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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