Who is God to you? Before coming on the race, I knew all the typical (but still good!) answers. He’s my Comforter, my Protector, my Father, my Savior. But since being here, I’ve learned so many other things that the Lord calls Himself. I’ve learned what it looks like to see God as my husband. To see Him as my dad. Not just my Heavenly Father, but my dad. Someone I have a close, personal relationship with, someone I run to when I don’t know who else to turn to. But the biggest way the Lord has been introducing Himself to me is as my friend.
Friendship. When I think of my friends back home, I think of driving around, jamming out to music, and just hanging out. Simply being in the presence of another person that I enjoy being around. But for me, the key was another person. How could I have a friendship with someone that I couldn’t physically see, that I couldn’t hear jamming out to music with me?
That’s when the Lord challenged me with something. He wants me to spend intentional time with Him, yes, but to also invite Him into my mundane activities. To invite Him on my morning run, to let Him watch a movie with me, read a book with me. To bring God along with me on things that I would gladly do with any other friend. And that’s when I began to feel the difference.
God is my friend. When I feel lonely, I can call Him up and He’ll be there in less than a second. I can go to Him for advice, and He will answer me. When I have a car again, He will gladly go for long drives with me and sing along with every single song I play. He’ll sit with me as I read or watch a cringy movie or write the blog I’ve been putting off forever. He will literally do anything with me and never get bored, because He just wants to be with me. He is the best friend I could ever ask for. It doesn’t matter that I can’t see Him, because I can feel Him. Just like I could tell you if my best friend at home was sitting next to me, even if I had my eyes closed, I can tell you that the Lord is sitting next to me. And He’s smiling.
So go spend some time with the Lord today. Do something that makes you happy, and invite Him to join you. I promise you, if you let Him, He’ll show you what a great friend He really is.
Love you all,
Brook
