Our most stable relationship and friend is going to be Jesus

2} Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; {3} Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; {4} Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
For some reason Neil Sedaka's song, 'breaking up is hard to do' came to my mind today. As I reflected on these lyrics I was reminded of the pain that people go through when they break up with somebody they cared about, or when that relationship is no longer available such as a  death of a loved one. For the person experiencing the break up the pain can be extreme and at times you may wonder if anybody cares for you in this cold, heartless world you live in. 

Break up's and losses are especially hard when they occur around the holidays when the days seem shorter and the nights seem longer. Breakup's are the price we pay for having friendships with people I remember thinking how it would be better to be a hermit and live alone in a little room away from all friendships just so I could avoid the pain  but when I thought further I realize how lonely this life would be and concluded that I would rather have many friendships even if it meant risking heartache and pain when one fails.

As human's we were meant to live in a world with friends. Each life is meant to touch another life in such a way that you make the other person feel valued. Looking forward to seeing 'It's a wonderful life'  I was reminded by one of  the more poetic lines from the movie where Goerge's brother toasted him with the word's, " here is to the richest man I know' referring to the many friends in his brother's life.

God has a master plan for each person in this world.  He desires the best for everyone and he did this by providing everyone the opportunity to have a personal relationship with His son, Jesus Christ. He modeled for the rest of us what it was like to have uplifting relationships when he chose 12 men to be his disciples. Through these band of brothers he taught us that when he was no longer with us that we would have other believer's in our lives to encourage us every day of our life.

 It is written throughout the historical books how much God loves everyone and how He will not leave you. Once Jesus comes into your heart he is there to stay and God's gift of the holy spirit has been given to you to fill your heart and mind with peace. So no matter what breakup's or deaths  you might  experienced Jesus promises to be there beside you. He promises to guide you to others who will choose to walk with you as you go through the painful grief process. This is the amazing story of the Christian life!