Saying Goodbye already...

There are times in our lives that it seems we have to say goodbye too soon to something we hold dear. A family member, a friend, a job, an expectation. By God's plan, today, I am saying goodbye to leading a ministry I believe in so deeply and women that have challenged me richly that I am confident it will not be easy. I can say that many of them have become friends, encouraging and spurring me on toward love and good deeds. I'm including all of you, who have come to me and shared a bit of your struggle, the women who said "thank you" after my teaching, the women who have assured me that my job has been an effective tool in the lives of others despite my flaws. There has been pain and joy so great that the healing in these women's lives can only be attributed to God's healing hand of love and mercy. We have seen broken marriages, broken children, broken hearts, friends going home to be with Jesus and sickness no one should have to endure, but we have also seen physical healing, breaking through of sin strongholds, women meeting Jesus for the first time, and women who are finding out who they are in Christ after 20 years!
In 3 years of leading, I have been a part of learning what it meant to be a Daughter of the King, what it looks like to Abide in Christ and the Abundance that can come from that deep relationship, and this year we have been Transformed! What a journey of transformation it has been.
I have so many words of appreciation and gratitude for you, ladies. Through your struggles and triumphs I have seen Jesus. I will stand up and be heard one last time as a leader this morning, but I pray that God's words will be heard long after I sit down.
Ephesians 3:20 - 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, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.