The importance of godly relationships!

I went down memory lane this afternoon as I was going through some photo albums with some great friends.  It made me think of all the amazing people I have known in the past years.  Some of them I am blessed enough to still see or keep in touch but there are many that I haven’t seen in years.  Nevertheless I was blessed to have them in my life at some point in time. 

God truly gives us everything He knows we need in our lives.  He gives us people that sometimes only last one season in our lives.  I say often that the hardest thing to do is to let go of people but sometimes they are only meant to be in our lives for a season and there are those that remain in our lives forever because God knows how much we need to learn from each other.  I thought about the relationship that Ruth had with Naomi in the Bible and of the relationship between Elijah and Elisha.  All these people treasured each other so much that they followed each other to the depths of the earth.  However they also had other relationships in their lives that only lasted a short time and weren’t meant to last very long so those relationships wouldn’t interfere with the plan that God had for them.

We all long to have that one friend that we can trust rely on and open up to.  It is healthy especially for us that are women to have another woman that can relate to us and share ideas and experiences that help us grow.  It is even more important to carefully pray and let God choose that person for us.  Let’s face it you aren’t going to open your life and your heart to someone that is going to add grief into your life.  Am I not Right?  You want someone in your life that will not only take what you can offer but that will also add value to you as a person.  

Weigh in a scale what type of friends you have in your life.  If you only have friends that suck life out of you and don’t add anything into your own life than it might be time to let go of that person.  The longer you stay trying to hold on to something that is slowly tearing you down the longer it will take for God to bring that special new godly friend into your life. 

God will always give us the people that He knows we need in our lives.  God gave me the husband that He knew I needed, the children that I was blessed to have, the sister that I wouldn’t change for any other, the best parents I could of asked for and the best friend who has become a godly sister to me. God is our provider and will always provide everything and everyone we need.  He even provides for us things that we don’t think to ask for but are happily blessed when He gives us those unexpected blessing.  I encourage you to place your trust that God will provide for you.  If you feel lonely because you don’t have anyone that is trust worthy in your life I believe that God will give you the right person that you can build a great relationship with.  Be blessed!