Friends like Blair

My friend Blair introduced me to this song by Anthem Avenue called “Shut Out the World”. I remember she said, “Every mom needs to listen to this song every day!” So true, Blair! I was just listening to this song and soaking up all this amazing peace from Jesus when out of the blue I burst into tears with the realization that my friend Blair will be moving back to America this spring. I have known Blair for less than a year…isn’t it amazing that you can form such great friendships with others so fast when God is the center of them? I have always believed that will God send me the right friends at the right times…and many of those friends are now my life long friends. Each of them have taught me some amazing new TRUTH that applies to my walk with the Lord. I refer to these friends now (since I moved to Africa) as my “treasure chest” friends. They go with me wherever I go and when in serious need, I reach into my treasure chest and find the gift they have so graciously given me by how they live their own lives. Blair is one of these friends now. When I am with her, I LONG to know Jesus better and more fully. The Lord has spoken things to her to tell me a couple times…just recently I took a note out that she gave me back in October. In Oct. when I read it I thought, yeah seriously, thank you, Jesus! But when I read it again recently I immediately started crying b/c I was so overwhelmed and exhausted and feeling so unworthy…but Blair had written this: “Reasa, I really do sense from the Lord His pleasure over your life!” It hit me like a ton of bricks…God is STILL pleased, overjoyed, & excited about ME despite all the things I am not doing well (or doing at all!!)!! And He sent Blair to get the point across!! Wow, I feel like the most loved girl around. The best Christmas gift for me this year by far is Treasure Chest Friends. How hard it is to have to physically say goodbye to friends like this! So bitter but oh so sweet! I would MUCH rather have to say goodbye than to not have known or loved such friends!! Jesus, please send Blair the right Treasure Chest friends at the right time as you take her on this next adventure. And thank you for my Treasure Chest! Amen.

For real, when you get a chance, find this song, "Shut Out the World" and really shut out the world :) I haven't blogged for SO LONG...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!