Other people mold you...Gospel defines you.

If there is one thing that I have realized in the last few days is that"Happiness is only real when shared."-Chris McCandless.I think it's fair to say that we were not made to do life on our own. I was reading through some of C.S Lewis' best quotes and he made a statment that made me re-evaluate how I look at the "art" of relationships. He said, "“Friendship is unnecessary,it has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” Well said sir Lewis(as always.)I must admit that more times then not I want to do life on my own and along doing so maybe meet different souls that may inspire/move/encourage me but then it's time to move on,I move on.Not realizing that maybe those certain hearts were put there to teach me not only good but also the bad.The bad,not a big fan of getting hurt or hurting others.I don't know if I've hung on to any kind of relationship long enough to ever see "the bad" happen or let it happen.I believe some can relate,In your head you've determined that you would make the call on how close anyone got, yep that's a lot of us.

In this season of my life I now understand more then ever that God can and will use anyone, for however long, at whatever time to teach you what He intends to teach you.My conclustion...let Him and don't fight it.He wants more then anything for us to find joy while bearing His image. I know He's called us to more then just a lukewarm lifestyle but life abundant. I have a friend whose taught me that if you love someone its loving all of them. Even their bad and hoping that you can push and encourage them to be better in that area. Its a commitment to wanting the best for that person even if they can't see it and putting it on display for others to see.I've always thought that I did not need people, friends and family but rather they were gifts that the good Lord had given me. But I didn't know why. I understand that this life was not meant to be done alone, as many times as I have tried to do so. The human desire is to be wanted. Sometimes we are treated as if we are not wanted and that is the worst hell like feeling because then our worth is questioned. Worth can only be found in the One that paid the price, and He thought we were worth the blood spill.Don't miss out on the quality people around you.Speak life, invest, protect and pour out.