Relationships: Troubled and Broken (Friends and Relatives)
Unwise Counsel I was devastated. My sister, who had been one of my best friends, and I had had a falling...
Unwise Counsel I was devastated. My sister, who had been one of my best friends, and I had had a falling...
jmesler | 2 min read
I went through two broken engagements over a five-year period-same girl, both times. After the second and final break, I went to visit my friend. I was numb and tired of hurting. I felt dead inside. We talked for a while, and when I got up to leave he suggested that we pray together. I prayed first, mumbling to God the best theology I could think of under the circumstances. I then waited for him to begin. Nothing came for a long time. I was about to ask what was wrong when I heard something-a sob. I asked him what was wrong. All he could say was, “It hurts so much.”
jmesler | 2 min read
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