Loving Others.

Today has been a good day, but at this moment I am at a loss for words. There are times in life when you realize that people aren't who you thought they were or wanted so much for them to be. I just never really thought about it  or at least tried to wrap my mind around something that i didn't want to believe would ever happen,  until my friend told me something he did and at first i didn't want to believe him, i don't know why. maybe because i know he's a good person and someone that i trust. but then i realized that i could pretend that it wasn't true and move on or i could just face the fact that what he told me is true. It was  one of those moments where i realized he wasn't who i thought he was. Honestly i felt bad saying it, but it was true and as much as i didn't want it be it is. My heart is  aching for him but then i read Psalm 36:7 and i felt at peace- How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings-Psalm 36:7 As i sit here and think about it a little bit more i realize that all i can do is be there for him and pray for him. It definitely made me realize how much more i need to love him and  to continue to be that Godly friend in his life. It made me think about my devotions yesterday, i was reading in Romans and i read this verse and it made me think about suffering. it reminded me that even though God lets us experience suffering, the suffering is always for a purpose even though we might not realize it at the time. God is so good :) 

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us- Romans 5:3-5