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XP: Christian girls......
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I just got this in an email and had to share!
There comes a time in every woman's life when she has to take a close look at herself. Not at her circumstance, not at what she did, not how unfair life is, or at who made you do it. She has to just look at herself in all her glory and imperfection. Have you ever admired a woman who has been through changes in her life? Or have you made up in your mind that she is just messed up. Before you make this mistake, take a closer look. A woman who has endured the most unusual life is someone of wisdom, someone who has been chosen by God to go through things that have made her stronger. Think of all the great women in the Bible: Mary Magdalene, Ruth and Naomi, the woman with an issue of blood, and Esther, to name a few. Mary was a prostitute, a very uneasy woman. But by the time Jesus was done with her, she was His closest follower. Esther was unfortunate in marrying an abusive man, but by the time God was done with her, she had married one of the wealthiest men in the land. Women are so quick to beat the next one down instead of trying to hold her up. Before you wonder, ' What's up with her?' ask yourself, 'What's up with me?' That woman could be my mother, sister, aunt, in-law, stepmother, niece, grandmother, great-grandmother, neighbor, friend, or co-worker, etc. That woman could be ME. Women are the carriers of life, not the channels of death. Let's build and encourage each other, as did Ruth and Naomi . Pass this to all the women in your life. Encourage and love, forgive and forget, and trust that the woman that receives this will be touched in some way.
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Re: XP: Christian girls......
That was really beautiful. I feel so lucky that I go to a good church and that I have a lot of wonderful women in my church community group.
I have a confession that I am not perfect myself. There are some people who have been mean or hurtful or prideful when I most needed a hug from them. I know that it was not productive for me to be jealous or upset of those people--it just felt like their life worked out better than mine--they got the friends that I wanted or they got the pregnancy that worked out or they had the perfect marriage--it was difficult to see other people succeed and I was really failing.
I think God is really challenging me to give those people to him. Like I just need to pour out my heart and purify it, because I have a lot of love to give, but it hard to give when you are afraid of being hurt.
I am in a 3rd pregnancy, and I am so scared--scared of another miscarriage, not knowing if I will have a healthy baby, wondering if it does work out if I will be a good mother and able to handle everything emotionallly and financially. I have so much guilt that my previous pregnancies did not work out. And I just do not know what will happen in the future. I have wonderful family and Christian friends who will be there for me no matter what works out. And I have God.