Empowering Women to Soar!

🌸November 2026 

Theme: Reset Your Mind • Emotional Healing • Intentional Living

Lydia’s Retreat Center is stepping boldly into a new season of digital ministry — and we’re honored to walk it with you in this Christ-centered community.  

🌿The Seven Feasts of the Lord Series (Leviticus 23)

The Seven Feasts of the Lord reveal God’s prophetic rhythm for our lives. Each feast invites us into a specific spiritual season:

Passover — Come Out  

Unleavened Bread — Clean Up  

First Fruits — Give God the First  

Pentecost — Be Empowered  

Trumpets — Wake Up  

Atonement — Be Restored  

Tabernacles — Dwell

Join us as we journey through these seven appointed times—aligning our hearts with God’s purpose and timing.

📣  MONTH 3 — FIRST FRUITS

FEATURED MESSAGE  

Title: Giving God What Matters Most

Scripture: Leviticus 23:10

DEVOTIONAL: 

First Fruits is about priority. God doesn’t want leftovers — He desires the first of your time, energy, creativity, and devotion. When you give God the first, He blesses the rest.

FOOD FOR GROWTH  

Teaching Topic: Prioritization & Devotion

Key Points:   

• First honors God
• First sets order
• First releases blessing 

Application: Start each day with your “first 10 minutes” dedicated to God.

LEADERSHIP CORNER

Leaders thrive when God is first, not squeezed in.

🍂 SPOTLIGHT: 

Preparing to Receive

A woman had spent much of the year praying for God to change her circumstances. As Thanksgiving approached, she began looking back over the months and noticed something surprising. While everything she prayed for had not happened, she had changed.

God had given her strength for difficult days, wisdom for decisions, comfort when she felt discouraged, and hope to keep moving forward. She realized that the gift she had been waiting for was already being unwrapped in her life.

This Thanksgiving, don't only thank God for what is already on the table. Prepare your heart for what He is still placing in your hands .Sometimes gratitude is the posture that helps us recognize the gift.

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.”
James 1:17 (KJV)

A Thanksgiving Reflection:
Lord, give me eyes to recognize Your gifts, a heart grateful for what You have already done, and faith to receive what You have prepared for me.

Be thankful. Be expectant. Be ready to receive. 🍂🦋

🌱 HEALTH & WELLNESS TIP

 Drink water first thing in the morning — a physical first fruit.

This Thanksgiving, remember to care for the woman God created you to be, body, mind, and spirit. Nourish your body, give yourself permission to rest, enjoy time with those you love, and don't let the pressure of the season steal your peace.

Healthy living isn't about perfection. It's about stewardship.

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:14 (KJV)

November is National Diabetes Month, a time to bring greater attention to diabetes and the importance of protecting our health. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases notes that healthy habits such as nutritious meals, physical activity, adequate sleep, and not smoking can help prevent or manage diabetes-related health problems. [niddk.nih.gov]

Diabetes occurs when blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high and, over time, can affect the heart, kidneys, nerves, and eyes. [niddk.nih.gov]

This month, let’s encourage one another to:

• Talk with your healthcare provider about your risk for diabetes.
• Know your A1C, blood pressure, and cholesterol goals. [niddk.nih.gov]
• Choose healthy meals and make physical activity part of your routine.
• Remember that small, consistent changes matter.

Your health is worth paying attention to. Caring for yourself today can be an investment in a healthier tomorrow.

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health.”
3 John 1:2 (KJV)
 

Lydia’s Wellness Reminder: Faith encourages us to pray about our health, and wisdom reminds us to take care of it.

CLOSING BLESSING

May God bless all that follows your First Fruit offering.

📅 UPCOMING EVENTS

Giving with love this holiday season!

🧺 Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway
🎄 Christmas Gift Giveaway

Sharing God’s love through giving.

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