"The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." -Zephaniah 3:17 Old Testament of the Bible
I did this bible study with a friend about ten years ago. At the time I was single with a thirteen year old and was one of those people who had grown weary of looking for love in all the wrong places. This bible study is the first one where I really began to understand that GOD did not simply make me but that He knew how He made me and he LOVED ME. Pretty powerful stuff for a girl who does not have a good relationship with either parent.
So when a member of a bible study group I have been a part of for about six months mentioned this book, I was pretty excited about starting it. Little did I know that I had moved to a place in my heart with GOD where I was too bogged down to really connect with Him anymore. I got overcommitted. And in an effort to keep up with the study I plowed through week 1and 2 with little thought other than get the blanks filled.
But Friday evening (yes the same day that I talk about over here) at the end of week 2 in a chapter called "Come Rain or Come Shine" my heart was suddenly touched again. And I knew. GOD help get me out of this mess I have gotten myself into. The overcommitted mess. Then it was reinforced with news I came across about a blogger attempting suicide whose spouse is deployed in the military. It hit me hard. The lack of understanding of how military deployments wear ON THE FAMILY. It is no joke.
So things are coming off the plate...
Because I KNOW when to say "when"...