Relationships come and go

        I remember when I was a little girl and I used to get so upset when something I was really counting on fell through. I remember my mom used to say "Heidi its not the end of the world. God has a plan for everything and his plan is not always the same as ours." I didnt understand it then and although I know its true even now sometimes I still dont always understand it. I mean lets take friendships for example , if you have spent years with a person and knew their innermost secrets and they knew yours how can your relationship just fall apart so easily sometimes over the most silliest reasons and sometimes you dont even kow why.Well part of me wants to say why? God why would you allow someone that I love so much to just leave or turn their back ? and why would you want me to feel so sad and heartbroken ? But my heart knows different,my heart know that in order to truly follow God I have trust Him and let go of a relationship that could possibly allow me to slip back into the trend that got me away from Him in the first place.Believe me  that is not an easy pill to swallow. These days true friends are almost impossible to find. Trusting people that you love is not as easy to do anymore. There are so many obstacles these days that Satan uses to tempt with especially in our relationships. I mean besides friends becoming enemies look at the adultry and divorce rate, the murder and suicide rate . I mean relationships are being attacked every second of every day.Best friends, Marriages, even parents and their children are turning their backs on each other, siblings that haven't spoken in years and most of them cant remember why they stopped talking in the first place.Social sites have become Satans new weapon. Just yesterday a really close friend deleted me off facebook and I couldn't even begin to tell you why. We get so caught up in society and gossip . Hey yall its been around for ever but now its a click away to spread bad word about someone like a raging wild fire. I read a verse this morning that really captured me although it may not seem to reflect what I am talking about , Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 to "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." broken relationships can bring us down physically and emotionally but there is ONE that is always there. Our relationship with Jesus. You know through my sadness over the past day .I searched my mind and heart for what i could have possibly done wrong and what could I do to change the situation. In desperate attempts for an answer I called my friend only to get her voice mail and must have sent her 3 or 4 texts messages only not to get a response. In my overwhelming sadness I didn't know what else to do short of getting in my car and driving to her house,but before I got into my car I just sat down on my swing in tears and began to pray. And Jesus began to show me that even in my prayer I was being selfish. I was asking what did I do wrong,what did I do to deserve this, what was I going to do. So as my mind began to focus a little and my heart softened a little more. I began to pray for my friend, that whatever she was dealing with in her life that God would just guide her through it and that He would also soften her heart and in that moment Jesus showed me that HE was the ONLY person who really knew my innermost secrets, He was the one who could ease my pain in a bad situation and He would always be there. In all of my pain I learned that I was being very selfish and I can't grow in my relationship with Jesus by thinking about me all the time . This was very eye opening to me. How can I spread the love of Jesus to others who are so blinded by their own pain and struggles when I am thinking about me and how I feel and not truly lifting up their pain and needs . And that brings me to this: Facebook can also be used to share Gods love not just all the evil and gossiping . A friend posted this verse this morning :
‎2 Corinthians 4:8-10 : We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.Wow ! You see Jesus showed me that he is here . His relationship will never fail and if we would all allow him to be a part of our relationships then I TRULY BELIEVE with all my heart that our relationships with each other would not be nearly as difficult . I am not saying that friendships will not come and go . God will always close some doors in order to open others ,but if we are true to Jesus and true to ourselves then being A true friend will come a little easier ! Love you all Have a happy Easter !