True Friends Know

True friends really do mean the world when you’re really struggling through some dark times.

Only those that truly care, will see the hurt you will not share. For on your face you show a glow, but in your eyes the truth will show

Are you lucky enough to have someone in your life who the above statement could refer to?

Personally, as someone who find it’s far easier to keep my feelings and emotions to myself, I was shocked and very nervous when I first found a friend who could look into my eyes and know how I was feeling – It was terrifying for me!

What terrified me wasn’t that I was hurting or upset, but rather that by looking into my eyes, someone was able to understand and know exactly how I felt. It felt as though my friend could see right into my soul and see my deepest feelings and emotions.

Being able to know and understand how I felt actually turned out to be a blessing on disguise in many ways for me, as my friend was able to support and encourage me at times when others where totally oblivious to how I really felt. This particular friendship is in fact the one I’ve talked about in previous posts such as Rejected Heart, I Believe In Angels and Still Hoping – so I’m sure you can understand another reason why I still find it very hard when I see my one-time angel, as I still feel as though they can see my deepest feelings and emotions whenever they look at me.

I think what makes it particualrly hard is because I know that even though I believe they can still “see” exactly how I feel, they no longer do or say anything to help or support me, despite understanding me.

Prayer For A Friend by Casting Crowns

 Lord, I lift my friend to You, I’ve done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You
Complicated circumstances have clouded his view
Lord, I lift my friend up to You

I fear that I won’t have the words that he needs to hear
I pray for Your wisdom, oh God, and a heart that’s sincere
Lord, I lift my friend up to You

Lord, I lift my friend to You
My best friend in the world, I know he means much more to You
(From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/c/casting-crowns-lyrics/prayer-for-a-friend-lyrics.html)
I want so much to help him, but this is something he has to do
And Lord, I lift my friend up to You

’cause there’s a way that seems so right to him
But You know where that leads
He’s becoming a puppet of the world, too blind to see the strings
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
My friend up to You

Lord, I lift my friend to You, I’ve done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You