This is an intro to a post I started back in July...
I said something stupid the other day.
Surprised?
Me either.
Talking about girls and their drama, I commented to another counselor at camp, "See? That's why I don't have any friends, right there. I hate that stuff." Girl drama. And the other counselor laughed, but then made that "Awww" sound that we make when someone says something that makes us feel sorry for them. I was really just being silly when I said it, and was emphasizing the fact that I hate it when girls do drama, but in the two weeks since, I've thought about it no less than ten times. Why would I say something like that?
I came home and the fuel pump promptly went out on my car. Two friends came to the rescue to get it to my house. Another set of friends loaned me their car for an entire week.
And here is what I want to say about it now...
I've learned a lot the last few months about friends. It takes a village to raise a child. It takes a village to do almost anything. Lately I've been saying, "it takes a village to run a ministry." I've need a lot of help recently. And the Lord has just shown me every day what it's like to have friends. Good friends. The kind you consider family. I'm not ready to unpack the last few weeks...but I've learned the value in telling my friends I love them.
"See you in the morning. I love you. We're gonna get through this."
"Love you. Mean it."
"Love you guys."
It's a weird thing to tell another grown up that you're not in a relationship with or that's isn't family that you love them. I didn't grow up that way. I don't remember ever seeing it or hearing it done. But God has put people in my life that love me, and he has knit our hearts together in such a way that I'm amazed. I'm grateful for these good people.
Anyway, I think the original point of the post back in July was that almost as soon as I said I didn't have any friends, God started showing me I do. I love the way I can be His child and He shows me truth in my life.
