Remember in elementary school how there was always that “best” friend? Now that you are much older is that kid still your best friend? I’m sure many can say yes to that question. But more than likely that person is not even a part of your life now. Many of us have moved far away from those elementary school friends or they have moved away. Isn’t it strange how we couldn’t imagine, at that age, that in our adult years living life would separate us from those we thought would always be near.
I believe that God designs friendships. Possibly, even when we were in elementary school with that best friend whom we thought would always be with us, God was already arranging for us to meet someone who lived hundreds of miles away to become our special friend. When Sherri and I were at seminary, 900 miles away from every friend we had, God gave us two new best friends. There in Ft. Worth Texas we knew absolutely no one. On our first Sunday morning we randomly picked a church to visit. We were taken to a random class of adults our age. We randomly choose seats behind a couple who blended in with every other couple. As it turned out they were exactly our age, had children the age of our children and they had connections in Russellville Kentucky, our home town. The lady’s sister lived there. Sheri had taught one of her sister’s daughters. We knew her sister and her brother-in-law, who was a minister in the same association that my previous church was in.
Christi and David immediately became our newest best friends. It was like God introduced us that morning: “Brady’s I want you to meet the Stinson’s. Thirty years ago when Christi lived in west Texas and David was growing up in San Antonio I knew that you would need each other, and that today I would have you meet in Ft. Worth at this church. You will be best friends and maintain this friendship even though you will be separated by many miles some day.” I’m not sure God would have said it that way, but that is how it has turned out. We continue to maintain that friendship with the Stinsons. We see each other every year for a week. They will be visiting us in October.
Friends are a tremendous blessing from God. I don’t think it was by chance that the person or persons that are your friends just happened in your life. God put you and them together because he knew that both of you needed a great friend. Thank God for your friends. Good friends are truly a heavenly blessing.
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