I have been praying for many months for a very close friend of mine. She and I are like sisters in Christ. Last summer I was feeling like the type of friend I was being to her was hurting her rather than helping her. I struggled with what I should do. I always felt a little responsible for her happiness. I knew that many people did not understand her but I saw her through the eyes of God. Some of that was due to the fact that we shared so many silent sins together our life's were very parallel even though we only became friends in the last few years. It is through this sameness that we only kept each other down. I allowed her to stay were she was and I stayed behind her not moving forward myself. So with great faith I pulled back from my old habits and began praying for God to heal her and to show me how to be the friend He wanted me to be for her. For many months I saw no change. Actually things got worse. I feared I needed to step back in and change my approach. But the Lord allowed me to follow His will and continue the prayers. Lately things seem better. She seems more positive and calm. She is less angry and bitter and more loving and charitable. God is so good. At times we all do things that He asks us to and when we do not see the results we expect we begin to doubt. We feel lost in a maze and are not sure we will be able to reach the end. However, if we continue to keep our eyes and ears on Him, we will see the God's will and it is better than we could ever hope.
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