There is a friend...

I'm not sure why, but I have the hardest time comprehending God as my "friend". I find it so difficult at times to really make that connection...When I think of meeting with a friend, I associate it most often with going "somewhere" and doing "something"...sitting and having coffee or spending time doing the things we love. (Can you tell Quality Time is my strongest Love Language?)

It's not that I don't realize I can do all of these things (anything really) WITH Him, I just have the hardest time considering this as an option. Quite honestly, I feel like when I'm doing these social things "with" God, I am doing them alone. For some reason I can't get past the fact that there is no tangible being that I can see and hear. I think God is really trying to teach me about being his friend lately. To get past the "social" aspect of friendship and discover the true meaning. I think he really wants me to find in him all the things that I would find from my dearest closest friend.

To be excited to share my great news with Him, and to call Him first when things get tough. To think of Him first when I have a spare moment and just want to hang out or talk. To find security in knowing that we are inseparable and He is always thinking of me, and making time for me. To feel so special because He would do anything within His power for me and He always gives me the very best things...just exactly what I need. To find peace in being accepted as I am, not having to hide anything or hold anything back. To find pure joy in sharing fun times and laughs with Him, and ultimate comfort in Him sharing my pain and sorrow as if it were His own.

Why wouldn't I want that from Him? I couldn't ask for a better friend. I am so thankful that He is teaching me this and urging me to invest in the best of friendships that I will ever have. To learn more about what friendship really is, so that I can cherish and appreciate the human relationships that He blesses me with in a more realistic way.