This week I prayed an unusual prayer for someone else and then God revealed some truth to me. A friend of mine is working an internship this summer and she has enjoyed it very much. She was informed last week that they were going to transfer her on Monday to another part of the plant so that she gets different experiences. She has developed a friendship with her co-workers already. They took her in and made her feel comfortable. They included her and showed her how things work. Changing made her anxious and nervous. I went to pray for her Monday morning and found myself saying "God, give her a friend in the new part of the plant." This girl is 19 years old, and I just prayed for her to find a friend. Sounds a little trivial, right? No. Oh how we need friends.
Friends for all different seasons of our lives and in different aspects of our lives. I remember being terrified when I was going to start at Falkville. The only person I knew was Brian and he was in a different part of the school than me. My first day, the sweet secretary smiled and was so kind. She became a friend over time. I also became friends with several of my co-workers and felt like I 'belonged". Isn't that what we all want?
In the bible, Mary went to Elizabeth, her cousin and friend, to share about her pregnancy. The Bible chronicles the friendship of Jonathan and David closely. The only time Jesus cried was when his friend, Lazarus, died. He often visited with Mary and Martha, and I believe that is because they were his close friends. His disciples were his most trusted friends. He went everywhere with them. I believe he had very serious, intimate conversations with them that are not recorded in the Bible. Some things are just private, between friends, and I think they kept them that way.
We need friends to stand by us during times without jobs, deaths in the family, financial difficulties, moving, raising children, getting married, and many other struggles and joys. More than that, we need to be a friend. Really make sure that we are there for people. That we put ourselves our there. Open our hearts to other people. Text, call, hug, cook a meal, pray for...and other things that just let people know they were on our hearts. We often take people for granted or tell ourselves we just don't have the time. How sad. In the end, those friendships and the love we shared are really all that will matter. So, yes, from that simple prayer God gave me so many more thoughts. Are you being a good friend?
Proverbs 17: 17a "A friend loves at all times"
Friends for all different seasons of our lives and in different aspects of our lives. I remember being terrified when I was going to start at Falkville. The only person I knew was Brian and he was in a different part of the school than me. My first day, the sweet secretary smiled and was so kind. She became a friend over time. I also became friends with several of my co-workers and felt like I 'belonged". Isn't that what we all want?
In the bible, Mary went to Elizabeth, her cousin and friend, to share about her pregnancy. The Bible chronicles the friendship of Jonathan and David closely. The only time Jesus cried was when his friend, Lazarus, died. He often visited with Mary and Martha, and I believe that is because they were his close friends. His disciples were his most trusted friends. He went everywhere with them. I believe he had very serious, intimate conversations with them that are not recorded in the Bible. Some things are just private, between friends, and I think they kept them that way.
We need friends to stand by us during times without jobs, deaths in the family, financial difficulties, moving, raising children, getting married, and many other struggles and joys. More than that, we need to be a friend. Really make sure that we are there for people. That we put ourselves our there. Open our hearts to other people. Text, call, hug, cook a meal, pray for...and other things that just let people know they were on our hearts. We often take people for granted or tell ourselves we just don't have the time. How sad. In the end, those friendships and the love we shared are really all that will matter. So, yes, from that simple prayer God gave me so many more thoughts. Are you being a good friend?
Proverbs 17: 17a "A friend loves at all times"
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