I received this quote in an email from my dear firefly Heather today :
"Do not give in into sadness or desperation for what you are going through today. God knows how you feel . . . God knows exactly and with perfection what is being allowed to happen to you in your life at this percise moment. God's purpose for you is simply perfect. He wants to show you things only you can understand by living what you are living and by being in the place you are now."
These words are profound. It was the kind of statement that commands you to slow down & re-read it with complete attention & full reverance to appreciate the depth of it. DON'T GIVE IN TO THE SADNESS & DESPERATION FOR WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH TODAY!
GOD KNOWS HOW YOU FEEL, whether it's not undrstood by others or old news to them or whether it doesn't even make since to anyone else at all. GOD KNOWS HOW YOU FEEL.
And the the last part of the quote made me notice the most. I expected it to read "to show you things you can only understand by living what you're living". But it doesn't. I had to read it several times to catch it. Look at the placement of the word"only". . . ."He wants to show you things ONLY YOU can understand by living what you're living". Yes, your life affects many around you. Yes, your testimony will impact countless individuals as you go through this. . . But ONLY YOU can understand it. It's your life lesson from God. It's you The Almighty chose for this. You. He has all the confidence in the world in you to handle it well. Yes, you can, my firefly. Your glow will light the path for countless others that must walk a similar path, too. Glow, my firefly, glow!
