Friction continued ...

So there it is. A tough subject to bring up, but something I'm sure we all deal with on some level. Thankfully the majority of relationships come easy. Obviously we are drawn to people that we get along with. Every once and a while though God will put one or two people in your life to remind you to love and forgive as he did. Some times I feel like he is testing me, challenging me to grow and mature through friction. Obviously if I am writing about this I am experiencing frustration with some of the relationships in my life. Today I heard a song on the radio by Laura Story that really spoke to me. Here are the lyrics: 

We pray for wisdom

Your voice to hear

And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near

We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love

As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

All the while, You hear each desperate plea

And long that we'd have faith to believe

Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You're near

What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

What if my greatest disappointments

Or the achings of this life

Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy

And what if trials of this life

The rain, the storms, the hardest nights

Are your mercies in disguise

What if the achings of this life is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy. Beautiful isn't it? The achings of life can bring me to my knees longing for something more than this world has to offer.

We know the pain this heart feels

Reminds us that this is not our home.