Confession, I might be sitting in a coffee shop with a Starbucks sitting next to my Mac computer while sitting at a high-bar table. Stereotypical white girl status right now. Another confession, I obviously haven't blogged in a while and hadn't made any plans to until my mother asked me "how my blog was coming along?" I admittedly gave myself a huge break of time over Christmas mostly to reflect on the past semester and how, and what, God was speaking to me during that time. There are a multitude of little bits of information that He brought to my mind while I spend huge, lonely blocks of time thinking. So, with that being said, I am having a difficult time picking one topic to discuss right now as I sit watching the people buzz though the campus coffee shop.
I think I will spend today discussing friendship and how important all my connections have become while living at 'the bottom of the hill' for the past four months. Proverbs 17:9-17 says "He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool. An evil man is bent only on rebellion a merciless official will be sent against him. Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly. If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house. Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent- the Lord detests them both. Of what use is money in the hands of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom? A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." I know this is a pretty long verse, but I think it speaks truth to what a friend really is. "He who covers over an offense promotes love" this is so significant in most of the relationships that we will encounter. It also is an example of how God loves us! He covered all of our offenses with His blood so that we might live again. It is the least we can do to wake up in the morning, choose Jesus, and then cover the offenses that our friends might have against us.
The Lord has brought three very close friends into my life through living in the dorms, and one very special teammate. When I refer to my friends while in discussion with my mom I will always tell her that each one of them serves a different purpose in my life. One is willing to tell me the things that I don't want to hear, but need to. Another is my listening ear, she is kind and slow to speak. The third friend I can have two hour long conversations with. We start out laughing, cry somewhere in the middle, then laugh at the fact that we were crying in the first place. My awesome and lovable teammate, who I see as a whole, pure, and amazing woman of God, has taught me that it is ok to be vulnerable and confide in someone not matter the age. She has also taught me how to take selfies, and is extremely good at making me feel awkward and uncomfortable! :) In verse 17 it says "a friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." There have been a few situations where I needed someone to love me, and there were times where I needed a sister to help me through my adverse situations. Every single time I could count on these girls to be there for me, to pray for me, and to help me through my circumstances.
Without these four core friendships and the multiple other friends that I have made it all develops a huge blossoming daisy. Every petal is connected back to the center of the flower and without one petal the flower is not complete. The Lord brings so much joy through friendship and I think it is just the peak of the iceberg in God revealing His Majesty to us.
Confessions,
Chaleigh
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