Learning All I Can

I'm in a Bible Study on Wednesday mornings with a really awesome group of ladies. I've never been in a Bible Study before so this was very new to me. I wasn't sure what to expect. I'm definitely not a Bible scholar...to be honest, half of the time I have to re-read verses/paragraphs so many times it makes me feel like something is wrong with me! In the past few weeks, I've learned that God will speak to everyone differently based on their situation so there is never a right or wrong answer when participating in a Bible Study. There is one lady in particular that I immediately felt drawn to...she is so genuine and kind and just has this sweetness about her. She always looks like she is glowing...seriously! She is actually going through one of the darkest points in her life....this morning her husband finally admitted that he has been unfaithful. He has no desire to work on their marriage. They have two beautiful little girls (a toddler and a preschooler). I just cannot understand this! So I can't begin imagine what my new friend is feeling. Yet, she attends our Study every week, with her usual "glow" (and maybe a few tears now and then). She is a true "light" in the "darkness". Her glow MUST come straight from God. Even in the most horrible of situations, I can tell how she is listening and learning from every word spoken in the 2 hours we spend together. We are studying Romans and today we learned that God will give us trials and tribulations to build our faith, our character...to make us more like Jesus. Our Speaker had a great example of this for moms.....who are forever trying to come in and "save the day" and make things OK for their children so they don't have to suffer or deal with anything too "stressful" or difficult. She explained how it is better to let your children struggle through their trials and tribulations (even though its as hard as ever, as a parent, to sit back and watch). However, in allowing our children to endure these things we are allowing them to learn to persevere, to grow in their faith, to build their character....to become more like Jesus. Wow, I have a lot of learning to do! I know God put these women in my life, to show me by example, how to handle the inevitable trials I will encounter.