write a sentence saying that, including your parents’ names here:

If you are a Christian, you are a child of the most high God.

The Bible says you are:

1. Chosen in Him

For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. (Ephesians 1:4)

2. Predestined to be His daughter

In love, He predestined us for adoption to sonship [daughtership] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will. (Ephesians 1:5)

3. Forgiven of sin

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. (Ephesians 1:7)

4. Bought at a price

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. (1 Corinthians 6:19–20)

5. God’s handiwork

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10)

6. God’s special possession

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light. (1 Peter 2:9)

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