Little Do We Know

I want to share this story before I forget the details. This happened to one of my daughter's friends. I'll call her Nancy (not her real name) because already I don't remember her name........see how quickly I forget details.

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Okay, so Nancy recently had a baby. Like so many of us she was dealing with added weight and not feeling too good about herself. When the doctor released her, she eagerly joined a gym.

Naturally it was hard on her to make herself join-in with all the so-called "skinny" girls who'd been working out for some time. But, Nancy was determined to get back into shape.

On day one at the gym, in comes a beautiful, knock-down, gorgeous, skinny girl. 'Oh great', she thought, 'just what I need.'

Well, guess who seemed to be right next to whatever piece of equipment Nancy was on at any given moment? Miss Knock Down Skinny Gorgeous Girl!

Here's a beautiful, gorgeous girl working out next to someone who's feeling fat, frumpy, and all the after effects some feel following pregnancy.

Nancy kept going from equipment to equipment. So did 'gorgeous girl.'

When finished with her work-out, Nancy decided to go into the sauna. Finally, she thought she'd get away from Miss Knock Down Skinny Gorgeous Girl!

Not so.......here she came. Ughhhhhh!

Why is it there always has to be those beauties that ya feel don't belong in a gym? Why can't they bask in their beauty at home and let us FATTIES bounce along in peace?

Okay, so into the sauna MKDGSG girl comes.......but then, she suddenly goes back out.





Back in she comes............................BALD!




You guessed it, Nancy suddenly felt such sorrow and remore like never before. How could she have felt such horrible feelings towards another human being. Beautiful, gorgeous, skinny but.........
Oh My Goodness!!!!

This girl began talking with Nancy. Seems she had a rare, life threatening cancer that was not responding to the chemo. Nothing was working; not the chemo before, nor the chemo before that. Not the pills. Nothing! The doctors had given her no hope at recovery.

This girl said she decided to work-out like crazy, spending hours and hours at the gym. Maybe it would strengthen her.....maybe a miracle would happen........maybe all the hard work would 'kill' this rare cancer.

Nancy sat there talking with her for quite some time. She found out this girl had several young children which left her mortified at the fact of not being there much longer as their mommy. She said she felt she was probably pretty well off, financially, but knew even money was of no value when no cure was at hand.

So..................Nancy, like many of us, learned a good lesson that day. Little do we know what someone is going through by looking at them on the outside. We DO NOT know and should not be hasty at jumping to conclusions! Yet, we do it anyway!

I don't know this girls' name but I want to ask you to pray for her.

And pray for us, all of us, as we learn to see others not by looking at them from the outside. Ask GOD to show us what we need to know. Ask HIM to help us to love one another......really love them, as He loves us...............unconditionally!

There's a children's song which sticks in my mind

'Beloved, let us love one another.
love one another,
For love is of God
and everyone that loveth is born of God
and knoweth God.
He that loveth not, knoweth not God
for God is love,
God is love.
Beloved
Beloved
let us love one another
First John 4: 7 and 8........

You may not know the tune for this song but those who do, Sing on!!!!

And for all of us........... Let's begin today practicing what we know is true!
His WORD

1John 4:7&8
BELOVED LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER!


God bless you today! :)