“A friend is, as it were, a second self.” ~ Cicero
So happy I got to spend some time with this gal this past weekend. To be with a kindred spirit, with someone cut from the same cloth as me. How often can you say that you’re refreshed by someone’s presence? How many friends truly inspire you? I thank God for such a friend. But you see, our bond goes deeper than friendship, even the best of friendships. We are sisters. With the same love and same mission in life. I’m so honored and proud to be walking this life with her alongside me. Distance is not a hindrance, because I carry a piece of her with me. As I do with all of my dearest friends.
How grateful I am for the friendships God has gifted me with! It’s hard to believe I come from a life that used to be devoid of any close relationships. I didn’t know how to reach out or connect with others. I feared people. My heart was left unused. Then, I was shown love by my God, my Creator, my Father and Friend, and so I came to believe that I could be known deeply and intimately. Although my life has been so enriched by all the new acquaintances I’ve come to meet in the last two years, I cherish the select few who have gained the honor of holding my heart. They are the ones who reflect my friendship with God. They are the ones in whose presence I can breathe, and simply be. I used to feel so unlovable, but slowly, in the context of my friendships with those who are vessels of God’s love to me, I’m beginning to see myself as my Father in heaven sees me.
“No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you” (John 15:15).
“The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love” (Psalm 147:11).
