I believe that God gives us exactly what we need in every area of our life. You’ve heard the saying “Find your tribe. Love them well.” I’ve seen this to be true in my own life with friendships. From the outside , my tribe probably looks like a hodgepodge of people thrown together. There’s my childhood best friend since age 12, my college best friend, the friend that “stole” me from her husband (we laugh about this but I’ve known her husband since we were 5 but she and I didn’t meet until a few years ago), the friend that I “randomly” met a ministry event 15 years ago because someone said that we just had to meet, there’s my mom friends and then those few friends that you wonder how you are even friends because nothing in your life looks the same. D is one of those friends- her mom was my college Sunday School teacher and she and I just connected. What I love about our friendship is that it is one that is truly God ordained and it is such a gift. Countless times during our adoption process, I would just send a quick text and just say “pray” and I knew that she would. For whatever reason, when I have a dream about her, this is God’s way of telling me that I need to pray for her. It’s crazy how many times that I’ll send her the “had a dream” text (it’s now become a running joke) and she’s told me later that the timing was perfect. Most of the time, I don’t even know what I’m praying for- and that’s okay- God knows. This weekend, I had a dream about her. Immediately when I woke up, I prayed for her and a specific request. I texted her and asked if there was anything specific to pray for. She replied that there was and I gasped when I saw her response: it was EXACTLY what I prayed for. I had no way of knowing about what she was facing. However, there was Someone who did: the Holy Spirit. I know without a shadow of a doubt that He prompted me to pray and revealed what I needed to pray.
We all need the kind of friend who is willing to pray for us no matter what, willing to walk with us through the good, the bad and the ugly. We also need to be that kind of friend. We need to be the friend who is willing to speak the truth, pray the unknown and just be there. So, who need you?