Seeing God in Others

I was talking to a friend of mine last night. It was like a tall glass of water. I always enjoy talking to her, but I especially needed it last night, after a sort of lonely/adjustment sort of week. Seems like whenever I talk to her it's been at least a few months since the last time we've spoken, so it's always really easy to see the ways she's changed in that time. And what's more, talking to someone who is changing makes it easier to see the changes in myself. And you know what else? When we look at each other's lives, we see each other getting more and more free. If you feel like you're in a rut or that you haven't changed in a long time, just talk to someone you haven't seen in two years. It's amazing the things God does that we just forget about.

I think it's such a humble thing for God to let me see Jesus through my friends. I love that God "shares himself" that way. He has every right to slap blinders over my eyes and make me stare at Him and Him alone. But God lets my eyes roam free, then He sneaks up on me when I least expect it through my friends, through a song, through a thunderstorm, or through a traffic jam. It is sheer humility and utter creativity for God to speak in such an uninhibited way. He will find a way to speak to me, one way or the other. He is committed. And I especially love it when he chooses to let me look at a friend and end up seeing Jesus.

Another friend of mine was preaching a few weeks ago and described the Trinity as "The Divine Dance." God Himself is a fellowship of persons. How much more should I seek that iron sharpening iron in my brothers and sisters? I love that God is about communion; that he comes in and invites us to a meal with him and with others.