Let It Go and Move On

2 Samuel 19:4-6 (NKJV) - But the King covered his face, and the King cried out with a loud voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom my son!” Then Joab came into the house of the king, and said, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life… in that you loveyour enemies and hate your friends.

 I just couldn’t shake myself.  For weeks I sat brooding each day over the loss of a friendship I

truly cherished.  After a few months of prayer concerning my situation, I received a phone call

from someone the Holy Spirit gently prompted to reach out to me.

In the brief time we spoke I was lovingly rebuked for allowing myself to fall into a slump. Just like David, we often grieve and do so for long periods of time for relationships that are not good for us.  We tend to forget about friends who are still around us, remaining faithful and true.

Often times we get caught up and so absorbed by our situations that we don’t celebrate and appreciate those who have been by our side in adversity.  But, after that call I knew it was time to let it go and move on.

 Prayer:  Father God, help me to appreciate the seasons of friendship you allow me to be engaged in, and accepting of when those seasons end.  Help me to be appreciative of those friends that remain.  Amen.

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