Yesterday, a sister in the Lord (a real jewel!) sent me someones blog site to visit. How delightful it was. How encouraging it was. How heartfelt and humble it was.
I cannot begin to imagine the emotional pain that this woman of God is experiencing on a daily and even on a moment to moment basis. Yet she chooses to put her hope in God and to keep standing on the Rock.
Her faith leaped off the page as she humbly shared a glimpse of her present sufferings with her readers. The peace that God has given her was even causing my spirit to be settled.
The thought I pondered greatly on was found at the bottom of the page...not in her profound writings. It was actually a number - the number of people who have visited her blog site.
1 Timothy 4:12 tells us to "set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."
This is what a woman of God is to do. No matter where your walk with God leads you, you are to walk it in such a way as to be an example to other believers.
I don't think it ever entered this woman's thoughts that she would ever be walking this particular road. Being used by God in this way was not her choice. But her willingness to remain walking with God is being used by God in a powerful way to bring encouragement to other believers. The truth is, she is probably being used greater now than she ever has been before.
Be ever so thankful for the woman that walks before you and the example that she is to your life. Be ever so thankful for the woman that chooses the narrow road of excellence. Be ever so thankful for the woman who humbly pours out her life experiences and hardships as she continues to praise her glorious Lord and Savior.
Take time to thank the woman in your life that is setting an example for you to follow!
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