Last night I got a call from an old friend. Well, not an “old” friend, I mean goodness, we aren’t old yet, are we? No, I mean the type of friend that you have known just forever. The kind of friend that you rolled your jeans with, and cruised the mall with, and stayed up late talking about boys with. My very best friend. We experienced high school and college together. We experienced boyfriends and breakups and growing up together. Better yet, she loved God with everything that she had. We kept each other accountable. We fought when either one of us did something stupid and ill-advised. But we were always friends.
Life has interfered with this friendship. Distance, husbands, children and other obligations have made it hard to maintain.
She called last night after reading this post. In tears. And you know what? Still the very best of friends. Talking to her was just the best. The very best thing. We just kind of picked up where we left off and…it was just great.
One of the things that I have learned this past year is that I need a support system. I need people in my life who love and care for me. I can’t do this on my own. God didn’t design us to navigate this life on our own. I need to stop shutting people out and do a better job at maintaining my friendships.
I have many, many people in the world who would be there for me in a heartbeat. I didn’t reach out to any of them when I should have.
We need our peeps. We need them to pray for us and with us. We need their love and encouragement.
So, today – that is my challenge to you. Call someone that you’ve been meaning to call. Ask them what you can pray for them in their life. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t talked to them in ages. Trust me, they will be glad to hear from you. And you will be glad that you made the call.
