Brother In Christ.

Through all this pain, drama, laughs, cries. I finally realized one thing. I don't need this boy to be in my life so that I can love him for more than a friend.

Today i realized after this long journey i just need another brother to stick with me, through thick and thin. It took so long for me to finally realize that i shouldn't like this guy for more than a friend. I'm proud to say that he's my brother in Christ. He's stuck by me through my rants, hits, laughs, and just about everything in between.

I still don't remember when we first met but that's not really important. The thing is, I've always treated him for more than a friend. I feel like i did this because i just needed someone there to fill that hole in my heart.

I learned that when a guy treats you well it's not always cuz he likes you for more than a friend but it's cuz he wants to treasure the relationship that he has with you.

3 siblings. 2 parents. 1 dog and cat.

I don't understand how we bond so well with each other. Although there are the rough times where there's constant yelling at each other and tackling each other to the bottom of the stairs but i still have to thank God for giving me such an amazing family.

Today we sat down for our weekly family time. We usually do devos together on Sunday nights and we end off by praying with each other. Today i felt that me and my big brother bonded really well.

It started off with him praying for me and he asked God to guide me so i can do well in school and succeed. Then, after that i was just chilling in my room an d he came up and asked if he could play with my Model Magic (similar to Play-Doh). So i said yes and we ended up laughing our heads off and molding weird things out of it. We literally ran around the house throwing it at ppl :$ it was quite fun though!

He's always stuck by me through my tough times. He would usually make me food when i look stressed (i know unhealthy but it's good!). I know that i can't live without him and this June he's graduating from university.

That means another step in life. Maybe time to buy a house or an apartment so he can move out? We'll see where God takes him. He's showed me so much in life. From driving to helping me in math.

So basically this post is bout how i love my brother so so much <3

Why?

We always wonder why God picks US to do certain challenges.
Rick Warren says, "With God’s Spirit working in us and through us, we can get through what we’re going through."

I think this is something that stood out to me the most. Going through all these challenges in 2011 till now. math. Who knows what I'm going to end up with but through God, anything is possible.
He puts us through these challenges for us to rejoice and learn from the experiences. He'll NEVER give us a challenge that we can't conquer. It may take minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, maybe even years.

I have a friend that I've knows since JK. We even played soccer together every single recess in grade 1-2. He was like my brother. I waited for 11 years for him to open up to me. It took a while but it happen. I wanted to just give up during the process but there was something blocking me. Something that pushed me further to make him open up. It was God. He gave me the wisdom and strength to pull through. To keep him accountable, check up on him every now and then.

And now, we talk almost everyday he shares his most deepest and darkest secrets. I'm truly thankful for God. Although i really wanted to give up, He's the one that kept me going.

Getting through what you’re going through requires a shift. Instead of asking, “Why me?” ask, “What do I do with this, God?”

-Rick Warren.