Last time I was here was over a year ago.
We thank the Lord. Just stopped by to share a lil something before I forget. Right now I'm preppin for exams but my brain and eyes have been protesting a bit. Can't really blame them considering the shifts they run.....Office 8-5pm, yahooing 5-9, reading overnight.....They need rest but I just can't afford that now. As if that wasn't enough, the heart wants to join. HECK NO! That small little organ is so powerful that it always gets crowd support from the other guys on duty whenever he starts acting up. Lately Heartie's been moving into all kinda spheres and highs.
So I call my friend to help detoxify my system.....That's what friends are for. To sit and listen to you 'fess' up to whatever gymnastics you got going. The real ones usually knock sense into your head when the story seems too dramatic for comfort and the really great ones are the ones that give you a kung-fu panda kinda sliding tackle......Shout into your head "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?????".....LOL
Seriously, if all your friend ever does is agree with you and pity you, and doesn't "harrass you" then you need to take a serious rain check on going to see such a person. I've come to realise that God always surrounds you with more than enough resources to help you in life and one of the greatest resources available which you must have is a good friend. A very balanced one. Human but knows when to stop you from killing yourself. After talking with Maggie on the phone today, I actually felt much better. My brain and eyes and heart all coordinated and cooperated afterwards. Guess I needed the release of all the pent up stuff within. Why did I call Magg? She's one of my trusted assets and I knew she would deliver. Was praying uncle wasn't close by to compete with me for her time........just kidding!
She's one tough cracker. One minute she's like......gimme gist......the next she's like....YOU BERRA DON'T LET ME HEAR ANY BUTS OOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then in a calmer tone, she seals it....."You just have to postpone all these heart wahala until later.Now is not a good time to deal with it". Sounded funny but that was just what I needed to hear. I'd been trying to resolve matters of the heart weeks before exams...talk about skewed priorities. So I had a meeting with myself...."Heartie, I will listen to all you have to say:protests,likes and wants....but can we do that next week..Please!!!"....Be at peace....ok. Thank God.
This Christmas, I challenge you to go get yourself a good friend; that you can trust to take you as you are; that you can trust to tell you the truth even when you don't want to hear it; that you can trust not to shoot you when you unveil the gists; that you can trust not to share those gists with another friend without your consent and most of all a friend you can be assured will pray for and with you always. There is such a friend....That kind is the one that sticks closer than your brother, just like the bible said. If you can't find any, ask Big Pops upstairs to send you a minimum of one. No one was meant to operate as an island. Father has Jesus and Holy Spirit and too many angels to count, why shouldn't you have great friends? Left to me, you'll be needing them up until you are in your rocking chair when you can boast of being together for years.
Cheers!
PS: For all my friends...I LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR NOT GIVING UP ON ME. You are God's best gifts to my life!
No comments:
Post a Comment