My Lord,
Thank you for my sister Kara, who invited me to the summer bible study. Initially I was going to skip it this year and work on my leftover homework from my women's bible study and small group. For some reason, with traveling and being sick, I fell behind in some of the assignments.
When I heard that the summer study was going to be about "Overcoming Life's Disappointments," I thought, "I don't need that class, I'll pass."
Two weeks into the class, Kara text me and invited me to come. I love her like my little sister and so I went along. Not even a week later, a dear sweet friend of mine had lost her mom. She was grieving and I was grieving for her. I was able to comfort her from what I know about You and our time spent together. She was grateful for my friendship and words of encouragement. I was grateful that you have been having your way in my life which in turn, put me in a position to be of use.
And then, on Monday, I got some unexpected news that made my heart sad. Not fearful but sad.
We are studying a range of emotions and Ray said, "All of our emotions are a gift from God for a biblical purpose.
Anger, Hate, Fear, Lonliness, Grief, Loss, etc...I found that hard to believe at first sound, but now, I get it.
Thank you.
Eternally yours
