(Flashback piece from my old blog. Reading Job, brought this back to me. For those of you new to my blog, you may not have read it before. )
What about life experience? Have you experienced something in your life that
you never saw coming? Something that shook you to your core and wondered "What
in the world is happening?" Oh, I have!!!!! Life is not a bed a roses and He
never promised us an easy life! He did promise that He would never leave or
forsake us. He promised that He would walk through the fire and the flood with
us. He would lift our chins as only He can. He would love us unconditionally!
So what have you experienced? What is an experience where you can look back on
it now and think "Praise Jesus, He brought me through and this is what He showed
me and taught me." Those are the things that we like to put on a mask and NEVER
tell anyone about. We go through life acting as if things are just wonderful
and on the inside, we feel like we are totally drowning. We would never take
off that mask and be transparent! Heaven forbid that we do such a thing! Yet,
most of the time, we have those close friends that would come along side and
pray with us, direct us to the Word, encourage us and listen. We all have those
kinds of friends. Some may have MANY and some may have just 1 or 2 but we have
them. We never know that if we would share, there may have been someone that
has been there and can encourage us and we can see what the Lord did in their
life.
This is obviously turning into an entry so please allow me to
share a couple of experiences that I have had.
-Infertility
-Adoption of
"The Older Child"
-Being
Obese
-Miscarriage
-Divorce
-Rebellion
-Healing of
hurts
-Loneliness
-Financial Issues
-Surprise
Pregnancy
-Re-married
-Teenagers
-Father with Open Heart
Surgery
-Mom diagnosed with Breast Cancer twice
-Loss of a job after
almost 15 years with the same company
-Rebellious Child
-Friends diagnosed
with "incurable" diseases
-Friends leaving for the mission field. Feeling
lost without them.
Now, someone may look at such a list and think......Are
you bragging? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!!! I am making the point that I can stand on
this side of these experiences and say PRAISE JESUS!!!! LOOK WHAT HE BROUGHT ME
THROUGH!!!!!! Now, everyone that I go to church with probably knows most of
this. Most that read this blog probably already know but some may not. Yet, I
know without a shadow of a doubt when someone is talking about one of these
trials in there life, I can say "Yes, I understand, I have been there and I can
pray from experience. Let me tell you what He taught me...."
Well,
there you have it. Now the question is for you. What has He brought you
through? What did He teach you? Are you still in the middle of it? How can I
pray for you? For sure something for you to ponder today. The comment section is open and
unlimited.....feel free to share!!!!!!! I would love to hear!!!!!
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