Rebound

Written by Zhey Chua |Posted on June 11, 2008 | Comments

I have every reason to celebrate.

This friend, the one who broke my heart and which I wrote about in May, came up to me last week over yahoo messenger and apologized.

I have been having reservations about writing about it here, but after a week of contemplation, I deem it is necessary to do so for the benefit of those who have been following this blog, so that they may see from my own testimony that indeed, while the walk towards Christ-likeness is rough and beset with persecutions, it does have moments of joy,too.

I have totally gotten over the thought that I lost a friend, in fact, I wasn’t feeling the pain of the loss anymore when suddenly she popped up on my screen telling me how sorry she was and admitted that it was a mistake on her part. I would be a hypocrite if I’d say the anger did not rise up that moment, but I held it back and kept telling myself mentally that everyone deserves a second chance, third, fourth or even more if necessary.

The whole week after that, she would religiously pop up on my screen and we would chat and laugh at some of our silly jokes and every now and then she would be compelled to apologize again and I would be compelled to tell her it’s okay and I am happy that she finally realized what a fool she’s been (pun intended). We would then laugh again.

Really, I am happy to see my friend return to the friendship that we both nourished for seven years. I am not happy that she had to be hurt first before she’d realize that I was right and she was wrong, but then, perhaps that was how it was all purposefully designed so that now, when I speak to her about spiritual things, she will listen for I now have her trust and confidence when it came to matters of such nature.

Today, she will be reading Matthew 19: 16-30 for me before she goes to bed. Tomorrow, I will find out if she did as I have requested and if she did, then we will discuss it.

I pray that my friend will finally be brought to light, she thinks she is in the light but I am afraid that she really is not. God knows what He is doing and I can only continue to ask Him to be merciful to my friend, and if God listens and grants me this prayer, then it will truly be a blessing to see another lost soul be found.