“Friends are an indispensable part of a meaningful life.
They are the ones who share our burdens and multiply our blessings. A true
friend sticks by us in our joys and sorrows. In good times and bad we need
friends who will pray for us, listen to us and lend a comforting hand and
understanding ear when needed.” ~ Beverly Latlaye
After reading this quote it made
me think of who my true friends really are. Although I have many true friends
here on earth, that are always there for me.
But this quote made me realise one other true friend, who is God. When I read the quote I remembered that God
wants us to call out to him and tell him what our burdens our so that he can
swoop in and help us through them, to then bless us through this. It then made me think about a song which is
one of my favourites at the moment which is “Never Once” by Matt Redman and the
pre-chorus and chorus goes like this “struggles on
the way. But with joy our hearts can say, yes, our hearts can say. Never once
did we ever walk alone, Never once did you leave us on our own. You are faithful,
God, You are faithful”. This song along
with this quote means so much because it reminds me of how God walks beside me
and you at all times through our walk in this life, and it doesn’t matter
whether we are walking through the valley of the shadow of death, or whether we
are walking along the green pastures as God is there and he never leaves us on
our own. Many times we can feel alone, even when we are with others, but the
fact is that we don’t have to feel like this, because our true friend who gave
himself for us is right there, longing for you to cry out to him. He want to encourage you, comfort you and
guide you, you just have to let him in.
As I have wrote this, I realize
that I am not perfect and what I wrote is what I believe, but it is so much
easier to know this than to always live that out. So the challenge I am setting
is as much for myself as it is for whoever reads this. In order to get closer to God, trust him like
you would a true friend, pour you heart out to him always so that you can lead
a pleasing life for him. Lean on him and
let him comfort you when you need it! He is there! He is waiting on his child
to come running into his arms. So go on, what are you waiting for, cry out to
God for help.
“There are ‘friends’ who
destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother” ~ Proverbs 18;24
Let’s be a real friend, being
as close as brothers and sisters.
