Friends

I cant believe it's been almost 8 days sinced I've blogged!! I was kinda down for while but Im doing tons better. Thank God this the last week to pay me union initiation fee! Maybe I will have a normal pay check for once( Hey Glory!! right, colecta?)
I want to say how thankful I am for all my friends. I know that having a support group around you helps you to get through things. Lets face it: We cant do it alone.

This week, I came a cross a very interesting passage in Exodus about support: 17:8-13
When the Israelites were at Rephidim, they were attacked by the Amalekites. So Moses told Joshua, " Have some men ready to attack the Amalekites tomorrow. I will stand on a hilltop, holding this walking stick that has the power of God."
Joshua led the attack as Moses had commanded, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur stood on the hilltop. The Israelites out-fought the Amalekites as long as Moses held up his arms, but they started losing whenever he had to lower them. Finally, Moses was so tired that Aaron and Hur got a rock for him to sit on. Then they stood beside him and supported his arms in the same position until sunset. That's how Joshua defeated the Amalekites.

So the only way that Joshua could win this battle was if Moses could keep his hands raised in Prayer. Moses was no spring chicken and thats a long time to keep your hands raised! But when Moses let his hands downs, Joshua began losing the battle. But then Aaron and hur came supported Moses arms.

This is something that Im realizing now more than ever: You need support. I used to shut my friends out and not them help me. I would help them but when they offered me help, I would say "No thanks. Im ok". But I was only hurting myself. I think I mentioned in a previous blog that I have to have a lot of dental work down. Im saving up for it, however, recently there isnt a lot to save after bills and such. One of my friends offered to give me $100.00 to help witht he most pressing dental work. I kept saying no, but finally I accepted and that will help me tremendously.

Support groups really are a good thing because you can talk with other people who are going through the same thing.
I am really thankful that I gained that I have recently gained a group of really great friends who will let me help them and they will help me too. So many times, we ourselves have tired arms. We just cant hold them up any longer, but praise God that we have wonderful people there to help us. We may think we have no one there to help us hold our hands up but we have to get out there and meet people. If you want to walk on water, you gotta get out of the boat. Look around! Are we not blessed? If you want help, you have to ask for it. Friends wont bail you out of jail, they will be there saying " That was sooo much fun!"

"I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun." - Charles R.
Swindoll
Your friend,
Antony
http://antonylarry.blogspot.com