A reminder...

I received the following in a "forward" email this week:

'When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'

Now, I have no idea who came up with this or what that person was writing this in reference to but it spoke to me. I feel like there has been so much "taking" lately - 3 young girls suddenly lose their father, a beautiful woman's marriage has fallen apart, the economy has caused hardships. But, in all this, I've said so many times that God will never give you more than you can handle - not just trite words but how I truly feel. There have been many times that I've felt I've hit my limit but before I know it, the grace of God touches me and I'm reminded of all of the joys, not the sorrows.

I'm glad I didn't just hit "delete" like I do a lot of the time when I see "FWD:" in the subject line...I must have needed the reminder.