Last week I took a risk and wrote about the hurt I’ve recently experienced regarding a friendship that’s fizzled out (you can read the post here.) I can’t thank you enough for the kind words and encouragement your poured out through your comments, texts and emails. Through each one, here’s what I realized:
- I am not the only one who struggles with friendship.
- It’s okay to grieve, but then I’ve gotta move on.
- I have some pretty amazing friends.
- Friendship is hard.
- Deep down we all crave real, in-person relationships.
I wrote that my friendship may never be what it was, but the loss shouldn’t stop me from being the kind of friend I desire to have and the one God has asked me to be.
But how do I do that when friendship has been so difficult in the past?
Last week during my quiet time God had this to say:
See to it that no one misses the grace of God, and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. (Hebrews 12:15).
I can forgive.
I can move on.
I can be the friend God has asked me to be.
How?
Through His grace.
His grace covers me, and in turn, I can lavish it on others.
Grace erases bitterness and brings healing.
** Today I’m linking up for Coffee for the Heart here, for Three Word Wednesday here, and for Tell His Story.
Yes, so true. I’ve been learning about this as I work through some bitterness rooted deeply in my heart leftover from childhood. Grace and forgiveness are helping me let go, which has been freeing. I love how you’ve been sharing your heart so openly here.
Thanks Kristin! I’m glad the Lord is giving you the grace you need to deal with past hurts! Praying for you!
What a great post this is! Friendship really is hard as we are all broken people living in a fallen world. I think it’d be wise for us all to pray to understand God’s grace better and how to extend grace to others more and more. It is in the love of Christ that we find the freedom to give grace as He transforms our hearts.
Ronja – Such a good reminder! We are all broken people….
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Bitterness does grow and, like a weed, can choke out everything around it.
Keep growing, tall and covered in grace!