And every so often you get to meet people who love you enough to point out to you, gently, where you went wrong, and how you can improve.
It hurts, but that's what friends are for. And you realised that you are a better person because of them. Everyone makes mistakes, unintentionally or otherwise. Friends point us towards our mistakes, not with a tone of accusation, but rather with love and good purposes. And the best thing of all is: they understand, perhaps because at one point or another they have went through the same path.
I always get the feeling that Jesus is trying to tell me things through them. If I listen carefully, I can hear Him through their words.
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Tests are coming up. Sigh.
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I'm beginning to discover, bit by bit, what really matters in life, and learning how to prioritize the important things. I'm learning not to compartmentalize, but to see God in every area of my life. I know what is important. I know what will last and what won't. But remembering these things in the midst of busyness is hard.
That's what friends are for: to remind me time and again why I'm doing what I'm doing.
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On another note: congrats dear sis! Our prayers have been answered!
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~When we are walking through the green pastures, or over mountains rugged and bare; Precious the thought and sweet the assurance, Jesus is always there~
~There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself on upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smile. For the best is bought at the price of great pain... or so says the legend.~ Colleen McCullough
