Anywhom... in this picture is Ranesha and I. Now back then, which was just a year ago, we didn't know each other like we do now. Her and I were talking the other day and we realized we don't even know how became friends because neither of us make friends. You have those people who seek out a friendship within people and it happens then you have those people on the other end who gets sought out. We are both those people so by hanging out with people together, I guess it just happened. In getting to know this girl, I've seen so much of myself in her and sometimes I just sit back and I'm like "God, are you showing me a living, breathing, image of myself or something? Like what is this?". I do believe that is one way in which we may have become close, just our similarities but no way did I ever see this girl having the impact on my life like she has when I first met her.
There are many people in life who you feel like you relate to but with this chick, it seems like everything she says I completely agree with. What I sometimes feel, I can't completely put into words until she says it and she feels somewhat the same way with somethings I say. It's crazy. Buy anyway, this young lady helped me to dig deep within myself to become transparent (to those who surround me anyway). Through this girl's life story and testimony I was greatly encouraged to go out and tell mine. I wrote mine out because at that time it was the only way I was going to get it all out. She's completely and wholly accepting of her personal truth and that just blows me away. One has to realize that its not about you as an individual and how PEOPLE will see you but the way in which God is being glorified through your testimony to others. Whether they accept it is irrelevant. I didn't realize that until after I was done writing my testimony out like... what people think really doesn't matter. If I'm able to reach one person and have a positive impact on them then my job is done and God is getting the glory.
Back to the original reason for this post... this lovely friend of mine wrote in my scrap book some words that I will cherish for the rest of my life. I included a picture of it below but I will also type out what it says under the picture.
I'm just so thankful to have people in my life like Ranesha who have gotten the chance to know me and see me for who I really am. Thank you Ranesha! <3
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