"Stand By Me"

Jesus, who does?

For me, my friends came into my life when I was 14, not 12. We did not find a dead body along some train tracks or even have home lives that were the catalyst to make us lean on each other, but in the ups and downs of life I experience, knowing who I can count on when I need them is more valuable than anything I own. I know with one phone call, three people would start traveling in my direction.

God is that kind of friend to me in different ways. I use God too much like an ATM, taking out a portion when I want or need it, using what I've taken for all its worth, and then walking around with an empty wallet for a week until the next payday.

How is it that God made us with such a need for Him while at the same time giving us a choice. The choice for me is "will I let God change me today or not?" My job is to put myself in a spot where God can rip out the things inside of me that are wicked.

Stand By Me- who was the last person who saw you exactly as you were?