It's been a couple months so it's time to post again. There's always a lot going on at all times in life. But we always manage to find those joys in life that make a busy lifestyle ok. When I look around I always see my family. Not that I don't have friends but in all honesty, I prefer to spend time with family.
Now I know what you're thinking, families always going to be around so why not spend time with your friends while they're there? Because time is too fast to leave your family behind.
Well I don't often get to spend time with my family that much anymore. Everyone just grew up & everyone is already going their separate ways. Sometimes we don't realize how much we truly need to have those relationships with our brothers or sisters, or even our cousins. When life starts to go faster, you realize, wow I really wish things would just slow down so I could enjoy these relationships.
I'm not saying that friendship is or bad or anything of the sort. In fact we need friendships & fellowship to survive in this world. Sometimes, our best friends in life are really the ones in our family. My best friend is actually a girl I met at a camp I work at about, wow it's been 3years since I met her. She is one of the most amazing people you will ever met. Girl is on the other side of the world giving her life to others & God, & in the midst of it all, she's praying me for? There is only a couple people in this world that I feel that close with & she is definitely one of them. Funny how when we met we both thought we hated each other so we tried just staying clear of each other. One day we got talking & she's been my best friend ever since.
She has been gone for 7months now, & not having your best friend around to talk to makes life pretty interesting. I discovered a lot about myself. How much strength God has given me, How much courage I have, & a lot of other things. The reason why I say this, is because generally, I don't think I have much to offer to anyone. God has been opening my eyes more & more everyday to something new that I never saw before. From half way across the world, my best friend knows how I'm feeling even if no one else knows. I have not talked to her for 2months.. She sent me the most encouraging words. I'm sure I've been told them before from someone that is here with me, but there is something so profound when my best friend who is in Africa sends me a message at random, saying these words. It's awesome, God is telling me even at my worst I still love you, even when you don't want to hear what I have to say, I still love you.
I have found myself able to give words of encouragement or words of advice to those around me, but those words were not only for the person I was encouraging or advising. They were for me too. Sometimes we can all just find ourselves in the world of, I could never been important enough to do something that great. Guess what? You were called to live such a life, you were chosen & there is no running from it.
I have definitely found myself in such an encouraging place. I love my best friend, my family, friends, brothers, & sister. Don't let anyone take the encouragement you need & turn it into what you want to be feed.
Until then,Sea it's the REAL Me
