my best friend...today.

Remember when you were a little kid, and you could meet someone (and by "meet" I mean start playing with this person without even asking their name) and within 5 minutes you would say they were your best friend? Sunday at church, I went to get Rachel out of her Sunday School class and she hugged this little girl when she was leaving the room. When we were walking off, she said "that girl is my best friend, Mommy", to which I replied, "what's her name, Rachel?". She looked at me and shrugged her shoulders "I don't know, Mommy." Isn't it funny how our relationship with Jesus can be that way? We can say that He is our best friend, and be so close to Him when it's convienient, but we don't really take the time to get to know Him. We don't put the effort in our daily lives to learn about Him and everything He has to offer.

I have lots of "best friends" in my life, but I don't know that I can honestly say that I've dedicated my friendship to Jesus on a level that I have to other people in my daily life. I'm trying, and I'd like to think that when I have a problem or just need to talk to someone, that I would call on Him first, but I know that I have atleast 4 or 5 other people on that list that I think to call on first. How different it might be if I tried talking and listening with Him before I sought advice and wisdom from others. That's not to say that my friends don't offer good advice, I'd like to think that I've surrounded myself with people that also are prayerful and seeking Christ in their lives. I suppose this goes both ways, when someone calls upon me for advice or encouragement, I should take the time to seek Christ before I offer them any words of direction...hmm. Perhaps I need to just start out my day with God and just ask Him to guide my conversations better?