Several years ago, my
older sister Kim was going to move out.
At that time, she was the only friend
I had, and it did not seem right that God would take away the only friend I
had. This was not some selfish
feeling. I knew Kim was not supposed to move
away yet, but I couldn’t prevent it. Kim
had already bought the supplies she needed, she had enough money to support
herself…what could I do?
I started praying
about this because everything that was happening did not seem right at
all. Soon, I fell into this depression,
and I wanted someone to know how I felt, and to just comfort me and give me a
hug. At that time I was not a hugger,
and I knew that if I asked any of my family for a hug they’d think I was weird
or something. Therefore, I didn’t say
anything to them.
A few days later, I was
in the laundry room hanging up some shirts, but in that moment I broke down in
tears, wondering why Kim was moving out.
All of a sudden, I felt someone’s arms wrap around me from behind. I was startled at first, and I looked around
to see if anyone was there, but no one was.
I could still feel those arms, and soon I felt warm, comforted, and at
peace. I felt reassured that everything
was going to be alright. Then, the arms
left me.
I decided to leave the
laundry room to try to gather my thoughts about what had just happened. God gave me a hug because He knew that I
needed reassurance and comfort. Later
that day, I learned that Kim was not moving out. I just praise God that He was there for me. He was, and is, my true Friend, but it was
nice that He let me keep my earthly friend.
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