A few days ago, I called a friend because I was in desperate need of some Godly encouragement. As the waves of discouragement began to roll, I heard myself begin to express one of my heart's deepest desires by saying, "If...". As soon as the word "if" left my mouth, my thoughts turned to another friend, a friend who never voices heartfelt desires with a qualifying "if", but a definitive "when". This friend is not endorsing some sort of "name it and claim it" weirdness. She has unshakable confidence in the knowledge that God is holding her heart.
As I shared my epiphany regarding friend B's faith with friend A, we had a little giggle about the fact that in friend B's world there seems to be only two kinds of people--Christians and PRE-Christians, and I realized that if I want to see God move mountains, I need to develop the "when" faith of friend B, even when it seems that God is silent.
Thank you, Friend A, for your Godly encouragement! Your friendship is such a blessing to me. Thank you, Friend B, for your awe-inspiring "when" faith! When (not if!) I grow up, I want to be like you!
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