…a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12b (KJV)
If this is so, consider the strength of a fivefold cord. Individually, these strands can’t bear any weight. The most they can do is manage to knot themselves up. But when differences are put aside and all join to form one strong cord, it can withstand all manner of trials, and enjoy all manner of blessings.
Your lives, whether you realize it or not, whether you want them to or not, are woven into each other’s. You have all made an impression, good or bad, on each other, an impression that can never be undone. Whenever you look back upon this season of your life, you will remember these four friends, these comrades, among many others.
A fivefold cord is not made of five identical strands. How dull that would be. Instead, each one is a different color, a different size, a different texture. How beautiful when they all come together to change the world.
No one of you are the same, thank the Lord! This world can only bear one Katie M, one Katie H, one Elizabeth C, one Kait C, and one Mary K. But this world will benefit from these five very different people uniting to make a difference for Christ.
But take care: one inconsistency in that cord causes strife. If one of you bring to this friendship a weak point in your strand, whether it be a grudge, jealousy, pride, anger, or selfishness, catastrophe awaits, not only for all of you, but for all those who have been affected by your lives.
A division among you is like a sharp knife threatening to tear apart your delicate cord. Once the injury has taken place, it cannot be undone. Time may bring the strands back together to form a cord, but it will never be as strong as it could have been.
Each event of your life together is another fold in your single cord, made of so many strands. One day you will look back on those folds of time, some smooth and pleasant, others rough and troubled, and remember the times shared, the emotions expressed, the words spoken, and those left unsaid.
Cast all your disagreements at the feet of Jesus, unite in love, bond in peace, and let a friendship grow that will last for eternity.
The world is waiting. Show it what a friendship grounded in the faith of Christ and built upon each other can do to a lost and dying world.
I love each and every one of you.
Your sister in Christ,
Jessica
7 comments:
Wow, so very true Jessica. Thanks so much for the reminder for my own life. God has truly blessed you with being able to draw out the truths of God's Word in a practical everyday application.
Stand Strong!
Thanks Jess so much for sharing those words of wisdom! That was a much needed reminder! Thanks for always being a great example! Love you!!
That was great! Thanks soooo much! You are such a blessing to me!
Beutiful Jessie, thanks!
May all the glory go to God, the source of both Ecclesiastes and the words on this post.
I was gonna be the first one to comment on this but I didn't know what to say! You have such a way with words! Thank you!!!!!
~Katie~
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