I FEEL PRETTY SURE THAT EVERY PERSON READING THIS "NOTE" WILL BE ABLE TO RELATE TO WHAT I AM WRITING ABOUT TODAY. IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE HAVE ALL COME INTO CONTACT WITH A TEMPORARY FRIEND. WE HAVE PROBABLY EVEN BEEN ONE AT TIMES OURSELVES.
AS A CHILD, I CAN REMEMBER TELLING MY BEST FRIEND THAT I WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE FOR HER, NO MATTER WHAT. OF COURSE, SHE WOULD SAY THE SAME TO ME. FOR YEARS, WE WERE TRUE TO OUR WORD. WE GOT OLDER, GREW UP AND EACH HAD DIFFERENT LIFE EXPERIENCES. WE LOST TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER OVER THE YEARS AND OUR PROMISES WERE FORGOTTEN. IN REALITY, WE BECAME SOMEWHAT OF A TEMPORARY FRIEND TO ONE ANOTHER.
I HAVE BEEN IN RELATIONSHIPS WHERE PROMISES OF UNENDING LOVE WERE DECLARED. QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO READ THIS "NOTE" WILL PROBABLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. WE OFTEN GET PROMISED UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND MOST OF US ARE QUICK TO MAKE THE SAME PROMISE IN RETURN. WE OFTEN SAY THINGS WE MEAN AT THE TIME, BUT WE TEND TO FORGET OUR "UNCONDITIONAL LOVE" WHEN IT BECOMES CONVENIENT.
WE CAN PROBABLY ALL ALSO IDENTIFY WITH "FAIR WEATHERED" FRIENDS. BY FAIR WEATHERED, I MEAN PEOPLE WHO ARE OUR FRIENDS ONLY WHEN ITS CONVENIENT OR DURING THE GOOD TIMES. I AM TALKING ABOUT FRIENDS WHO ARE OFTEN "ALONG FOR THE RIDE." FRIENDS WHO ARE THERE AS LONG AS THE MONEY EXISTS, THE PARTY IS HAPPENING AND WHILE LIFE IS FUN. WE HAVE ALL BEEN LET DOWN BY THIS KIND OF FRIEND. I HAVE BEEN THIS KIND OF FRIEND IN THE PAST AS WELL.
I COULD PROBABLY GO ON AND ON AND TALK ABOUT "FRIENDS" ALL NIGHT. IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE HAVE ALL HAD "TEMPORARY FRIENDS". IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE HAVE ALL BEEN A "TEMPORARY FRIEND".
........BUT........
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE HAVE JESUS! HE COULD NEVER BE CONSIDERED A TEMPORARY FRIEND. HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE IS EXACTLY THAT...UNCONDITIONAL! EVEN ON OUR WORST DAYS, JESUS IS AND WILL BE THERE WITH HIS UNCHANGING FRIENDSHIP. THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD. THROUGH THICK AND THIN. HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US OR FORSAKE US. HIS LOVE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN UNCHANGED. JESUS WILL NEVER TURN HIS BACK ON US AND WILL NEVER GO BACK ON HIS WORD! HIS WORD WILL REMAIN THE SAME. YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW!!!
HIS WORD IS HIS PROOF OF HIS LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP. HIS WORD SPEAKS TO ME DAILY. HIS WORD GIVES ME STRENGTH, ENCOURAGEMENT AND PEACE. HIS WORD WILL NEVER LIE OR MISLEAD ME IN ANY WAY. HIS WORD TELLS ME THAT HIS WAY IS THE ONLY WAY. THROUGH READING MY BIBLE, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT JESUS COULD NEVER BE CONSIDERED A TEMPORARY FRIEND. HIS LOVE IS TRULY UNCONDITIONAL, IN EVERY WAY.
I WANT TO THANK MY JESUS FOR NEVER TURNING HIS BACK ON ME, EVEN WHEN I DESERVED IT. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS GUIDANCE IN MY LIFE AND FOR ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR MY BEST INTEREST. HE HAS TRULY SAVED MY LIFE. HE HAS SHOWN ME PROMISE FOR MY FUTURE. HE HAS SHOWN ME THE DEFINITION OF A TRUE FRIEND!
IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE SURELY WILL DO IT FOR YOU.
IT HAS SURELY BEEN A BLESSED ADVENTURE!
AS A CHILD, I CAN REMEMBER TELLING MY BEST FRIEND THAT I WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE FOR HER, NO MATTER WHAT. OF COURSE, SHE WOULD SAY THE SAME TO ME. FOR YEARS, WE WERE TRUE TO OUR WORD. WE GOT OLDER, GREW UP AND EACH HAD DIFFERENT LIFE EXPERIENCES. WE LOST TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER OVER THE YEARS AND OUR PROMISES WERE FORGOTTEN. IN REALITY, WE BECAME SOMEWHAT OF A TEMPORARY FRIEND TO ONE ANOTHER.
I HAVE BEEN IN RELATIONSHIPS WHERE PROMISES OF UNENDING LOVE WERE DECLARED. QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO READ THIS "NOTE" WILL PROBABLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. WE OFTEN GET PROMISED UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND MOST OF US ARE QUICK TO MAKE THE SAME PROMISE IN RETURN. WE OFTEN SAY THINGS WE MEAN AT THE TIME, BUT WE TEND TO FORGET OUR "UNCONDITIONAL LOVE" WHEN IT BECOMES CONVENIENT.
WE CAN PROBABLY ALL ALSO IDENTIFY WITH "FAIR WEATHERED" FRIENDS. BY FAIR WEATHERED, I MEAN PEOPLE WHO ARE OUR FRIENDS ONLY WHEN ITS CONVENIENT OR DURING THE GOOD TIMES. I AM TALKING ABOUT FRIENDS WHO ARE OFTEN "ALONG FOR THE RIDE." FRIENDS WHO ARE THERE AS LONG AS THE MONEY EXISTS, THE PARTY IS HAPPENING AND WHILE LIFE IS FUN. WE HAVE ALL BEEN LET DOWN BY THIS KIND OF FRIEND. I HAVE BEEN THIS KIND OF FRIEND IN THE PAST AS WELL.
I COULD PROBABLY GO ON AND ON AND TALK ABOUT "FRIENDS" ALL NIGHT. IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE HAVE ALL HAD "TEMPORARY FRIENDS". IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE HAVE ALL BEEN A "TEMPORARY FRIEND".
........BUT........
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE HAVE JESUS! HE COULD NEVER BE CONSIDERED A TEMPORARY FRIEND. HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE IS EXACTLY THAT...UNCONDITIONAL! EVEN ON OUR WORST DAYS, JESUS IS AND WILL BE THERE WITH HIS UNCHANGING FRIENDSHIP. THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD. THROUGH THICK AND THIN. HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US OR FORSAKE US. HIS LOVE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN UNCHANGED. JESUS WILL NEVER TURN HIS BACK ON US AND WILL NEVER GO BACK ON HIS WORD! HIS WORD WILL REMAIN THE SAME. YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW!!!
HIS WORD IS HIS PROOF OF HIS LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP. HIS WORD SPEAKS TO ME DAILY. HIS WORD GIVES ME STRENGTH, ENCOURAGEMENT AND PEACE. HIS WORD WILL NEVER LIE OR MISLEAD ME IN ANY WAY. HIS WORD TELLS ME THAT HIS WAY IS THE ONLY WAY. THROUGH READING MY BIBLE, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT JESUS COULD NEVER BE CONSIDERED A TEMPORARY FRIEND. HIS LOVE IS TRULY UNCONDITIONAL, IN EVERY WAY.
I WANT TO THANK MY JESUS FOR NEVER TURNING HIS BACK ON ME, EVEN WHEN I DESERVED IT. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS GUIDANCE IN MY LIFE AND FOR ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR MY BEST INTEREST. HE HAS TRULY SAVED MY LIFE. HE HAS SHOWN ME PROMISE FOR MY FUTURE. HE HAS SHOWN ME THE DEFINITION OF A TRUE FRIEND!
IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE SURELY WILL DO IT FOR YOU.
IT HAS SURELY BEEN A BLESSED ADVENTURE!
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