My Circle of Friends

"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

My simple stress test wasn't so simple.  I thought it was.  To my knowledge I aced the test without even breaking a sweat.

The EKG results said otherwise.

Fear overtook faith.

As I waited to hear from my Cardiologist, I sent out a prayer request on the Church Member's Page; immediately, prayers were being prayed on my behalf.

The Lord allowed me to see my Circle of Friends: praying friends.  The best kind of Friends.

As news spread about my upcoming Angiogram, audible words of encouragement joined the prayers. Many friends shared their own personal stories and spoke reassuring words to me about their Angiograms.

With each encouraging word, I felt my fear shrink and my faith grow.

As I wait for my upcoming test, I've realized two things:

1-God is not bound in time.  He is already at my future appointment.  He is just waiting for me to get there to go through the test with me, and

2-Fear and faith cannot occupy the same space.  

Regardless of my future...

    I am blessed with praying friends in my present...

        Thank you, Lord, for praying friends...

            But that's just me!

"Rich is the person who has a praying friend!" Anonymous