It has been a month now that I have been leading the women's Celebrate Recovery group at Crossroads, and it has been incredible! Deciding to lead this group was an anxious decision for me at first, full of doubt and worries wondering if I was going to do a good job, but every week God has shown Himself faithful. His Word is the rock that I stand upon through the doubt and worry.
"And He has said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me" *2 Corinthians 12:9*
It truly amazes me, because every week (without fail) I get this nervous knot in the pit of my stomach, doubts pop up, and its like I'm on a roller coaster as it slowly cranks to the top and I have no choice but to enjoy the ride. And to my surprise I am really enjoying the ride, every week as the class ends I gather my things and stand there in amazement at what God just did- not just in the hearts of the women in the group but in MY heart. I am so dependent on Him to speak through me and be made strong in my weaknesses. Nothing I teach will be effective unless He opens their hearts to receive and believe, because ultimately nothing can bring freedom to our lives from the past besides His redeeming love!
The title of the study we are doing this month says:
"Stepping out of denial and into God's Grace"
I thought that was so encouraging for anyone, because the truth is we are all affected in our lives, we've all been hurt and we have (or still do) struggle with how to handle that pain or disappointment. And often we just deny it, pretending its not there or that it doesn't bother us anymore, rather than exposing it to Jesus and letting HIM handle our hurts
(He's the best at that!) and He's the only one who can bring a WHOLENESS back to our heart!
Let's celebrate our recovery!
