God is amazing

Earlier I posted about a situation where a close friend had been hurt and had cut me out of her life. It was a hard time as I don't like to not be liked. Everyday I had to choose to love her and not hold any grudges it was so hard some days. But I did in faith and prayed for her, never talked to any of the other ladies in the group about what she had done. Never said a bad word against her. Would not allow "justified hurts" as Nancy Missler puts it to take hold of me. (Nancy wrote the study "The way of Agape" which I am doing at the moment with a group of ladies)

Anyway after a few months she came back to playgroup and was so hurt. I kept praying for her and really felt God telling me to email her and welcome her back. I rang one of the pastors wives who also is my friend and ran it by her. So I emailed her and welcomed her back and told her how I loved her and how my heart broke thinking of her etc.... Well after 3 weeks of hearing nothing she came to playgroup said sorry hugged me and was so changed. God's timing is so different to ours. I think it is amazing that as I am doing this study I am also going through what the study is about. Maybe God is trying to teach me something lol:)

It will take a long time to build our relationship back, but we have reconciled so now God can work. I have also learnt a valuable lesson about not confusing the people who you minister to as your only confidants, I will now make sure I have relationships outside my ministry circle if that makes sense.

Now onto the Way of Agape if you have not done this study you, it is one worth doing. I am up to chapter 6 and it is great. Nancy teaches us about God's love and has such insights into it. I am seeing how shallow I am and what I thought I was doing out of Gods love I was doing out of human love. Hummm imagine how affective it would be out of God's love.