10/4 Thought

I had a thought this morning, thinking about my friendships throughout the years.

Some come for a season, then go entirely, leaving only memories and lessons to sift through.

Some are timeless... the kind where we move, say 'I do', have babies, and form new friendships that never replace the old.


Some are blossoming for the first time, others after a long winter... still others fading.

Some never take root {and were never meant to}. It's a hard lesson to let people go, or really, to let go of the hold they have over you... to simply cut ties and walk, when everything in you wants (or wanted) the opposite.

I don't know if it's ever right, or justified, or biblical to just give up. When we're loved with unfailing love and charged to love others in the same way. When we want unity, maturity, and to walk upright in truth, preferably together. When we want lasting friendships that ultimately point to Him.

But I also know that running toward a wrong thing is like walking backwards. A moot point.

 {So for now, I don't want to necessarily let go of you, but reach all the more for Him.}

Serving and loving a God who multiplies the things He takes away, even when it's painful to pull away, even when we don't understand the 'how' or 'why'... will end well, for our good and for His glory (Romans 8:28).