True friendship is oftentimes lacking in the Christianity community. Too often, relationships are built around ideologies where one tries to out-do one another with whom can do this more, who can say this better, who preaches better etc. Where are the David/Jonathan friendships in the church? Where are the relationships that are formed not on what people look like on the outside but rather, what a persons heart is? Where are the heart-to-heart friendships that are formed on intimacy with Jesus and compassion? Many are there when He is doing great and mighty things in your life but the moment you walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, they leave. True friendships in Christ remain with one another no matter what the other person is going through. A true friend will be an intercessor for you when you are suffering. I love the scripture verse in Job 16:20-21 that says, My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God; on behalf of a man he pleads with God as a man pleads for his friend. A true friend is one who can cry before the Lord with you, somebody who can take your pain and hold it in their hearts and pour it back out to Jesus. All weekend I have been hearing the Lord saying, when shall those arise who will stick close to My hurting bride? Do you not know that I Am close to the broken-hearted and should you desire to be close to Me, you must seek to be close to the hurting, for in that place shall you see the very Essence of Me - for I weep when My bride weeps, I dance when she dances, I laugh when she laughs. If you see one hurting, hold them up for I hold them near to Me. I want to promise today that if you need a Jonathan, I will be here for you. If you need an Aaron to hold up your arms when you are weak, I am here. I will not be Jobs friends to you... I commit to be a real and true friend to all the hurting souls I meet. Why? Well, until 2009, I never had a friend - not until I met my David Brideof Jesus when I met him, I finally had a friend. I finally felt cared about. He showed me that true friendship does exist. I never knew I was able to have friends. My whole life I had been spat upon, condemned, and belittled by thousands of people...but then came Johnny, he wandered into my life and proved true friendship. He has never left no matter how badly I have hurt. I will never leave him. I will never leave you. If you need a friend, look no further, for it is my duty and desire in life to love the broken-hearted and to be a friend to the traumatized. I am here for you because Jesus called me to be here for the hurting. You are loved.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:29:47 +0000
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