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<\/a>What I realize today is that women crave fellowship and God\u2019s Word during the summer. Just now I ordered another 20 books for this upcoming study. I already have 10 on my shelf at work. So yes, this tells me that there are ladies out there who desire to be students of the Word even though our schedule says it\u2019s time for vacation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As I\u2019ve talked to ladies, I\u2019ve answered lots of questions and have met some new ladies in the process. But what I found on Sunday is that my memory isn\u2019t nearly as good as I want it to be.<\/p>\n
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One particular gal asked about child care. I still have piece to figure out, so I told her I\u2019d let her know. The problem? I didn\u2019t write her name down. I knew her. I thought I would remember who asked this question. The real problem? I couldn\u2019t remember who it was.<\/p>\n
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I tried. I mentally walked through the lobby, trying to remember each person that I spent time with on Sunday. But nothing. There was no recollection of this gal. I couldn\u2019t remember if she was a young mom or a grandmother. I prayed that she would approach me again this coming Sunday so I could connect with her again.<\/p>\n
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But what I earnestly prayed was that God would help me in this situation. That He would step in and help me remember who it was I spoke with.<\/p>\n
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I have to tell you, it wasn\u2019t very long before I had an email from this gal. As soon as I saw the email address, I remembered. It was Sally! I also have to tell you, God is so good.<\/p>\n
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This was a big deal for me. But I sit here and tell you today that God is good in so many ways. Big and small, God shows up in mighty ways to remind me of who He is and what He is capable of doing. From sparking my memory, to keeping me safe as I travel, to calming my cramping toes during Praise in Motion, God\u2019s goodness is visible all around me. I sometimes miss these precious gifts.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m too busy. I\u2019m too tired. I\u2019m too hungry. I\u2019m too perplexed. I\u2019m too anxious. I\u2019m too \u201cwhatever.\u201d It\u2019s during these times when I miss God\u2019s goodness the most. Oh how many of these gifts I\u2019ve missed in my lifetime!<\/p>\n
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So today, let\u2019s take note of God\u2019s goodness in our lives.<\/p>\n
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It may be someone you encounter.<\/p>\n
It may be a gentle breeze.<\/p>\n
It may be a cool cup of water.<\/p>\n
It may be a comforting touch.<\/p>\n
It may be a special word of encouragement.<\/p>\n
It may be a smile.<\/p>\n
It may be the Northern Lights.<\/p>\n
It may be a song bird.<\/p>\n
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Here\u2019s the next step. After you\u2019ve spotted that good and perfect gift from God, thank Him. Psalm 136:1 (NIV) says, \u201cGive thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.\u201d<\/em> Thank God for the good He\u2019s done in your life. For every good thing He\u2019s given to you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I learned a lesson from this issue. I will write down every name of every person I speak with on Sunday mornings! Not only will it help me to remember what I spoke to the person about, but I will thank God for the gift of that person and the relationship that I have with them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I want to leave you with one more verse about God\u2019s goodness. Enjoy your day. Keep your eyes open. Thank God for His goodness.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cFor the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.\u201d<\/em> (Psalm 100:5 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Donna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the director of women\u2019s ministry at one of our church campuses, I thought it would be good to offer a summer Bible study. I wondered if there were other women like me who missed the structure of being in God\u2019s Word during these long summer months. I prayed that there would be others […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,25,14,19],"tags":[2052,3626,632,485,4469,4470,4468],"class_list":["post-4663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovering-god","category-finding-god","category-praising-god","category-seeking-god","category-thanking-god","tag-gods-goodness","tag-memory","tag-praise-god","tag-psalm-1005","tag-psalm-1361","tag-thank-god","tag-wow"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4664,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663\/revisions\/4664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}