I've realized a crazy thing lately--well, for a while now. Yet, after almost a quarter of a century of habitual thinking patterns, it's hard to think in new ways.
And that new way is that the Lord is always there--ready to pick up where I left off. I think there's a period of adjustment where sin is involved, but generally, the Lord is just waiting to pick things up again--like a long standing, long-distance friendship.
I have a few friends like that--people I don't have to see or talk to for months, sometimes years, and yet when we're together we carry on like we've never been apart. Actually most of my best friends are those kinds of people. Not sure if that's bad or not.
But it sure is helpful.
Because with those friends there's no guilt, no shame, no anger, no resentment for not being in touch more often. Sometimes there's a bittersweetness to it once you realize how much you miss that person, but there's no guilt, because they love you and any time they can spend with you is priceless.
The Lord is like that--because he isn't interested in having us 'put our time in', or how 'deserving' we are.
Anyway--this post is dedicated to RuBy--for her inspiring, challenging posts on life, learning and God, and for her friendship that is like Jesus'; picking up where we left off without a second thought.
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awww, that is so nice of you, clairissimo!!! well, you're like that, too! you know what - i actually think it's always been like that with us, even as kids/teenagers!
i can remember connecting with you on random visits (in that chunk of time when we'd barely see each other), and at mom and dad's 25th, and at g&r's wedding, and at camp etc. and thinking - wow, it feels the same as when we used to dive for rings and eat watermelon and make calls on that phone in the playhouse! as a youngin', i was always amazed that i could like someone so much who was SOOOOO much younger than me! haha
you are a friend i treasure - and i realize it more and more as time passes! i am SO glad we decided to move to the hammer together 6 years ago! isn't that so bizarre that we both WANTED to move to hamilton at the same time, randomly?
this is SO SAPPY! i'm living up to that magnet (which you really are allowed to remove from your fridge - hahaha - it was more just the thought - i must have been wearing a cat/rainbow sweatshirt when i bought that - but the quote goes with your post! haha)
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