Well, today was quite a fantastic day! I recently reconnected with a great friend from my past and we actually met up today and had a little girl time to chat it up...
Quick rundown of our friendship history-
We were best friends in the whole world, but we were very bad for each other. We were both living in darkness and Satan had us right where he wanted us... Neither of us KNEW Christ, nor did we care to- our lives were so much more fun without "restrictions".
In the midst of the darkness that we were living in, we both struggled with alcohol and bad relationships, soon our friendship was deteriorated. We lost touch for a couple of years- I honestly didn't know if she was dead, in another state, in jail... I had no clue.
I grew to know the Lord in those few years and my life changed dramatically...I accepted Christ, began living my life for Him, I met my husband, got married- I grew up!! (I'm making this story short, I'll give juicy, wonderful details later. :) ) Somewhere along the way I began to miss my old friend. I missed her so much, but I often debated if it was worth it to try to find her... What if she didn't miss me, what if she was still living like a wild child and we had nothing in common anymore, what if i found out some terrible truth about where she was??
Well, after much debate, I did it. I found her husband on facebook and asked him to please let her know I was looking for her and that I loved her face off. He did, and he passed on my number to her like I requested. A day later I got a text. :) Three texts later, I got one that said,
"...We love Jesus. It's been a rocky road but God has been so good to us."
My heart melted!!! My friend knows and loves the Lord! He split us up in the middle of our darkness so that he could draw us near to Him... He knew we were bad for each other, we just didn't know it. When we were both at the peak of our darkness, the Lord came to each of us. He found me in my weakness and lifted me up with his strength... He became my Rock.
He revealed himself to each of us in his own perfect way, showed us his faithfulness and his deep, unending love for us and he showed us the beauty of life with him! He saved us, He rescued us! We are HIS!
We live for him now, He knows it- and he reconnected us in his own perfect timing!
We talked 5 hours today, 1 1/2 of which was in person and we found out so much about one another's new lives!
We learned that we're at the same church (HUGE church...we just kept missing one another!), we have so much in common that is so different than the old us, she has a sweet little baby and oddly enough- our husbands are in the same men's group at church~~!!
Little did either of them know know that their wives were crazy kids together once upon a time... crazy kids living in the dark, needing a savior.
God is so amazing and this is just one more way that He has proven to me that He is in control. He runs the show. HE loves me deeply...
Thank you, Lord, for bringing this friendship into the light... individually, and now as a team.
God is so amazing!!!! Not only can I consider her my friend now, but my sister in Christ!
As a newly married, young, Christian woman, sometimes it's hard to meet and connect with women you're age or with the same interests...
Lately I've made some great friends that I'm so thankful for and I can see our friendships blossoming and growing daily.
I've always had an issue with making and keeping girlfriends, but since I've let the Lord lead me he's really put some great, strong Christian women in my life. I'm so glad that one of those women happens to now be, Swiney. (the old best friend. :) )
Quick rundown of our friendship history-
We were best friends in the whole world, but we were very bad for each other. We were both living in darkness and Satan had us right where he wanted us... Neither of us KNEW Christ, nor did we care to- our lives were so much more fun without "restrictions".
In the midst of the darkness that we were living in, we both struggled with alcohol and bad relationships, soon our friendship was deteriorated. We lost touch for a couple of years- I honestly didn't know if she was dead, in another state, in jail... I had no clue.
I grew to know the Lord in those few years and my life changed dramatically...I accepted Christ, began living my life for Him, I met my husband, got married- I grew up!! (I'm making this story short, I'll give juicy, wonderful details later. :) ) Somewhere along the way I began to miss my old friend. I missed her so much, but I often debated if it was worth it to try to find her... What if she didn't miss me, what if she was still living like a wild child and we had nothing in common anymore, what if i found out some terrible truth about where she was??
Well, after much debate, I did it. I found her husband on facebook and asked him to please let her know I was looking for her and that I loved her face off. He did, and he passed on my number to her like I requested. A day later I got a text. :) Three texts later, I got one that said,
"...We love Jesus. It's been a rocky road but God has been so good to us."
My heart melted!!! My friend knows and loves the Lord! He split us up in the middle of our darkness so that he could draw us near to Him... He knew we were bad for each other, we just didn't know it. When we were both at the peak of our darkness, the Lord came to each of us. He found me in my weakness and lifted me up with his strength... He became my Rock.
He revealed himself to each of us in his own perfect way, showed us his faithfulness and his deep, unending love for us and he showed us the beauty of life with him! He saved us, He rescued us! We are HIS!
We live for him now, He knows it- and he reconnected us in his own perfect timing!
We talked 5 hours today, 1 1/2 of which was in person and we found out so much about one another's new lives!
We learned that we're at the same church (HUGE church...we just kept missing one another!), we have so much in common that is so different than the old us, she has a sweet little baby and oddly enough- our husbands are in the same men's group at church~~!!
Little did either of them know know that their wives were crazy kids together once upon a time... crazy kids living in the dark, needing a savior.
God is so amazing and this is just one more way that He has proven to me that He is in control. He runs the show. HE loves me deeply...
Thank you, Lord, for bringing this friendship into the light... individually, and now as a team.
God is so amazing!!!! Not only can I consider her my friend now, but my sister in Christ!
As a newly married, young, Christian woman, sometimes it's hard to meet and connect with women you're age or with the same interests...
Lately I've made some great friends that I'm so thankful for and I can see our friendships blossoming and growing daily.
I've always had an issue with making and keeping girlfriends, but since I've let the Lord lead me he's really put some great, strong Christian women in my life. I'm so glad that one of those women happens to now be, Swiney. (the old best friend. :) )
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