Last night our Celebrate Recovery group went to see the new movie: “I Can Only Imagine II”. It is so very worth seeing! At the concluding part of the movie I was doing my best to hold back wrenching sobs. It brought back such sad memories of my own childhood. I was focused very much on the darkness of this past of mine. I told God that I likely needed to go to the new Grief-Share class our church is having presently so I could actually grieve this childhood I’ve had so much counsel to overcome. On the drive home I told God I’d journal this morning about all of this and seek His Will.

This morning as I began to journal I was led to start the journaling thanking God for inspiring the movie to be written and produced. But then, I was led into a different path than I’d expected. It was a path of thanksgiving. God began to bring to mind all of the ones He had given me throughout my childhood to give me love, nuture and support. Then He led me into my early adult years who did the same. Once I was done with this He kept going taking me into my middle adult years and then these current years. By the time I was done I had journaled three pages of thanksgiving.

God showed me that I didn’t need to grieve any longer. These memories of my past I’ve grieved long enough. What He wanted me to now do is celebrate the victories He’s given to me and all of the ones who helped me find them. So the morning turned into this glorious celebration of tears and gratitude! As I was finishing the journal entry He pointed out one more thing: “Don’t let anyone finish their counselling season with you until you’ve helped them find their own celebration of God in their lives. Help them see how God has helped them to not only address why they’ve come, but how He also had provided support along the way which wasn’t seen until the darkness of their past/present was removed and now replaced with God’s Glorious Light! This I look forward to doing!