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Feb 10, 2010
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God IS Good!
by: Drew

Grace,

God IS good! It's encouraging to hear what He's done in the last week! Thanks for letting us know!

Peace and God bless,
Drew

Feb 10, 2010
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Follow-up
by: Grace

Hi Drew and James,

Thank you both so much for your advice and comments. God has used them to help a great deal.

I would like to share something with you...
this last weekend I attended a conference. I'm not sure where your beliefs stand in the Charismatic side of Christianity, but this conference was all about healing and receiving God's love. During the sessions, I saw a girl who was a paraplegic walk! You could just see Jesus' love in her eyes. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

I also saw people healed from cancer, chronic pain, and even experienced a healing myself! My jaw was dislocated on one side due to a car accident. I had been receiving treatment, but it was very slow progress. During one time of healing, God just asked me to rest in His presence. While I did, I felt the most wonderful heat in my jaw. When I got up, it was healed. I still have had no pain!! God is so good.

So, along with physical healings, God also healed a lot of hearts...including my own. I was able to just rest and just give Him control. His love is so great.

I am in the place where, regardless of what happens with my boyfriend and I, it will be okay with me.

God is my all!

-Grace

Feb 01, 2010
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"Let Me Be Enough"
by: Drew

Grace,

Thank you so much for your honesty about the struggle - it's refreshing. Although our circumstances are different, I'm in a very similar place of letting go of hopes and dreams in surrendering a relationship completely to God. I praise Him that you have been able to maintain a solid, healthy friendship.

It's a gift from God to hear someone else is going through the same stuff - the hurt, the hoping, the seeking. It really is hard to let go of these things we become so attached to, like James said. And they're good things! But God's plans and timing are better than we can plan or hope for ourselves.

I'm in a place of really just hoping for friendship where I had hoped for something more. I've had to let go even of our friendship, something I never imagined would happen, and trust that God will renew it in His timing. The hopes and dreams for more than friendship are still there, but I encourage you not to hold on too tightly to those. Not because we risk being hurt by holding on, but because God wants us truly surrendered, ready to do whatever He says.

These dreams and longings come as we walk with God and He's the one planting them in our hearts. Through some human counsel I ended up thinking God wanted me to give up all the hopes I had for this relationship, but as I really sought Him He showed me that's not the case. He delights in our hopes and dreams and knows their importance! He just wants our primary love and desire to be for Him. You've got this down.

He's asking me to love Him first. Completely. And to be okay if those hopes aren't part of His plan. "Let me be enough." And, well, He's kinda all I got right now. =)

James, your thoughts and encouragements are much appreciated - very applicable, helpful advice. Thanks for your heart for God and relationship.

Blessings,
Drew

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Feb 01, 2010
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Grace, Thank you so much for your honesty about the struggle - it's refreshing. Although our circumstances are different, I'm in a very similar place of letting go of hopes and dreams in surrendering a relationship completely to God. I praise Him that you have been able to maintain a solid, healthy friendship. It's a gift from God to hear someone else is going through the same stuff - the hurt, the hoping, the seeking. It really is hard to let go of these things we become so attached to, like James said. And they're good things! But God's plans and timing are better than we can plan or hope for ourselves. I'm in a place of really just hoping for friendship where I had hoped for something more. I've had to let go even of our friendship, something I never imagined would happen, and trust that God will renew it in His timing. The hopes and dreams for more than friendship are still there, but I encourage you not to hold on too tightly to those. Not because we risk being hurt by holding on, but because God wants us truly surrendered, ready to do whatever He says. These dreams and longings come as we walk with God and He's the one planting them in our hearts. Through some human counsel I ended up thinking God wanted me to give up all the hopes I had for this relationship, but as I really sought Him He showed me that's not the case. He delights in our hopes and dreams and knows their importance! He just wants our primary love and desire to be for Him. You've got this down. He's asking me to love Him first. Completely. And to be okay if those hopes aren't part of His plan. "Let me be enough." And, well, He's kinda all I got right now. =) James, your thoughts and encouragements are much appreciated - very applicable, helpful advice. Thanks for your heart for God and relationship. Blessings, Drew

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