Do you have a best-best friend (BBF); you know someone who you can confide in about Anything? We can all go down memory lane and begin to smile and maybe even shake our heads when we think about some of the "stuff" we've shared with our best-best friend. Now fast forward. As we get closer to Christ sometimes we face the painful reality that our best-best friend is not going in the same direction. We can no longer put our trust in our BBF. We no longer get encouraging words or that "hey girl or whatup man" phone call because we are now dis-joined. That was my 'Ace'; we did everything together. These words/phrases are no longer a part of the relationship with your past BBF.
Separation can be a lonely place particularly when we relied upon our BBF for our strength. Find comfort in knowing that God places people in our lives for a reason and season(s). He loves us enough to allow us to make decision (right or wrong), and still loves us when we are recovering from our decisions.
Can you just imagine how Job felt when his BBFs turned their back on him; or what about Moses when his own brother and sister went against God's Word while he was on the mountain? Total "let down" and disappointment I'm sure of that. Remember that God is the only person we can count on 100%. Sometimes I think all of us are guilty of going to our BBF or someone who will agree with us instead of going to God. So the next time you need some strength just reflect on Psalm 18:32, "It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect." Can you handle God's strength?
Now that's a word!
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
