Tonight, I had a very important conversation with a friend of mine. Her and I have known each other for about 7 years now. You know who you are, and if you're out there reading this, can you believe its been 7 years?!
After a rather upsetting conversation with my ex-boyfriend about the current direction my life is taking, I found myself somewhat rattled. I was beginning to wonder if all the doubts he had in his mind about me were valid? What if he was right?
I sought help from my dear friend. And she very simply told me to go grab my Bible. It was time to be reminded of God's promises. Here are just some of the verses that really grabbed me from our discussion:
I am in Christ, a new creation. Old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Let evil recoil those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them. (Psalms 54:5)
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. (James 4:7-8)
That last part really got to me. Come near to God and He will come near to you. So simple. Yet such an amazingly difficult concept to grasp, sometimes.
Thank you, God, for such an amazing friend. Thank you for the ability to start over.
I shall leave you all with one final verse. A beautiful one that my friend shared with me.
We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found! (Luke 15:32)
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The prodigal son is one of my favorite stories in the bible, for obvious reasons. :) I so relate to his desperate desire to be accepted again by his father. The funny thing is that he was never NOT accepted. I think his journey is a lot like yours. Luke 15:17 talkes about how he "came to himself." I think your "coming to yourself" took place on an airplane a few weeks ago. Now you're on your way back, and just like the father in this story, our Father is running to you to welcome you home, where you've ALWAYS belonged.
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