April 22, 2026, the 112th day of 2026
It is Easy to Disconnect
It is way too easy to disconnect with one another, even when we are close friends, if we let time keep slipping by, and not making an e... View MoreApril 22, 2026, the 112th day of 2026
It is Easy to Disconnect
It is way too easy to disconnect with one another, even when we are close friends, if we let time keep slipping by, and not making an effort to schedule a time to get together.
The sad thing is that it is not on purpose. We really love our close friends and never want to lose them, but if we don't guard those friendships we will find that when we finally meet somewhere unexpected that we are like strangers, neither knowing what really had been happening in each other's life, the deep stuff, the stuff the world in general doesn't know.
Sometimes it is busy lives, but we seem to find the time for what matters to us. We even find the tine for what doesn't matter to us, because we feel it is something we need to do, or we were roped into doing it.
We often think because close friends will understand, that they can wait, we wind up pushing aside those we want to see, for others we would rather not see, because something keeps coming up that we need to deal with.
But if we wait for things to be perfect and timing to be perfect, it will not happen. It has to be one of our priorities, or it will slip away without us even being aware.
Friendships are important. We lift each other up. We know each other's histories. A lot of the background info does not need filled in, it is in our hearts already.
But that makes it more important, not less important, to keep that communication flowing. There is not always another time when we do not make that time. There is not always tomorrow.
When days go into weeks and weeks move into months, it is not long before months move into years. Then we think, "I guess they were close to us for that time of our life." But that is a crazy, stupid thought. Life is life and friends should not fall by the wayside because we fill up their space with something else.
It happens too often, especially in the household of faith. Satan knows that the Holy Spirit can enlighten us on things when we are together, that we might miss when we are apart. Our friends can catch what we are missing, but only if we stay connected. It is part of spiritual warfare to not lose that connection to our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Friendships are treasures. True friends are priceless. We should treat them as such!
Stay strong! Stay connected to your friends and if you have let that connection slip away, reconnect!
NAN
