oh brother, where art thou?

Proverbs 18:24
A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

anne of green gables is my favorite movie ever... it's a story of someone who truly understands the place of friends and how to keep her "bosom friend" close even when everything around her is pulling people away.

i hate change.
i hate new people.
i hate losing old ones.
i hate that i say hate, when i should be saying afraid of.

i have somehow become content with not having my bosom friend(s)... with not being able to find my kindred spirit(s)... no doubt, they do exist. but, unlike high school, real life pulls you apart, and forces you to change, and stretch the bonds of friendship.

there is One who never changes.
He is always there.

"Like David in the psalms, make me. When i am weak and weary, let me cry to you, O Lord; let me accept Your gift of eternal best friendship! Let me remember that You are all that i need when i am surrounded and by myself. You fill me when i am empty, and You lift me up onto high places, when others could only prop up my injured feet. You bless me of tangible reminders of your love, like those i have as my friends; but You, and You alone, are there to hear the desires and the fears of my heart. You alone make me soar on wings like eagle's and encourage my heart when i am in the deapths of dispair... to You alone i can run whenever i fear!"

to you who are my kindred spirits...
you have blessed my life, more than you'll ever know. you have been more than a friend to me... you help me fight off my enemies, even if sometimes you bring them with you to my door. you test me, allow me to fail, and help me figure out how to do better, even when you don't even realize it.
and you force me to trust my Best Friend, and intentionally and unintentionally remind me of his sovereignty and grace.

selah

EM