when i was pregnant with my twins (my first pregnancy), i read books to see about their development, bought all sorts of baby stuff (x2), and did all the things i knew of to take care of myself during the pregnancy. about a week before i was due to deliver, i flew into a panic realizing i'd done all this stuff, but had no clue on what to do after they arrived! i didn't read any of the new baby books that told me what happened when they came out. i still remember that feeling of, 'what? they're letting me take these two babies home?' and a few hours later, 'i'm at home with two babies. what are we supposed to do with them now?'
well, i haven't run into any books that tell me what to do in this situation with a retreat full of women staring me down. i do know that God has been in this every step of the way, and He has the weekend planned out. i may not know what it will look like or what will happen, but i do know that God has 'shown up' in the planning in ways i never could've imagined. i'm confident that He will do that and more in the actual retreat next weekend.
Here is my prayer specifically for the women who are participating in the retreat next weekend (from Ephesians 3):
16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Jen Chang
loveSTRONG ministries
Communications Director
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