I had always thought of myself as a good friend. I love having friends…who doesn’t? Just looking at Facebook and seeing the people go crazy about this confirms this fact.
During my recent adventure I had poured myself into a certain friendship. Trying to keep on loving person when person said hurtful things, trying to support person when I didn’t agree with the things person did…Basically walking on eggshells! I can now say that I am a professional eggshell-walker.
In Proverbs, the writer tells us to Guard our hearts because life flows from it. I have learnt this to be a tough lesson. As a people pleaser and lover of friends, it is my duty to support, understand, love, encourage etc etc… But it is dangerous as people are just human and do tend to say hurtful things. Yesterday the bubble burst when I had to do some confrontation. Person had done some things that shouldn’t have been done- at least not in that way. I had dreaded going to speak to person as I know that person will make an issue out of this and not listen. Well…exactly that happened. Person decided that person does not want to be my friend any more…Those were some of the most hurtful words someone could say to me, especially considering all the nonsense I had to deal with.
Here is one of my artworks I had done a few months ago – as this explosion happened my mind went back to it.
(The artwork is not finished yet.)
After the big explosion, I went to talk to someone who has been a great support to me in this time.
She reminded me of the things Jesus had to go through. Jesus was called to love us to the point of death.
How difficult it must have been to love us when we spat, cursed, beat and crucified Him?
Yet all He could say was: “Father forgive them for they know not what they do”
To say that this was humbling and an eye opener is an understatement.
So now I am faced with this challenge…to love and to forgive even while I am being punished for something I did not do…
Jesus please be the example…
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