Someone to help you up!

In my Good Morning Group, I am getting to know some great people.  Sometimes it is hard to let yourself out there.  To tell about your past.  To let people know where you have stumbled, fell.  But without letting this out, I would not have gotten to know some of these wonderful women.  God brings people in your life to help you, and when he brings someone to me that has had a similar background it is so awesome.  I like the feeling of not being alone, in my struggles.  I have many great christian friends that I know are always there for me, but sometimes its nice to be able to talk to someone that relates so well to your story!
 

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 says, "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work; If one falls down, his friend can help him up.  But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!"

I like these verses, sometimes when you stumble and fall it's so easy to just stay down.  The next time you fall it will not hurt because you won't  fall so far.  But it is those people that have been through what you have, that have had the same hard times that you can look at and say, I can do it.  They have went through it and got back up, so I can too!   The hard part is putting yourself out there so that you can meet and get to know those people.  So I challenge you to put yourself out there, connect with a new friend.  You will be amazed at what you have in common and enjoy together, someone that can help you up too!

Forever Changing,
Liz

Friends

Being a mom, a teen mom, one of the things that changed were my friends.  I'm not saying that they walked away or anything, it's just that in an instant my priorities changed.  I didn't care so much what I was going to wear but was concerned what my baby was going to wear.  My idea of a great evening was snuggling with my husband and baby, theirs was going out for a fun night away from family.  I didn't lose them forever, I still talk to most of my close high school friends and I am connecting to more and more as they are now starting to build families.   It is just that you tend to want to be around people that have things in common with you so God brought me different friends.  God brings people in your life to help get you through the things that you are facing.  I look back at all of the people God has brought into my life and some I know why God brought them to me, some I don't.  Some he allowed to teach me, some to help me through the tough time, some are my "rocks", while others God is still working on me with.  Everyone has a purpose, sometime it is hard to see what mine might be sometimes.  As I continue to read through the bible in 90 days it is becoming clear to me that I can't help in all the ways God wants me to unless I know his word.  I know that I can affect the people I meet and I want everyone to see Jesus through me.  The more I know and GROW, the brighter God's light can shine.  I think the more I shine, the more people he will bring in my life.

 "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:" Ecclesiastes 3:1

Forever Changing,

Liz