Pretty Close to Perfect

Now most of you know that Jesus is my Best Friend! And a really good one too. He's always there... loving me and supporting me. He offers the best advice and always knows just what to say! But that doesn't mean that I don't still need a human best friend. And I literally thank Him everyday for the best friend He has given me.

I love my best friend Grace so much! Even though her and I are so different... even though she does really random things that drive my crazy... even though she makes mistakes... I wouldn't change her for anything. Not that I could even if I wanted to... because we both know that our friendship is all God... because we probably never would have chosen each other. Simply because we are so different. I mean, the only thing we have in common is our love for Jesus and our love for stainless steel! But somehow God has brought us together... and we have held on to it by faith... and sweat and tears! And now it's one of the greatest gifts we have.

And good friends are hard to come by... especially if you are an introvert... like myself. Because I would rather have just one really close friend then a bunch of not so close friends. So I've had a zillion best friends... hoping that they could be that one really good friend. The one who I can share everything with and know that they will always try their hardest to be there. And who can share everything with me and trust me and rely on me. And a lot of people say that is unrealistic... no one can expend themselves so much! But I do for all my friends... so how come you can't?

And I do know some really great people who have helped me in times of need. And some of those people are really good friends who I talk to and see on a regular basis. And I am blessed by all of them. But I only have one best friend. She's the only friend that has there for me all the time... the only friend who loves me enough to know exactly what I need. I love that I can call her crying and pour out my heart and she won't say anything! I can always be me... no matter how rude, depressed, happy, upset, sacrilegious, hyper... she still loves me! And I am so blessed to be able to be that for her too!



So this blog is dedicated to my best friend, Grace! Who has given me a pretty close to perfect friendship!

Proverbs 18:24

A man of many companions may come to ruin,

but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Ecclesiastes 4:10

If one falls down, his friend can help him up.

But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

1 John 4:111

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.