friendship

I am writing from a Moody dorm room that overlooks a large part of downtown Chicago. I am not the biggest city guy, but this one is beautiful. The Sears tower lights up at night, and I can see the flashing purple from my friends window. This week, I got to spend two days with two of my closest friends here in Chicago. It was so funny seeing them again. It had been almost a year since I saw one of them, but nothing had changed. I love friendship. I was reminded these past few days at Gods goodness through friendship. My relationships with people are one of the most important part of my life in my walk with Christ. I was reminded at how great friendships never grow stale. They pick up right where they leave off. Mike, Tyler, and I are all in different places now, then when we met. Different things are going in our lives, but friendship remains the same. I love that about God. He brings so much joy and contentment to godly friendships.

I am realizing more and more how meaningless life would be if I had to live it alone. I am thankful that God has blessed me with brothers and sisters who have the same heart and same mindset as I do. I was really encouraged this weekend to know that my bros over here at Moody are running to Christ just as fast or even faster than I am. It is really humbling and exciting to watch.

Yesterday the three of us played Frisbee on a beach in the city for over an hour. It was beautiful. 70 degrees and the water was pristine blue. It was just like old times. Except we were not in Costa Rica, we were in Chicago.

I think human relationships are vital in spiritual growth, as well as contentment, and significance. Thank you God for being a God who desires relationship with us and created relationship with others.

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:25


from a dorm overlooking the city that hasn't been so windy,

JN