When God removes a relationship or something from your life, He replaces it when the time is right. It will be so much better that you will thank Him for removing the thing you lost.
Are you thinking that I am crazy? How can this be? It must be true, I just experienced it!
After seven months, I thank God for the friend He removed because the friend I gained is a beacon of light for my purpose versus a friend who was a stumbling block for my purpose. This new friend will shine the way to my calling instead of blowing out the light.
It doesn’t mean that I don’t love the person that is no longer in my life, because I do. I always will regardless of the differences that set us on different paths. Just like our disagreements with each other, it doesn’t mean that either of us are bad people. We completed the need in each other’s lives that God intended and therefore, He closed the door to our relationship.
It was hard. I grieved. I was sad. I was angry. I was hurt. I felt betrayed. I was a mess. I second guessed my actions and wondered about everything I could have done differently. I even questioned my ability to choose friends and I second guessed all of my relationships. I could feel the enemy pressing repeat and starting with these emotions again.
Finally, I have seen why this has happened and I can rejoice. In the future, I hope I am able to endure situations more gracefully and with even more faith but most importantly, I want to rejoice from the beginning. God did more with my emotions than I ever could have.
We have all experienced times in our relationships we were hurt by someone or we hurt someone. Perhaps a decision was made to let someone go because you recognized they were not good for you during your season of life.
As we change, we grow apart from the people we bonded with and grown to love. Sometimes it is a season where both of you are growing in different directions. Although it is painful to experience the loss of someone you have bonded with and shared life with, God has a reason and a plan. Our minds are unable to comprehend His reason and plan because we would not be able to believe what He has planned for us.
We have to remember that sometimes people, things, and jobs are removed because they don’t serve a place in our lives any longer. Although the suffering was long, the perseverance will lead to greater things.
Do you think Ruth could have ever dreamed about her Boaz?
Romans 12:12 | Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
James 1:12 | Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him
Romans 5:3-5 | More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Xoxo,
Hannah B.
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Very true! Even though we can’t see it in the moment, there are SOOOO many times where we’re mad that God takes something away from us (be it a friend, romantic relationship, job, etc) only for him to give us something better. It’s still hard to trust when we can’t see what’s ahead, but looking back at our own lives and the lives of others can help to give us hope in the midst of hardship.
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I couldn’t agree more! It’s so hard when we can’t understand or see what’s ahead. But that’s where the journey is – God allows us discover Him and grow our faith.
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Let the church say Amen!!! What a great message. The key is to let God do the taking and the bringing! That way, we can be sure that we are right in the flow of His will. Thank for sharing this 💕
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Thank you for your encouraging response! And you are right, being in flow of His will is the ultimate and most important desire we should have.
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