Sisters. This post is dedicated to my sister Melissa. About ten years ago I became heartbroken over the fact that Melissa and I were not close...through means of my own I tried to stick a bandage on our relationship. It is no surprise to me that the wound quickly ripped open.
So many times in relationships it take a huge confrontation or a long talk to heal our rifts. And sometimes God just fixes it...we can try to remain in our hurt or psycho analyze it to death, or we can accept it and enjoy the renewed friendship! Isn't this what God does with us? He gives us an opportunity for forgiveness and restored relationship with Him. He doesn't ask us to hash out every sin we have ever committed and remain in the dust. He says...rise us my love, my fair one, and come away with Me. Of course we will have to deal with a lot of the choices we have made and sometimes that means digging into our hearts and our pasts to be healed. The same with be true with Melissa and I. At some point in time we may choose to talk about the hurts we have caused one another. Talking before the healing of our relationship did not get us anywhere...but talking after will be a different story. We will both be coming from a place of wanting to love one another more, and that is freeing! I love my sister and have enjoyed getting to know her again. She is kind, giving, considerate, compassionate and adorable. I am really proud of her and I admire so many choices she has made. God is so good to have given us this gift and I hope I do everything I can to protect and cherish it.
What man takes years to ruin, God can heal in a moment. He has brought beauty from my ashes. I love you Melissa and I am very excited to see where our new friendship takes us. Thank you for loving me.
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