Not By My Own Efforts

In an email she said:

"Thank you for always being there for me when I'm freaking out, happy, worried, it means a lot for me to have a friend like you! :)"

Wow! A little overwhelmed! Maybe not just a little, but very? :P

Loving a friend into His Kingdom is not easy. I get impatient, especially at times where my mind has wandered off. At the same time, there is so much joy in knowing that they see the love you have towards them :)

A little sharing, this friend is a non-believer. She shared a little with me and when I asked her "can I pray for you," she said yes :D - last time I was too afraid to ask. She didn't know exactly what prayer was, and so we had a chat about it. Definitely have to say, it was a really rewarding chat, cause back to basics, I had to rephrase things that I know for her to understand. Questions, she asked me a lot of questions! :) I loved it! :D

Sometimes, I feel like sharing with her gives me a lot of comfort. She might not be a person to pray with me (well...I don't have anyone to pray with me on a regular basis anyway), but she listens and doesn't judge me as if I'm not doing something properly. I'm really blessed to have a friend like her.

I was once again reminded of compassion. God has been showing where I can use this gift He has giving me, but I seem to not see the need to use it wisely enough. This time, compassion just flowed right through by God's grace, especially when I did not feel like doing so at all. Praise Him! Once again, not by my own efforts :)