Powerful Words
This time of year when we look back at what was and forward to what may be, I received the following text message last night from a best friend.
Happy New Year!
With eyes wide open and my heart fractured, though open, and filled with painful loss, I look forward to a closer relationship with Jesus. He has always been there, and I have always felt his touch inside my soul, always there, patiently waiting with me, and for me.
I know how he misses me for my absence. My life has had an emptiness that dwells inside. It’s like I have been sitting in the front of the class, but never turned around to see who’s there. If I wasn’t so lost in trying to figure out why those in front of me were leaving—and why—I would have turned to Him for Him to console me, to lift me up in this dark season in my life.
It was Him, forgiving my absence. I will seek Him out with more commitment. He has always been there with me since I can remember, and I am sure He watched over me when I neglected his presence. He watched over me then; I feel him surrounding me more than ever. It is only now that I have been the one who has turned around to only find He was always there.
My dear lifelong friend, I thank you; actually I thank God for putting our lives together a long, long time ago. Your input in my life is without a doubt, because of the grace of God.
I love you my brother!
Powerful words. May we all live forward in and through the grace of God.
