Waking up to a new day ..its dawned on me….
I was recently fighting to keep hold of relationships that are not meant to be,
Friends,…who are not true friends.
Simply because you went to high school together and have a past, does not qualify someone as a friend, a companion, a dear one. For a friend is loyal, true...
It’s been a painful pruning process.
Please be sure what you pray for as it comes to pass….
When you ask Him to reveal your TRUE friends…He will
When you ask Him to bring you a life long partner, He will
Thing is…are you ready for all that?
Yesterday, I prayed for grace, grace to be a quite and gentle spirit and not attack a person who had said something pretty nasty about me, which was false…and all these years was my ‘friend’…
I prayed for grace as I sat there smiling, keeping up appearances when all I wanted to do was confront another who I know is false in all ways possible...
I sat and prayed for grace, for if it was up to me (my sinful self), I would have given them a word or two in colorful language and maybe added a swift gesture from my hand to their cheek...yes…I know…sad
Reality is, as you make the decision to follow Gods path, you will need to shed off some baggage…or you ask Him, and He does it for you as you are His child.
Sometimes the baggage you were so willing to drop is what He lets you keep, as you may need to carry it a little longer, and the bags you thought were most valuable, true and precious, He drops and asks you to move forward and not look back.
Moral of the story… actually believe you will receive what you ask for, and …ask for grace to accept what he chooses to fix in your life.
This may mean loosing your childhood friends, as they turn on you or when it dawns on you that you have never really mattered much to them (that’s the most painful one)
But as He takes out the rubbish in your life, it is all for you to be a cleaner, shinier, more beautiful vessel for His use.
So, say it with me: God give me the grace, for it is so hard sometimes, but if your driving, then I am definitely on the right bus.
Today I let go of the pain of those who have hurt me, knowingly or unknowingly…its gone.
I let go of the need to feel accepted for I only need acceptance from God and not wordly acceptance that is so flimsy and fickle.
I let go of the anger, hatred, bitterness that was trying to overwhelm me
It’s a new year and I am trusting God for a mentor, new friendships from Him, and simply…love in abundance
(**Wiki: Pruning is the process of removing certain above-ground elements from a plant; in landscaping this process usually involves removal of diseased, non-productive, or otherwise unwanted portions from a plant...The purpose of pruning is to shape the plant by controlling or directing plant growth, to maintain the health of the plant, or to increase the yield or quality of flowers and fruits.)
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