I’m happy about your trip and about how things are going on in your life right now. Temporary setbacks will test our strength and our perseverance for growth, but I know that you can overcome them, especially with God’s help! Take things one day at a time and you will be strong enough to carry on. I will continue to pray for you, you deserve to be truly happy and to be loved.

Joyce

Its Johnathan here. I just recently came back from my trip.It was an incredible trip and I saw a lot of great things and opportunities God has to offer in my life.

I have come back to work fully now and it was not long until the intensity of work has caught up with me. This year, work will require to go to places that I have never been before and it is certainly out of my comfort zone.

I still miss my friend dearly…every single day. Some days I make good progress, but there are times where I felt I made 2 steps backward in letting go of my friend. I can still feel the pain.But probably this is how God is helping me to get thru my healing process. Being busy certainly helped me to put my mind away.I am thankful for the ups and downs I felt last year and I am thankful to God for you who is willing to pray for me anbd other starngers you met in this cyber world.

Please bring me in your prayer cuz I surely need it.

yours sincerely

I am going to do some soul searching trip and will be leaving until after the new year. I have to say, I do still miss my friend every day. But everything is turning out for the best!!

I just would like to thank you for your prayers. You have trully understood what I went thru. Thanks for being my friend.

So, before I go, I would like to wish you a very merry Christmas and Happy New year 2012!!

I dont know where I am going in this so called life journey, but I am hoping to survive and become a winner on the other end with Him.

God bless u!!

I’m happy to hear from you! I’m glad that you are doing well and feeling God’s great love for you. It’s exciting how that new chapter in your life is already unfolding! Don’t miss out on all of God’s blessings for He has in store very great things for those who believe in His love. Whatever happens, Jonathan, believe that God only wants the best for you. Many times, we don’t even know what’s best for us, and He is just so good to guide us so we can find true joy. Be guided always both by His mercy and His justice. God bless you!

Yours In Prayer,
Joyce

Just want to let you know that I have been feeling better for the last 2 days. I know its not much but I think I am slowly coming up from my valley.

I would like to share briefly my day:

Today, after the church service, my friend asked me to have lunch with him, his new partner and the the rest of their family. Everybody was laughing, joking together and we all enjoyed each others company. I could see a big smile on my friend’s face. Something that I havent really seen for the last 5 years. That smile really gave me comfort and peace. I know God has answered my prayer to give my friend blessings filled with love and happiness.

Joyce, i do admit I was (… well …I still am) worried that someday when my friend gets remarried, he will forget me completely. If that happens,…. I am fine now….. cuz I know my friend is very much in love, and will have a happy and full life he deserves. I hugged my friend and his partner as I left his house in peace.

I know God still loves me…. even with all my broken bits…. A new chapter of my life is about to be unfold. I am very previlleged to have the opportunity to love and having friendship with my friend. i surely will always cherish that.

I hope in time, everything will fall into its place….in His own time.

Thanks for prayers Joyce.

Your friend

Johnathan.

I dont know you but you have trully been a good friend to me. It is not a coincidence that I stumbled on your website.

Thanks….. I will try to pray in whatever ways I know how to pray.

I’m happy to hear how you’re trying to pray and seek God’s love for you, which is there even if we don’t feel it yet. It is said that the Holy Spirit Himself will teach us how to pray in times when we don’t even know how to pray. I guess we should just make time to be silent for a while and to be in God’s Holy Presence.

You could begin by telling Him honestly how you feel, things you may not be able to confide to anyone else. He appreciates that. If you’re angry or frightened or hurt, just tell Him, because He can’t meet us where we need Him most if we don’t allow Him to be there. Acknowledge all your needs and emptiness, ask for the deepest desires of your heart and let Him show you how to receive it. Tell Him honestly that you’re tired and you don’t know anymore where to go, that only He could possibly lift you up where you are. Tell Him you trust Him. Tell Him all that you need right now is to feel that you are loved. Be blessed!

Yours In Prayer,
Joyce

Thank you for continuing to pray for me.

This morning he told me that he is very happy that he has moved on and he thanked me for being there for him when he was at his lowest point 5 years ago. He is ready to embrace this new love/relationship with her. He also said that he would still want to include me in his new life and wont abandon our friendship.

Honestly, my heart sank when I heard that. I am happy for him that he is happy and things could only go upward and forward for him. But I know deep in my heart I am hurting…. I put on a happy face and I hugged him as I said my goodbye to him in my heart. I know I will always love him from a distant and its not easy to get over it.

Letting go is not easy….. but maybe you are right God also loves me…..even with my flaws…. I dont know where to go from here, but I will try to focus on myself and God…. I know my friend doesnt want to see me sad.. Clinging to God….

can you teach me how to pray…?

I will continue to pray for you! Don’t give up, even if the burden seems unbearable at times, it may just be the moment that we’re actually becoming stronger. So fight on.

They say that habits take at least 30 days to be built, so let’s continue until we make a new one, which is focusing on other things other than focusing on the person we’ve lost. Maybe God wants you to focus on yourself, on how you should also be loved and cared for. Try to focus on that little by little. If even that is hard, try to focus on God. I know He will never let you down.

Yours In Prayer,
Joyce