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Timothy 4:7-8 “I have fought the good fight, I have
finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the
crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me
on that day.” Remembering a dear friend
who danced her way into Heaven two years ago today. She taught me about the kind of person that I
wanted to be. I am a better person for having known her. I am so thankful to God for the gift of her
friendship. I am forever changed because of her friendship and influence on my
life.
My life verses come from Lamentations 3:21-23, 32-33 “Yet this I call to
mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’s great love we are not
consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is
your faithfulness. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is
his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to
anyone.” In the past 2 years I have
experienced God’s love, grace and healing in so many ways. It has been a journey, that is for sure. Yet, it has been a journey, that I would
never change.
My heart and body have known deep pain… But today I testify that God has
been very faithful. He has proven his
love over and over again, to someone who at times doubted God and His goodness. He has brought healing to places in my life
that at times when I lost hope, I truly felt these places would never heal. I
felt hopeless about finding relief from the excruciating pain in my back. For the last 8 months I have experienced such
a reduction in pain, that I can once again function in my day to day
activities. God has healed a grieving
heart that questioned if I would ever want to “go deep” in my friendships and
relationships again. God taught me to
see people and situations through his eyes. His compassions never failed! Great is His faithfulness! His love never failed! God is so very
good! I am a better person today, I am
closer to God today, My love for him has grown to a depth I never knew existed
because of the journey that he has walked with me on and many times carried me
through. I am trying to find words for
something that my heart cannot express and I think that is ok…..
