One thing I’ve for sure learned about living this ‘fresh life’ is that there are NO COINCIDENCES only God’s PROVIDENCES.//
This morning on my Facebook this picture of Lilly was the first picture on my ON THIS DAY from last year. It is of her swinging looking over some land of which is now the land of some good friends who are in the process of building a new home there.//
The very next post was a post of something that a dear friend posted also one year ago.//
This is her post:
“Truth … life is hard. Especially when you experience the loss of a loved one… your child… your flesh and blood. But I have also learned through grief and pain that life can be fulfilled again once you give it to God. Don’t give up … don’t settle for “this is my life now” after you experience tragedy. Trust me, I’ve been there. Experienced tragedy. Experienced heartbreak. Experienced loss of my child. Thinking this is it for me… but then I heard God’s voice. Telling me to NOT give up. Do NOT lose faith. And I didn’t… and I’m still here. Still loving and missing Cassidy every day, but becoming a better person by listening to God. Every single day is a struggle, but it becomes less of a struggle when I put on my armor of faith. Don’t lose sight of the big picture… our final home. This home is temporary. Live your life to the fullest… always keeping in sight your “dream home” in heaven.
“You’re doing better than you think you are … and God’s doing more than you think He is”.//
And after THIS post… 2 YEARS ago to the day was a reminder that it was the day that I became Facebook friends with Bert Snyder.\\
Bert was the first person/stranger that I ever handed out a copy of Through the Eyes of a Lion.— After His first Sunday preaching at the Loft my family and I left church and saw him shaking hands in the lobby. We started pulling out of the parking lot and I made my husband turn around because I felt strongly that I was supposed to give him one.— It was an awkward moment, but I felt relieved because obeyed that prompting.//
Bert would later send a sermon ( about the book ) to his friend Kim Hess who had lost her daughter to suicide.//
At this time God had planted a dream/seed in my heart. After receiving it my heart was literally on fire to do my part. A friend who knew of Kim said that I should contact her thinking she would be a great person with influence to share this fresh life living with our community.//
I friended her on Facebook but just couldn’t make myself reach out yet.//
A few months later Kim Hess contacted me and asked if she could participate in my Through the Eyes of a Lion study.( I have to interject that this was a complete thunderstruck moment.)
I got to know Kim through the study and I’m still watching her life and mission in awe of how she is a true warrior in every sense of the word. //
My friends who are building a home are approaching the one year anniversary of losing their beautiful daughter who was in high school to a car accident. It has been heavy on my heart that my friend meet Kim for a source of strength. Sometimes you try all you can then you just have to step back and let God.//
Just a couple of days ago it was on my heart to try again, but schedules were conflicting.//
TODAY I woke up to these post all together one after the other.//
God is weaving a beautiful masterpiece. He is the EXPERT at divine appointments. He is in His perfect timing connecting all the dots and if we see life through the eyes of a lion… we get to witness so many of these magical glimpses.//
One thing is for sure, I could not make all these stories up. I am honestly NOT this creative.
Eyes Of A Lion 