Friendships

     Today has been a great day! Well, actually, the day started rough - migraine and trip to the Student Health Center and all.  But the evening was great! I rocked in class, and had a delicious dinner! And then, I got to spend time with my amazing, faithful friends!  I am SO uplifted whenever I'm around them! What have I done to have such amazing people in my life?  Even on rough days, when everything seems to be going wrong, I can be around them and things just seem better!

     So, I got to see my friends tonight.  And I was so encouraged - they are helping me more than they know.  I don't feel like I have to pretend to be something I'm not around them.  As cliche as it sounds, they really accept me for who I am!  And they are SO much better than I am.  I have sinned and made so many bad decisions - that they are aware of - and I feel no judgement from them.  Only friendship!  And it is beautiful! It is unlike any of my other friendships.  

     In many of my other friendships, I have always felt like I was the one putting all my energy and effort into the relationship.  And I usually got nothing back.  Any conversations we had were always spurred on by me.  If we hung out, it was because I initiated it! But this is different! And why?  Because this relationship is based on our relationship with the Lord.  They see what he is doing in my life, and I see what He is doing in my life.  And I know He placed them in my life to help me on my path to Him.  And that is a beautiful feeling!