I received this in a text last week, and to be honest, I didn't know how to respond. This was from someone who I dearly love, but I had not felt that I had been this kind of friend over the last couple months. I found myself pulling back, not giving of myself for awhile, and then this comes out of nowhere!
I got this early in the morning and I thought about it all day. I didn't respond until late that afternoon. Honestly, I didn't know how to respond. Why would she feel that way when I didn't feel that I was being that kind of a friend? So, I responded with "Wow! That's a lot to take in!" She tells me that I'm a smart woman and I can take it, so of course then the process of searching within begins...
This is the person I want to be. It is someone I am when I am willing to be open and honest and vulnerable. We need to be this kind of friend, and we need to have these kinds of friends! Having a friend that you know without a doubt that you can call on at any given moment is a treasure. She is this and I definitely don't want to lose her friendship. We may go through valleys in our friendship, but those valleys lead to a deeper more intimate relationship.
I am learning to let go of my insecurities and fears and being willing to let God do what only God can do! He has blessed me with some open and honest friendships and I need to embrace all of it. The laughter, the accountability, the tears and most importantly, the love.
So my prayer is this: Lord, help me to be a true friend. Someone that can always be counted on to support frieds who obey God. Let me be a friend who will back others up when they try to do what is right. Thanks for giving me a true gift from God, a friend who helps me and others when we try to do what honors God. Amen.
"A friend loves at all times." Proverbs 17:17
WOW! That's a lot to take in!
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