Bless you

This morning I stumbled on to this video by Julian smith 

It reminded me of how sometimes we forget that our friends just need us bless them. Earlier this week I was reminded of how a few of my friendships have changed because we haven't found time to encourage or bless each other like we used to and now we don't even feel like friends anymore. On top of that I was reading through my High school year book from senior year, a time when I felt totally loved, and not to brag but people loved me. When I re-read some of the things people wrote I realized a couple of the reasons why I felt loved, and why people loved me.

1. I was Friendly. If you want to have friends, Be a friend. Plain and simple I the reason I had so many people who loved me was in part because I loved so many people. Sometimes we have to make the first move to love people before people will love us. Sometimes they make the first move either way if you want to keep a friendship you will have to continue to love each other.

2. I apparently gave lots of Hugs, and good hugs, according to the last page in my yearbook 3 different people mentioned Hugs and how my hugs would be missed. Which reminds me somewhere along the way I stopped hugging as much and for that I'm sorry. Its amazing how much something as simple as a hug can brighten someones day. so next time you see a friend, hug them. Don't make it awkward just give them a hug, and I bet you'll brighten there day.

3. I was sweet to people, part of being friendly is listening to people, taking time to encourage them. Sometimes people just need to know that they are loved, that they are well thought of, sometimes they just need to know that someone, anyone is thinking of them. You never know you might be the only person who says I love you to them or the only person who ask them how they are doing and then stops and takes time to hear their response.

I'm not sure How i'm doing in these 3 areas but I sure plan on working at getting better at them. I Love you all God bless you.

Friends for life

So last night after worship practice, I got a chance to hang out with some friends of mine from High school, and within five minuets of being there between all the Hugs and questions about whats going on in life, and hearing what everyone else was up to in life, I was reminded of why I loved these people so much and why we are all still part of each others lives. I mean its been over 6 years since we all went to school together but we still go out of our way to hang out and we actually still enjoy each others company. It all boils down to Love, we love each other. 

So when I showed up, late of course, everyone had already finished swimming and we were playing ping pong and then a game I hate called Banana-grams its like scrabble but its a race and me and spelling games just don't get along, Oddly enough I didn't mind so much because I was with some of my favorite people in the whole world. After that we went back to Bree's apartment where someone had left our high school year book on the counter opened to this page:

I think this best sums up our High school friendships, when I think about the ones that lasted the longest and that are still deep friends its because we lived out 1 peter 1:22 together, Through out High school we didn't just hang out we studied the bible together. We challenged each other and helped each other live out the gospel. Believe me we weren't always perfect, we fought and hurt one another at times, but at the end of the day one thing held us all together and it's that we had, and still have sincere Love for each other, we have loved deeply from the Heart and I hope we always will. 

p.s. If any of you are reading this I love you, and I am so thankful that God put each of you in my life.