The Titus 2:4 Project - Women Mentoring Women

The first box is now open.  A thick layer of dust had collected over the lid like a scab on an old wound.  The contents are now exposed to the first light it has seen in years.   2 Samuel 22:29 says "You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light." So, let Your light shine, God.  Shine on me.  Expose this darkness. Sometimes Satan uses invisible shackles to bind us up.  Shackles we don't even know are there, until God exposes the work of the enemy and in the light of His glory, He sets us free!  I didn't know that this was holding me back.  Until Sunday.  When I saw the sister of a man who had wronged me.  Seeing her face - one I hadn't seen in years - caused me to dig far back into my memory...where did I know her from??  Her last name had changed, her face had aged...but I knew that I knew her... When I finally pieced it all together, I was nearly knocked off my feet.  I knew immediate...

One thing I've never been accused of being (at least to my face) is a drama queen.  I just don't do  drama.  Never have.  Never will. I remember sitting in my office one day, listening to a couple of co-workers talk about how much drama some people have in their lives.  I chimed in, "I don't have any drama in my life." One of the girls stared at me, mouth open, eyebrows raised. "What?" I asked her.  Her reply gave me something to think about for many days to come.  "You have more drama than anyone else I know!" I did a mental rundown: One daughter married and divorced and just miscarried a precious baby; another daughter with more financial woes than I can talk about; another daughter was unmarried with a young child; a son in the military - possibly would be deploying soon; another son in jail; a son who at 17 just found out he was a father; and (thank you, Jesus!) a son who was content being trouble-free. I didn't see any d...