For a couple days now I have this longing in my heart to see a friend of mine whom I had to say goodbye too.
About two years ago I had to say goodbye to her. It broke my heart but for some reason I felt it was the right thing to do. I sought the Lord and he assured me, all will be ok. When I told her this is the last she will be seeing me until God says other wise, I was heart broken. God gave the scripture and I accepted it.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 ESV
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; ...
Early that Saturday morning we packed our stuff, gathered our kids, said goodbye and we were on our way home and never to return until God gave the ok. I spoke to God and I had so many questions. I questioned my self. We come to Christ, we seek Him and during that time you realise how many times you compromise your relationship with God by holding on to friends. Friends that you see are not ready to serve Christ, but because you love them so much you hold on. God is a jealous God and He wants us to hold on to him and not friends. We say we love God but yet we reject God by holding on to people especially the ones you tell about Jesus. They listen to what you say but they are not ready to commit to Christ. So if that is the case, why hold on to something that will be fought in your own strength.
Almost two years later, I find myself missing my friend so much. Even my kids are asking about them now. Marco asks so time and again about them but knows going there is not an option. I believe with this longing in our hearts, God is telling us that we are stringer to visit them again and that we know our place with a friend who does not want to commit their lives to Christ.
On my way to work, I heard this song in my heart, “Jesus loves me this I know” and I was thinking of my friend and tears poured down my face. I remembered it’s her birthday and God said “sing this song to her”. I called her and I sang.
“Jesus loves you this I know, for the Bible tells me so”. She cried, I cried and I knew that what she felt when we left that morning was all in the past. I told her I miss her, we miss them so much and we are thinking of them. I know that when we left it was the right thing to do even though both the families didn’t understand what God was saying, but I believe we do now.
I want to ask you today my friend, when God speaks; LISTEN to what He has to say. Yes, you will have questions and it will be answered at the right time.
I am looking forward to seeing my friend again and I’m sure Marco’s looking forward to seeing is cousin again and when we do get together again, it will be glorious.
Thanks for reading my posts and I trust you are blessed by it.
In His love
Leslene
