We read in (James 2:23) in the Bible that Abraham was called the friend of God. I don’t know about you, but true friends are hard to come by. A friend is more precious than having tickets to premium seats at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Though enjoyable and entertaining at the time, events in the
Garden do not last, whereas a lifelong friend is forever; someone that sticks
closer than a brother. They understand
you like no one else and are always ready to listen when times get tough.
In the tech world of informational knowhow, the ability to
text and receive text messages is amazing technology, in my humble
opinion. It is mind blowing if you ask
me.
I am an old guy that still
remembers standing in a group of coworkers and hearing a pager sound out and
everyone looking at their device to see if it was their pager going off.
Learning the lingo or should I say the shorthand version of
sharing messages is quite challenging for this Senior Citizen. I’m sure you have heard the expression, “You
can’t teach old dogs’ new tricks.” This
certainly applies to me.
I am glad I have the Internet to ask what certain letters
mean when I receive texts from my grandkids who are savvy and up on new ways to
message that are overflowing with abbreviations.
The following are just a few examples: LOL…Laughing Out Loud; BRB…Be Right Back; WFH…Working
From Home; IMHO…In My Humble Opinion; and the one that takes us back to my
thought for today, BFF…Best Friends Forever.
My BFF is more precious than rubies—my wife. God must have loved me a whole bunch to entrust
this treasure to my safe keeping, to love and cherish till death do us part.
Before she came into my life, I was searching in all the
wrong places for a companion to settle me down.
I could not find her anywhere until I included God in the search.
During my failed attempts to locate her, I believed the Lord
knew exactly where she was, but I hadn’t talked to Him in years since I was in
my late teens. It was at this rebellious
time in my life that I strayed from His safekeeping and went my own way.
In my twenties, I was not a born-again Christian at this
juncture. I had been around the block of
hard knocks a few times and was frustrated with the unsettled turmoil that was going
on inside me. I avoided God, while
evading peace…not a good choice.
I thought I would take a chance and see what God could do for
me. I had no intension of allowing myself
to renew my relationship with Him. I
just wanted a wife, a good woman to call my own. I needed a person that understood me, loved
me, and could tame me, thus helping me turn over new life ambitions.
In the next few moments, I found myself kneeling next to the
unmade bed in my apartment bedroom. I
blurted out, “You know where she is!
Send her to me!
Strange as it may sound, I felt the wooing and tug of the
Holy Spirit in my heart. I thought God
had forsaken me, because of my rebellious spirit. But I was wrong! He was standing patiently in line awaiting my
return to Him. He did not leave; it was
me that walked away from Him.
Suddenly, a verse of scripture came thundering into my head
that I had learned in Sunday School as a lad.
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all
these things shall be added to you.”
(Matthew 6:33).
I sensed God was asking me this question: “How can I send
you something good, when you’re living the life, you’re living?” I was at a crossroads. I felt a decision had to be made.
I was given a choice… seek God and His righteousness and
receive the desires of my heart or continue down the turbulent road of despair
where peace eluded me. He no longer
wanted to be at the bottom of the list of desires, but at the top of my list. God did not want to be turned on and off like a
radio when I needed something.
You know the answer. I
went God’s way, which changed the course of the rest of my life. Yes, you guessed it. He sent me the woman I had been searching for…the
wife I adore…my BFF.
God restored my relationship with His Son, Jesus. He died on a cross for my sins, and because
of His death and resurrection I am blessed with an abundant life that is full
of peace and contentment…my BFF.
(John 15:13) “Greater love has no one than this, than
to lay down one’s life for his friends.”
Written by,
Papa Boyd
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