Okay, I just read a dear friend's Facebook post. I did not ask permission to write about this but suffice it to say the majority of you do not know her.
What she had to say nearly broke my heart.
These are her words:
It was just weird. I can talk to ANYONE..and I don't sit around waiting for ...someone to speak to me..Today was a kids pool party. My children had a blast.i helped pour drinks and set out pizza and pick up trash..I was right there, but honestly, people kind of clustered up around the pool and it wasn't where you could just plop down and get in a conversation. I think folks are just so stressed out in their own lives or something that they really can't see others and I don't particularly "look" lonely.....hard to look that way with 6 kids following you..LOL but they had no idea how I would have loved to have visited with another woman ..just to talk about..ANYTHING really..just goes to show you that you never know what people are thinking...God will use this in me for His purposes, I am sure...As you know my husband and I are passionate about following Jesus' lead in serving people. We want to be His hands and feet. We know that we do not need to add to the finished work of Christ on the cross however; we are living in a time like never before when we are surrounded by a sea of Lonely people. Do we recognize that? It is so easy to get caught up in the day to day of just trying to "survive" I say that tongue in cheek. As Americans and especially if we are believers we have been given life to the fullest. We are very blessed. Do we use our blessings to bless others or are we constantly so focused on ourselves that we can't see the needs of our neighbors, friends, cashiers at the grocery store, or even our own family?
Just 3 days ago my spiritual "Dad" passed into Glory. Oh how I loved him! he was always there for me and for our family. He never let us go or gave up hope that God would do Great and mighty works in our life. My husband and I had been meeting with he and his wife for some time on a weekly basis. We prayed, we laughed, we cried. They were there in our time of loneliness and great need. Adrian and I are more convinced than ever that we want to be that kind of a couple. We may not be able to do everything, but like my dear "dad" said---do what the Lord puts in front of you---you can't do everything, put God first, your mate second and everything else third. That is our goal and aim. We serve an audience of One.
For His Glory
Ami
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