Sad for Tomorrow

Tomorrow is my last, first Bible Study...did that make sense? Well, this school year, I attended my first ever Women's Bible Study and tomorrow is the last day for the summer. I am honestly and truly sad it is coming to an end. As I may have mentioned in past posts, I wasn't sure what to expect for my first Bible Study experience. And, I was somewhat hesitant to even sign up for a variety of reasons.... A). I'm a somewhat "new" Christian, and B). I don't know much at all about the Bible (at least compared to the "regular" attenders). Anyhoooo, I was happily surprised.....

Knowing that I won't be meeting with these 7 women each week is going to be heart-breaking for me. The only person I knew in the group was my friend Cheryl, who actually convinced me to sign up. The other 6 women were basically "strangers". In this short semester I have truly come to love each of them. In so many ways I feel closer to them than I do my own family. I am free to talk to them about my faith without wondering what they are thinking. Because I know, they are at the same point in their walk with the Lord as I am. They are my "Sisters" in Christ. I can share anything and everything with them and they know exactly, precisely where I am coming from. We pray for each other at our table on Wednesdays and all through the week. It's an awesome feeling to know that there are 7 women praying for me daily.

Sometimes I wonder if I talked as freely with my "friends" about my faith as I do the women in my Bible Study, would they still be my friends? I don't even really talk with my own family members about matters of faith. I often wonder whether they "get it" with their hearts or just understand it with their heads? Do my friends and family know that there is no "middle ground" when it comes to eternity? It took me 31 years to accept the Lord into my heart, for Him to get through to me. I haven't found the perfect way to really share that with my friends or my family but, I know God has a plan and perfect timing. Maybe my job is to be patient and trust Him....