Living a life that Matters

I wrote a pretty long blog yesterday about my divorce group and then accidentally deleted it. So here is the short version…

I was challenged a year ago to start a group for divorce people. I laughed it off. But then God weighed it on me. So I started one with the help two other ladies. Today it has grown to 26 people. Sad that there is such a need for a divorce group, yet awesome because these people come to grow and fellowship with others. It has been a huge part of my healing process.

In the past couple of months my heart wasn’t in it. I wasn’t sure if God wanted me to be a part of it anymore. A couple of people were complaining about the material. The social events outside of group always had to involve alcohol. We had a new guy show up just to pick up women. It just wasn’t there for me anymore.

I prayed about it and wrote a long email this week voicing my concerns. A few people responded with praise. One person was angry with me. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was driving to group. The awesome thing is that we ended all having a heart to heart talk. Not just about the email, but just about the everyday struggles of having gone through divorce. There was sharing, tears, and a huge amount of support being shown. It was an awesome night.

For the first time I felt this group got it. The biggest topic was how we can take this horrible situation called divorce and become more Christlike. I felt everyone wanted to stop worrying about who their next potential mate was going to be and just concentrate on living a life for Christ. The awesome thing about this mix guy/girl group was the amount of trust there was shown in discussing some of the intimate topics.

I woke up the next day with a very full email inbox. My phone rang all day. Everyone was on a spiritual high. The lady that was angry with me called me and we had an amazing heart to heart talk. I feel so blessed to be a part of this amazing group of people. They encourage me so much.