Girls Night In...What's That? by Molly Bynum

As one day fades into another, as one month turns into the next and as one more year slips away, women often find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of bills, work agendas, family obligations and household chores. Finding the time to reflect on the true condition of their heart becomes a luxury and tends to fall by the wayside. We begin to develop a certain tunnel-vision where all we see is our final objective and everything that needs to be accomplished in order to achieve this goal. What many realize, often too late, is that this tunnel- vision we develop can often blind us to our own needs, to others needs and can even distort our original motives.
This past month’s journal gave women the opportunity to place the brakes on their lives for a few minutes each day and reconnect with God’s will. The daily devotions also allowed women the chance to realign their hearts and motives with His true vision for our lives. At the end of the month, I was blessed to meet the other women who chose to take the same journey of self-reflection at our monthly “Girls Night In”. Our discussion was raw, real, beautiful and cleansing. But what struck me the most as I gazed around the room was how diverse a group of women we were in regards to our age, backgrounds and race. Despite our obvious differences; however, there were a few fundamental similarities. I learned that we all want to be truly seen and heard by others, we all want to be happy, we all want to make a difference in this world, we all want to feel connected with others and we all want a closer relationship with God. As the night came to a close, I found myself with a renewed sense of peace and knowledge that not only goes God have my back but so do my amazing Life4Real sisters!