As one goes through life, they are blessed with many wonderful things/people, and do their best to hold onto them. I am one of those people. To me, one of the most valuable things that are in my life, are my group of God-given friends. We are a like a mini family of teens, but it's great. The boys are like big brothers to us girls, and the guys treat us like little sisters. We always are looking out for one another, and aren't afraid or untrusting of the others if we are going through something in life and need to talk about it. And, we can be really awesome friends and not totally worry about if someone is getting a wrong impression. Sadly, though, my guy friends will be graduating this year, while us girls will be in high school for two more years. It's hard knowing that they are leaving at the end of this school year, and I've been "holding onto" them. The group of friends that I have now, I've also been clinging onto. I fear that we are all going to split up, and that lots of us won't stay in contact. I love each of those people SO much, and I really fear losing them.

Recently, I had a conversation about this with one of my really good friends, and it's totally effected me. He told me this quote that I never heard of till then. It is something that parents tell their children and goes something like this; "if they truely love their bird, they should let it free into the wild". The bird is just a metaphor, but the quote can be applied to life. So, what he was telling me was that if I truely love our friends, I'll let them go and do what God has planned for them to do. This has been really hard for me. I still want to hold onto them, but at the same time God is telling me that it's alright, and that I need to let go and give them to him. And, he's also shown me that if I hold onto them, they are going to distance themselves. This has been really hard to learn and put into practice, but I'm beginning to see and fully understand it's meaning. When we love someone or a group of people, we want what is best for them and what will make them happy. But, by holding onto them, we are sort of preventing them from that, and from what God has planned for them. So, as hard as it is to see loved ones go, we need to give them the freedom to do those things, or we will lose them all together. We also need to trust God more.

God is the best person and the only one who we can fully trust to keep people safe. He knows what is going to happen to them, and where he wants them to go in life. So, we need not fear what will happen to them. He sees everything, and knows more about them than we do. So, we aren't doing anything for them or ourselves by holding onto them and not trusting God to keep them safe. So, we need not worry about them, for they are in the hands of our Creator and Lover. And, if God wants us and our friends to be together for life, he will create make it happen.

Thankfully, though, God is the one friend in our lives that we shall have forever. In Deuteronomy 31:6, it says "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." ~ Biblegateway (www.biblegateway.com) New International Version. Therefore, we need not fear losing our closest and most loyal friend. He'll always be there, and he'll go through both the good and the bad times with you. There will never be a time when he's not with you.

So, as I conclude this entry, trust God fully. He knows what your hearts desire, but he also knows what is going to happen in the lives of your friends or family. So, you need not fear. And, if you love your friends and family enough, you'll let them go and do what they are called to do. And, pray for them, no matter if you are still in touch with them 20 years from now or not. For you never know, where God will take them on their life path, but you can be sure that he'll do what is the absolute best for them, and for you as well.

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