“We love Him because He first loved us.”
-John 4:9-10-
---------------The blind men and the elephantThere is an analogy to how differently we each understand or experience God in a classic story about three blind men and the elephant. As each of the three blind men are trying to understand exactly what the elephant is like, but experiencing different parts of the same thing.
The first blind man is feeling all over the leg of the elephant and says to the others, "It is like a strong tree." But, the second is holding the trunk, explaining, "It is like an ever changing vine."
Still, the third blind man is running his hands across the large body of the elephant, exclaiming, "No, it is endless, like a wide mountain."
---------------Friend and AcquaintanceThere is a difference between being an acquaintance and being a friend. An acquaintance is someone whose name you know, who you see every now and then, who you probably have something in common with and who you feel comfortable around.
It's a person that you can invite to your home and share things with. But they are people who you don't share your life with, whose actions sometimes you don't understand because you don't know enough about them.
On the other hand, a friend is someone you love. Not that you are "in love" with them, but you care about them and you think about them when they are not there. The people you are reminded of when you see something they might like, and you know this because you know them so well. They are the people whose pictures you have and whose faces are in your head regardless.
Friends are the people you feel safe around because you know they care about you. They call just to see how you are doing, because a friend doesn't need an excuse. They tell you the truth, the first time, and you do the same. You know that if you have a problem, they are there to listen.
Friends are the people who won't laugh at you or hurt you, and if they do hurt you they try hard to make it up to you. They are the people you love, regardless of whether you realize it.
Friends are the people you cried with when you got rejected from colleges and during the last song at the prom and at graduation. They are the people that when you hug them, you don't think about how long to hug and who's going to be the first one to let go.
Maybe they are the people that hold the rings at your wedding, or maybe they are the people who give you away at your wedding, or maybe they are the people you marry. Maybe they are the people who cry at your wedding because they are happy or because they are proud.
They are the people who stop you from making mistakes and help you when you do. They are the people whose hand you can hold, or you can hug or give them a kiss and not have it be awkward because they understand the things you do and they love you for them.
They stick with you and stand by you. They hold your hand. They watch you live and you watch them live and you learn from them. Your life is not the same without them.
--------------As I sat alone in my room, I started to think, what would it be like a few months from now?
I do not want to think, for I fear the worst.
I do not want to see, for I dread the tears.
It’s hard to accept, but I know I must.
Nothing in life will ever last.
Friends last forever, or so they say,
But will it hold true, as time tickle away?
From days to months, and months to years,
Will we recall the days we hold so dear?
The days we laughed, the tears we shed.
The sweat we had as we walked all night.
The fun we had, the songs we sang.
The pictures we took as life went by.
In the blink of an eye, a year is up.
Exams are here, and soon we part.
Taiwan will soon come and go,
But I hope our friendship grows.
We promised and yes, we vowed,
To always, always ALWAYS meet up.
I pray that we keep to our very words,
And not let our friendship go.
I hate to think, I wish I’ld stop,
For it pains me to think so much.
Let it be, just let it be.
For this is not for me to judge.
---------------Father,
I am confused. Super confused. I don’t know if you hear me, but I really hope you do. I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing, I don’t know what the right thing is. Maybe I know. Maybe I don’t.
Please, Father, guide me to the right answer.
I am so scared. I don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t know what is happening. I don’t know. I don’t know!! I don’t know why this is happening. I don’t know a lot of things.
I’m really sorry, Father.
I’m sorry.
Really sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry.-------------
“And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.”
-Matthew 17:7-
