I have a best friend.
She is so much more than a best friend, she is family. You know, that
person that will be there for you no matter what. A person that will listen to you as you rant
on about something, anything, or you listen to them as they rant on about
something. That person, that no matter
how long you have been apart, you pick up right where you left off.
We all need prayers, and so this month we are specifically
praying for our best friend. I am sure that each of you reading this has a
person in mind when I mention best friend.
Maybe there is more than one person who you consider your best friend. My
prayer for my best friend is that the Lord will show up in her life.
God brought us together so many years ago. Our friendship has lasted the test of
time. I believe that God brought us into
each other’s lives. She is my person. We have been in each other’s lives for so
long, and I can’t imagine not having her in my life.
“A friend loves at all times...” Proverbs 17:17
My best friend is someone I met when I was sixteen years
old. We met in high school. We have been there for each other in the
highest of highs and the lowest of lows.
Our conversations last minutes or hours.
We know each other’s dark secrets and dreams. If I was stranded on a
desert island, I would want her on the island with me.
We don’t live in the same state, but we always talk to each
other. When we get on the phone, we talk
about everything and nothing at all.
Sometimes we talk about books, or movies, and then other times, we solve
the world’s problems. Whatever we talk
about, it brings us closer together.
There have been things that we don’t agree on. However, we respect each other. If we do have difficult conversations, two
seconds later we are joking about something.
Through the years we have grown and matured, hopefully.
“My prayer for my best friend is that
she know that God will never leave or forsake her.” Laura Maxson
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| Photo by kartini maxson |
My best friend sat with me all night long one night a very
long time ago. It was a dark night for
me, and she didn’t leave me. She made
sure that I was not a danger to myself. That was just the beginning of our
friendship.
If something good happens, then she is the first one that I
want to tell. If I am sad, then she is
the first person I call to just listen.
She listens to me and then imparts her wisdom, or sometimes, she just
listens. Sometimes, that is all I need.
I pray that God be with her in her life as she makes the
decisions and choices for her life.
Lord, I pray
for my best friend. You brought us
together and have made us sisters. May
she know You, and may her life be better because of it. Thank you for bringing her into my life. I
know my life is better because of her.
Amen
Laura Maxson