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Bless Your Heart by Cindy Colley

Do I have to have PayPal?…

Posted on September 4, 2026

Someone’s mug got broken. Someone’s package was opened when it arrived and something was missing. “My box was missing a shirt.” …”My friend already got hers and she ordered after I ordered.” …”I don’t have PayPal. Is there another way to order?”

Sometimes there’s a hitch of some kind. But the percentage of packages with hang-ups is still low. The books and shirts are coming your way as fast as we can get them there. The answer, of course, to any problem, is to ask us and we will make it right. Of course, we will make it right. 

That PayPal question, though. The answer is to keep going through the payment process with your credit card number. It will go through and you do not have to have a PayPal account. It looks like you do, but it is ONLY PayPal on our end…NOT yours. It will go through just like any other credit card purchase, WITHOUT your having a PayPal account. This is the question I have been asked probably 100 times. So the system is confusing. We apologize for that, but that part is out of our hands. (We always have enough confusion that IS in our home and hands, though, for sure!)

Bottom line is: We will make it right. Always communicate any mistakes, broken-on-arrival mugs, etc….We will make it right! (Just Facebook message us or cindycolley@gmail.com.)

Most of all, keep inviting! I have already heard from several of you that there are questions, comments, burdens shared, feedback…at this early point, from women who desperately need our Father and salvation. 

And if you are new to the study, I’m praying today that you will be blessed as much as I have been. The Word is what sanctifies us (John 17). Put your hand in His!

P.S. I can’t wait for hoodie weather. These shipping days are triple digit heat index days. He is good, though.

Bless Your Heart by Cindy Colley

Encouragement from His Hand (and Podcast Dates for 2026)

Posted on September 3, 2026

Well, you bring me to tears  almost every day during the inviting season, because He is just so good. One place in the midwest going from one woman to a group of 70 plus in a week because of the contagion of accepted invitations. One woman, outside of our Lord Jesus, who’s  accepted the invitation this year, for the first time, after many tries in a variety of studies, for several years. One digger, who was baptized last night after contemplating, seriously, her relationship with God. One little community of 1500 people, where there likely are more women on staff at the local high school, who are studying, than those who are not.  One porch where community women are just stepping up to get their materials from a basket, because the study leader cannot keep up with all the new students who need them. Two more groups started from one small-town group and from two women connecting in places that are really not so geographically close. Zoom groups growing by leaps and bounds. A coffee shop room that could not have held one more chair at ten o’clock in the morning, yesterday. You just try to tell me or any digger that this is not going to help us to heaven?! It is, because it is the Word! It is not any person. It is not any advertising scheme. It is the Hand of God, working already in providential ways. 

Oh, I know the devil will try his hardest to grab the women back. The devil lets us coast along when we are  in sin. But let us get interested in the Word and He starts calculating the risks—His risk of losing us to the Lord— and he gets in lion mode…devouring mode (1 Peter 5:8). So watch for him. Recognize when you want to take a few days off from the Word…that’s him. Watch when you have time for the football games or the beach trips, but not the Word. That would be him, too. Watch for general suffocating busy-ness.That would be him, too. But draw near to God and resist the devil…and God will draw near to you (James 4:8) And yes….I am talking to myself.  

Podcast dates are as follows for the rest of 2026: 

September 22

October 27

November 24

January 5 (This will be for the month of December, Month 4 of the study.)

(See how I gave us all 6 weeks to do month four during the holidays? I didn’t say we can’t ever slow down for giving gifts, hospitality, and encouraging! …I said keep digging!)

I’m encouraged beyond what I can start to say, by Him, but THROUGH you, as we put our hearts in His hand and watch Him work in our lives this year!

Did I say “Keep on Inviting!”? She may not dig if you ask her. But she, for sure, won’t, if you don’t.

 

Bless Your Heart by Cindy Colley

In Her Lap at Walmart…

Posted on September 2, 2026

When we start inviting people to study, and covering our invitations with prayer, two things happen: 

  1. We get bolder to say the words “Would you like to join us (me) for this study?”
  2. God gives us more and more opportunities to meet women who want to know more of His Word. 

You remember Angie Parsley, who decided to personally invite each woman in her church, messaging 53 ladies (https://thecolleyhouse.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=21026&action=edit). Their group is now somewhere in the fifties. (Women say “yes” pretty often and each woman was challenged to invite just one more!) 

Well, this happened at Walmart (from Angie):

I hate to blow up your phone constantly with this, but this is just amazing. I was just in Walmart buying binders. The self checkout made an associate come over because I was stuffing all these binders in bags and the machine thought I was stealing them lol. So she came over and said “that’s a lot of binders! Are you a teacher?” I said no, but I’m starting a Bible study with some ladies and it keeps growing where I need to keep buying binders. She asked what we were studying and I told her about DD and she said “Wow that sounds interesting!” I invited her to come and she was all over it. She added me as a friend right there in the checkout and wants all the info. She requested to join the DD group (_______ ______ is her name, if she’s asking to be added). I’m so blown away by this. As of this morning we are well over 50 that have said yes. Completely amazed and thankful!!

I checked and this Walmart worker had already requested to be a part of the group. God won’t ever force anyone to study or obey. But He is faithful to provide opportunities for those who  seek Him and for those who seek lost souls. 

His HAND is working. Sometimes the blessings fall right into our laps…at Walmart! Keep inviting! 

…and just for fun….Maybe we need to be more like these kids at Walmart: Click here for a smile: https://www.facebook.com/reel/10100315888031159

 

Bless Your Heart by Cindy Colley Dig-a-Bit Podcast

More: The Sun of Righteousness (MoreM12E04)

Posted on August 31, 2026

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Dig-A-Bit is a weekly mini Bible study with Cindy Colley. It supplements the Digging Deep Bible study for women.

For more information about the Digging Deep Bible Study for Women, visit TheColleyHouse.org.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:

  • Malachi 4:1-3
  • Mark 2:1-17

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Bless Your Heart by Cindy Colley

You took the challenge! Keep Inviting…

Posted on August 31, 2026

                                                                                                           A part of the St. Mary’s, WV group

I’m still amazed by His response to women who seek souls. He is faithful to give us opportunities to influence for heaven if we want them. 

A few days ago, I encouraged you to invite people to the new Digging Deep study. Because you are women who are not about self-glory, never pretentious and always humble, many times, what you do to make Digging Deep impactful for eternity, is never posted or applauded. But I have heard privately from so many of you, because you need books or because you are just trying to encourage me, or because you are so excited about the Word and hearts. We are just small voices in our communities. Oh, but God, He does MORE than we are imagining (Ephesians 3:20) and His providential hand is still working though our meager invitations. It’s the Hand of God!

I’m going to send a couple of examples. I take no credit for these souls being strengthened. I’m just a tiny connector between women and the ONE who gives us our hope. We’ve been reminded a lot this week of the brevity of life. One thing matters and you inviters have cued in on that. 

( I will say that, in my tiny little algorithm, I’ve seen about as much Digging Deep this week as I have Dolly…and that has been a great encouragement!)

From Tara Pearce: 

After you posted the Just Invite Them post, I took that challenge!  I shared the post, invited in my friend group, and put a notice out to all the ladies in my congregation to join me in an evening study group. 

We have a Tuesday morning ladies study, which I am not part of because I’m a working girl!  

This class has decided to do the same study as well!  

Altogether we have ordered 30 books so far!  A few from our smaller surrounding congregations have joined. 

I’m so excited for this and nervous for myself leading it!  So thankful to be able to learn and share God’s word!

From Angie Parsley: 

Hi Ms Cindy! We met this year, briefly at PTP during the final charge. You sat next to me and I told you about me having a Hannah and a Caleb like you and my daughter Hannah being baptized the night before our final day at PTP. I did a count today of all the women in our congregation in St Mary’s WV. I believe I counted 53. I decided to do a personal invitation to join the study for every woman in our congregation instead of making a mass announcement and hoping people would join in the study. I’ve been sending invites all day. I still have 29 more women to invite and I already have 18 committed. I’ve encouraged everyone to invite at least 1 friend or family member so I’m sure this number will continue to grow. I’m so excited for the spiritual growth that is coming to our little congregation of 100. I write you this as I want you to be encouraged to see all the great things happening all over the world and in our little corner of WV. I am so excited to get started…

And then there was this update yesterday, from Angie and St.Mary’s: 

Our total count committed to the study as of this evening is 43. There are still a few more we are pretty sure that will join, just waiting on a response back. I also encouraged everyone there tonight to invite at least 1 friend. Those responses are already coming in. Lord willing, I’ll send you a picture of everyone when we meet. The picture I sent is now only half of our group. This is so encouraging!

And from Lori Morris:

Also after your post about sharing the study I shared it to our ladies text group and got several who want to join! I think we’re even going to have a livestream group! First time at this congregation!

Great things ARE happening and I AM encouraged. But they are through HIS hand and for HIS glory. I’m so thankful to be in His hand with you. Keep inviting all year, but let’s magnify our efforts through the month of September! I don’t even know what He can do through all of you, but I know it’s more than I can dream up and it’s whatever is His will!

The voice of rejoicing and salvation

Is in the tents of the righteous;

The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

The right hand of the LORD is exalted;

The right hand of the LORD does valiantly (Psalm 118:15,16).

 

To Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us…to Him be the glory in the church forever (Ephesians 3:20).

Goodbye, old friend. We will keep you our hearts.

Today, we are leaving behind the “More” which has blessed my life in ways I cannot fully know till heaven. It’s the Word of My Father. But I do know enough to be sure that I don’t want any portion of my life to go by without being deep in the Word. It’s my sustenance in the spiritual famine around me. I look around at what this world is exalting and descrying and I know that I have so much MORE!

Bless Your Heart by Cindy Colley

Invite! Women say “yes” when we just invite.

Posted on August 28, 2026

Yesterday I corresponded with a sister in West Virginia who decided to send out a personal invitation to dig, to every woman in her congregation. In this congregation of 100 people, this sister was about halfway through inviting her 53 women and, as of yesterday afternoon, 18 of those she’d already invited had agreed to participate in the Digging Deep study.

Sometimes it just takes a little courage and time to do something in a church that’ll culminate in real growth and progress toward heaven. Sometimes, it’s women in the Word who are doing much to keep the Revelation 2-3 candles burning in congregations where the devil would love to gain a foothold. It surely doesn’t have to be Digging Deep, but it does have to be our knowledge of and adherence to the Word that keeps us sanctified. Jesus prayed “Sanctify them through your truth. Your Word is truth.”

Diggers in Jackson, Tn. Maybe I’ll soon get a picture of the new WV group!

I only know two women in the church in this small town in West Virginia (and I only met those two a few days ago at Polishing the Pulpit. One of these two was baptized at PTP!) I don’t know the elders or the schedule of services or anything about the community. But I know this church will be stronger from  its women being in the Word.  In this  case, those who are joining the study are inviting others. I can’t wait to hear what comes from these 53 invitations, once they are completed! I’ve just seen the power of the good book in families and congregations over and over again. It changes lives, families and churches!

So I hope you can invite. The study officially starts September 1st…next Tuesday. Here’s another excerpt from The Hand of God. I’m so thankful the hand put on flesh!

And then there was that magnificent time that God, the Son, spent gestating in a human womb and actually did put flesh on the hand of God. That tiny hand of God put on everything my hand has:muscle and sinew, bone and flesh, nerve and nail. He became like me (John 1), so that I could become like Him. He literally took the hands of a man, so that I could figuratively take the Hand of God. How blessed were Mary and Joseph and Peter and John, Mary and Martha, and John the Baptist to be able to grasp the hands; both the hands of flesh and the Hand that is sovereign in the realm of spirits!

The “shipping department” takes a short break! He’s so busy!