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July 16, 2012

Monday Manna: Why I Love This Blog

It’s not because I love writing (writing’s never exactly been my favorite thing).

And it’s not because I love reading great inspirational writing (which Emily does so beautifully here on the Glo Girl Blog).

No, the reason I love the Glo Girl Blog is because of  YOU. Your comments. Your testimonies. You are the reason I love this blog.

For example, take a look at this post I received from Beth Fisher which was in response to my Front Porch Friday video question, What was your toughest hour, and how did God see you through?  (Note: Yes, it’s long, but I could not edit a single word of Beth’s post — it’s that good.)

I’ve had several “toughest hours” – living in a severely abusive marriage from the age of 16 to the age of 18 1/2, 3 miscarriages, being widowed at age 22 with a 2 year old daughter/2 months pregnant with our second, being a single mom for 6 years, several scares with each of my children.

What I’ve learned, is that God was there with me through it all, and He has shown me the WHY in very clear ways. Through the suffering that I’ve experienced, I’ve been able to witness to countless women, because I had “been there, done that, had the scars to prove it.”

One such instance was almost exactly a year after my husbands death (car accident). I was in the emergency room with my then 3 year old daughter, who had the flu. While we were in the room, with my daughter in an ice bath, one of the nurses, who knew me, came and told me that they needed me. My mom was there with me, so she stayed with my daughter while I followed the nurse out.

She explained to me that they had a woman in the waiting room that was hysterical. The police had brought her in to identify her husband’s body. He had just died in a car accident. They had tried to sedate her, but it didn’t change her hysteria, so they wanted me to try to talk to her, since I had been there.

I walked up to her and started hugging her. She immediately started to hit me, saying, “Leave me alone, you don’t know what I’m going through”. I took her face in my hands, and gently said (in tears now) that I DID, in fact know what she was going through, that a year ago I had been in that very room for the very same purpose. That simple statement opened the door for me to be able to sit and talk to her for some time, and to lead her to the Lord.

It’s easy to get so caught up in trying to “work through” our problems, or to “put it behind us”, or just to be so busy in our own lives that we miss the opportunities to use these times in our life as Paul says in Romans 8:28 to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

This verse doesn’t say that all things in Beth’s life will work together for Beth’s good. But if I can help a Christian sister who is going through something that I’ve lived through, and grew closer to God because of, then it’s worth it!

Now can you see why I love this blog? And Beth is just one of many of you who have blessed, encouraged, and preached to me via the blog. Want to respond to Beth’s comment? Just click right here and go right ahead  (yet another reason why I dearly love this blog).

It’s Monday, precious sister,  and Beth’s testimony and example reminded me of a verse you and I desperately need to practice in this hurting world this week:

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NLT)
1:3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.
4 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

How has our merciful God comforted you? Ask Him right now: Lord, give me the opportunity to share Your comfort with others this week.  And when He does, follow Beth’s lead. Share it. And as always . . .

Feel free to share it with me and our glo girl community, too!

Your sister who loves blogging because of you,

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  1. DENISE ROUNDS says

    July 16, 2012 at 11:49 am

    How precious is our Lord who turns hurt and hardships to means of ministry, avenues to comfort others, connection between people who are now facing similar tragedies. God can truly bend evil to the good. He wastes nothing in our lives. This testimony brought tears to my eyes. . . I’m grateful for what God alone can do with what we often see as only loss.

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  2. Debbie says

    July 19, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    For me, my darkest moment was when I filed for divorce from my “Pooh”, (husband), of 21 years. However, like many others who’ve posted their stories, I’ve actually had a LIFE of “”worst hours””. At least it was that way up until the last 14 years. (;~)
    My story starts with a dad, (who wasn’t yet married to my mom), who tried to run her over in a driveway before I was even born. But she surrvived & so did I. They did get married, I think, but somewhere in that time frame there’ a huge suspicion that I was abused by my dad. Can I recall it? NO, thankfully I can’t but what I do remember are doctors visits, (at the age of 3 years old & then a “divorce or seperation”), & “shushed” conversations. Much later on in life as I met some of my 1/2 sisters we talked about that & there were “”known”” cases of abuse. Has it ever bothered me in my lfe? I can say, “Thankfully, NO!” My baby mind must have blocked it out & I had a grannie who prayed over me EVERY day of her life.
    However there were still “always” trials. Though I was protected from seeing my dad, he never sent a dime to help support me or even a card to acknowledge my exsistence. And even though there were suspicions of abuse my mom pined for & hung on to a lost love for YEARS of her life & evetually became an alcoholic living for nothing but the next beer. The “”best”” she gave me was punch in the stomach, while grabbing me by the hair, because I was trying to take her car keys from her so she wouldn’t get out on the road & kill someone. the BEST you say? How so? Well…………I couldn’t drink!!!!! (:~) The Lord knows that I tried because, of course, that’s what I thought you did when you had troubles. BUT all it did for me was make me SICK……..BUT sadly, there was another loved one in my life who couldn’t drink either & that was my “Pooh”. Except that he “”could”” drink…..gallons, quarts or whatever he could get at the time.
    Thus my reason for filing for a divocre…….the 2nd worst hour of my life was loosing time with my kids while they were growing up. How much time? Almost 9 years of having them only every other weekend & parts of the summer. On the times they were gone, to be with their dad, I’d wander the house picking up their pictures, hold them close & cry for hours. Was it any better after 9 years….NO! BUT…..Is it better now? YES!!!! How so & why you ask? Because, TRULY, “With God ALL things ARE possible”. Matt 19:26 And 11Timothy 1:7 tells us that we’ve NOT been given a spirit of fear, but of POWER, & of a “”‘sound””” mind. And 1 John 5:18 tells us that when we recieve Christ, We’re born of God & the evil one CANNOT touch us. AND THEN, for me, he says in 11 Corinthians 5:17-20 I am a minister of reconciliation. My hubby, (Pooh), & I are reunited after 9 years of seperation & so is that of my kids & family………….I STAND IN UTTER AWE & ADORATION OF A REDEMPTIVE GOD WHO WANTS NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR ME & HAS HEARD MY DESPERATE PRAYERS, MY KIDS PRAYERS & HAS SENT & is still SENDING RESOTORATION, MERCY, GRACE & HEALING.
    That’s what I/we want to share with all the women I/we come into contact with. You can only drown IF you’re in the water. Well. JESUS IS the TRUE living water & IF you “””drink””” of Him 4:10, you’ll not only “”just survive”” you’ll SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE…….40:31
    And….. I love this Blog becuase the sweet & precious ladies who’re are connected to this blog have a deep love for other women, sharing that they/ we all can learn how to be God’s best through His word. And though they/ themselves are not perfect, (NO one is but Him—–thank goodness, cuz I myself have tried & failed), they know it BUT are ever striving to walk & talk His ways. And that’s a good as it gets. Prov. 3:3 let love & faithfulness be written on the tablet of their hearts forever binding the two.

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