The Days of Old

Lately I've been talking to my best friend more on the phone. Usually we talk quite a bit but not really about anything important, it's more talking because we're working on something cooperatively or we need help with a practical matter. That changed in a way. He and his wife experienced a miscarriage recently and as selfish as this sounds, that may be the reason the two of us have found a reconnection. I'm in no way happy about the way the reconnection came about, but nonetheless, our friendship has started growing again for the first time in a while.

So maybe "The days of old" isn't the best title for this posting, since we aren't just a couple of high school friends trying to relive the past. We are two high school friends who take our friendship seriously enough to not take our friendship seriously. We don't "work" on it, it just happens. There will come another season when we don't get to talk (really talk) as much as either one of us wants, but that's ok. A real friendship isn't dependent on the amount of time in the same room (or city) or the amount of time talking on a phone. It's being connected enough to still share your life with them. And that's what we do best, we keep each other actively involved in each other's lives.

The days of old were great, some of the best days. But the days ahead will no doubt prove to be our finest days.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Broadcast

Image
This is a blog post I did for our church staff blog at http://crossviewconnect.com. I figure this way I can get a little bit more mileage for my efforts. Cheap? Yes! Do I care? Nope. Enjoy. You may or may not have heard our student ministry's new name, BROADCAST. With the new name comes a new identity and a fresh perspective on what God is wanting to do with students in Rockmart. The name is simple, we want to "broadcast" the name of Jesus to the world. Starting in our own community and branching out from there. This idea is directly linked to our church's vision to reach the unchurched and lead them to become fully devoted followers of Christ. What this means... It means that the time is NOW! Spread the word, Crossview is the place for students (and their families)! It means that we have to be ready to build relationships with students who come to us broken and hurting, looking for a place to belong. It means that the enemy is TICKED OFF because he knows...
Read more

Pushing Through

I've been going through a spiritual dry spell lately. There's a few things I've been working on and learning how to do, but nothing that's really getting me excited. I'm still in love with God, but sometimes we don't "feel" in love; but that's when we must make the choice to love, even when our emotions run low. So here's a few things I've learned about pushing through a dry spell: Admit it - Until I reached the point of admitting I was in a dry spell, it really didn't hit me. And it wasn't just about admitting it to myself, it took me verbally saying it out loud to another person. See the patterns - Over the last few years I've noticed a pattern with my spiritual low points. When I'm paying attention, I can sometimes anticipate them and be ready. (Honestly, this most recent one blind-sided me and that's made it worse because I've been beating myself about it.) Push through - The Christian life is hard, if...
Read more

Before the Blog

So today I went through a TON of old email, sorting out the junk and organizing what was left. I tend to be a bit of a digital packrat . One good thing that came out of this was an old email I haven't read in years from " In the Den ". Here it is, years before the blog started: I am frustrated, as of late, that people--good, godly people--are not advising on the foundation of a very basic spiritual truth. God has a will, and we can know it. And we should know it. And when we don’t know it, we should ask. And when we don’t see it, we should seek. And when we don’t understand it, we should knock. We should not step back to do what is comfortable, what is safe, and what makes sense hoping that one day we will be brave enough to agree with God. We should not be content to rest in the reliable relief of ignorance. On the contrary, we should ask of our heavenly Father who gives to all without finding fault. It's a timeless piece of exhortation that still pricks me ...
Read more