Life Cafe

Tonight was more than I could have asked for.  It was a heaven sent blessing, that's for sure.

Life Cafe is our church's version of Coffee Break.  It is for women of all walks of faith that includes time of fellowship, laughter, fun and study.  The best part, is that it is held both in the morning and in the evening.  A perfect way to include everyone if you ask me!  It allows those that work during the day to have the opportunity to be part of something great, too!

I have been given the privilege to lead a handful of these women in Lysa TerKeurst's Made to Crave study and I could not be more joyous!  Oh how my heart was full as I was able to share with them not only my own personal struggles, but also something that has helped to reach out and touch my heart.

As you know, Made to Crave has been a God send in my life.  It has not only been an eye opening read, but has been a helpful aide in bringing me to a place where I can now acknowledge that my addiction to food has been controlling me for far too long.

To be able to reach out to these women and share with them my struggles (that are, I might add, continuous and ongoing) and to say that there is help was more than I could have asked for.

We truly serve an awesome, amazing, wonderful, loving God.  I never knew that starting this journey would take me down this path, but I feel blessed knowing that He wants me to do this.

When I started out, I truly thought that this would be a personal struggle that I would deal with on my own and with God.  I never thought that I would have the opportunity to share this and speak so openly about this topic with other women who feel the same way I do.  I felt that I truly was alone when it came to how I felt.  It almost feels like a breath of fresh air to know that I am not alone.

Now don't get me wrong, my heart aches for women who feel the way that I do and my soul cries out for them as I lift them up in prayer.  I don't wish these feelings on anyone.  Yet to know that God wants to use me, plain old broken messed up me, to help others is amazing.  Even better though, it is humbling.

Dear friends, I plead with you to pray for me.  Pray that I will have the right words to say at the right time.  Pray that I will be silent when He calls me to be silent.  Pray that God will guide our study together and that He will use me to bring light to others who are struggling.

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."  ~ Psalm 73 verse 26