To Touch a Life
Thursday, January 27, 2011
"A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend; one human soul whom we can trust utterly; who knows the best and the worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults; who will speak the honest truth to us, while the world flatters us to our face, and laughs at us behind our back."
-Charles Kingsley
Sometimes you meet the person or persons who will touch your life in the most profound ways without even realizing that you have met them. These are the people who pray for you before you even ask, who text you just the right words at just the right time, the ones who tell you when you need to trust God more, the ones who know what's on your heart even before you tell them; these are the people who I wouldn't trade for all the diamonds in the world.
....There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
-Proverbs 18:24 b
When I think about the individuals who have had a great impact upon my life I think about myself. I wonder if I have touched even one person in the ways that multiple people have touched mine. I should have. I should be reaching out to others and loving them with the compassion of Christ. I am afraid that often I am so absorbed in myself that I don't do enough to insure that I become absorbed in others. Proverbs 18:24 speaks about a friend that is always there. When you have made a mistake; this person is there. When you have succeeded; he is there. When you need him; he couldn't be closer. I want to be like that-to be irreplaceable in the lives of as many people as possible.
Life is so short and time is fleeting. I want to be sure that I have touched someone with the love of Jesus Christ. I desire to be a blessing to others as they journey through this life. I hope that you will want to reach out to others as well. A old hymns says "Only one life, will soon be past. Only what's done for Christ will last." May we all be friends who are willing to sacrifice of our time to invest in the lives of the people around us.
"True friendship is a plant of slow growth..."
-George Washington
6 reader thoughts:
Hey Elizabeth!
Annie from forever-love-blog.blogspot.com did it for me :) I absolutely love everything she did! (you can scroll down to the bottom of my blog and her link will be there)
Thanks!
Hi Elizabeth. Thank you for visiting our blog and leaving a comment - I'm glad you did. :)
I like your post on friendship - a good friend is really a blessing.
God bless
~Jessica
Hi Elizabeth! I completely agree with your posts on friendships. My four best friends, Teal, Whitney, Maddie and Adam, are incredible. It's a blessing to have a friend.
How precious beyond all diamonds a friend truly is! I've been blessed with some amazing friendships, and I seek and pray to become that type of a friend. I always think of Proverbs 17:17 "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
In Christ,
Annie
Beautiful post. There are definitely people in my life who have helped me more than they can ever know. Don't be disheartened, you have probably already had a powerful impact on the lives of people who know you. I imagine the people in your life who have touched you often wonder the same thing.
Thank you for this!
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