Mornin’ Coffee

Often, we find ourselves in different stages of life when it comes to our friendships. It's a totally normal thing for friendships to evolve and change. 

What do you do when maintaining connections become difficult? 

We develop routines with our friends, things that are considered a normal part of the week and a normal part of life. Friendships thrive when it includes Sunday night game nights, shopping trips, vacations, double dates and "back porch nights". It's reassuring to have our friends close to us. 

It's important to know that friendships usually go through phases where someone is transitioning into a big life change.  

As expected, it's a whirlwind of emotion when finding common ground with the people you are the closest to becomes difficult.

It's even harder on the friends who feel like they are the ones that are being left behind during the different phases. 

The bible teaches that God created a specific time for everything.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us: To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: 

This doesn't mean that it isn't challenging to navigate through the new chapters. However, it is taught that each season serves a purpose.  

The evolving changes in our life and our friendships are not meant to hurt us, they are intended to help us grow. 

All of our friends may not make the cut- we must recognize that some may fade, and some may stay life-long friends. 

At the end of the day what we must focus on is maintaining relationships with people who ultimately help us reach our eternal home. To have great friendships we must be the kind of friend WE need.

Those steady friends, the ones that make it through all seasons of life… those are your people. Cherish them. They are a gem!

No matter what, we have a friend in Jesus!