I’ve been having a really rough time lately. Things just, have kind of gone from bad to worse. I know that I’m being put through all of this for a reason, whatever that may be, but it’s still very hard and very hurtful. Then through all of this mess I had a good friend of mine tell me this:


“That is the perfect example of why your heart is so big! Your ability to just love other people no matter what they do to you astounds me! I’m serious, Sarah. No matter how much you’re hurting in this, and I know it’s a lot, you’re already so willing to forgive and move past it in time. I can’t do that. Sometimes I can, but not the way that you do it. I know you sometimes say you don’t care because you get so hurt and so frustrated, but I also know you actually DO care. You always care and you always put your feelings second to the feelings of others even when you’re the one who was wronged. I know you won’t be completely over it or completely forgiving of it right away, but the fact that you can still care so much, or even at all, says a lot about your heart and your character. I am truly blessed in being friends with you, or even knowing you at all! Someone who constantly just loves, and genuinely does LOVE and CARE about other people, is rare. I see that in you and that is such a great gift from God in you. You truly just love people the way God intends for us and I really look up to you for that. Never for a second think that it ISN’T how you are, because it is. You are such a strong loving person and I pray that you can learn to see this beautiful quality in yourself the way I and I’m sure other people see it in you.”

 
You better believe I cried. That touched my heart in the deepest way. 
I want so badly to give loads of credit to that friend, but they’ve asked me not to.
They have allowed me to post it, though, so that’s good. 
 

Thank you, friend.
You know who you are.
I love you very much.