I am infinitely thankful for you.
The first time I met you, I instantly saw the Lord shining through you; even if you didn't realize it. We were strangers with one thing in common - a love for the Lord. We had been raised in completely different situations with different backgrounds, yet you seemed to understand me perfectly. And I knew the Lord had placed you in my life for a reason.
Proverbs 27:17 says "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." In the span of just three short days together, we went from not knowing each other's names to you passionately praying over me. You held my hand and started to pray, and it was as though that passion was shared. (Like a covalent bond... hahaha)
You showed me a new way to look at things when life gets tough, and that in those tough times there is a God who is tougher. You showed me that it is okay to cry and that the Lord would hold me when I did. You showed me how to breathe when it felt like the world was closing in and then breathed with me.
At that time, we could've tried to look at the future and we would not see what we see now. It's so crazy what colossal things the Lord can do in just a brief period of time. In that period of time, you have laughed with me, cried with me, sang with me, talked for hours with me... I could go on forever. But every single time, I could see God in you. It goes to show that He always knows what He's doing and we just have to trust that He will provide.
Thank you for showing me that.
And thank you for being you.
"Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. If either of them falls down, one can help the other up." - Ecclesiastes 4:9-10