Just a few Surprises with Questions

   ( A lot of this is me rambling on and on but it all makes sense in a way. Some people would call it, "girl talk" where no male ever understands it but it make complete sense to another female. Well, it might)  

   A question that I always like to apply to my life is: If someone was going to die tomorrow what would you tell them now? What are you waiting for?   This question(s) always comes to mind when I think something and want to tell someone and just don't. I should but I think I can tell them some other time or its just not important. Truth is its always important whether I think it is or not, and now is always the right time. I know I'm not the only person to do this though. To not say anything because its not the right time or not that important. So why do we wait? Why do we wait until its too late to say something when now is the perfect time?

       Around six/seven months ago, I was talking to one of my best friends over Facebook. At the time, it was the first time I ever talked to him and only seen him a few times at youth group. His name would be Austen. I was about to get off the computer when I had an IM pop up. All it said was "Hey," Of course  I replied saying hi or something like that. He told me I was his hero because I was a writer.  He wanted to be a writer but didn't think he could make it. We talked for the longest time, and after that we didn't speak for about three months. We became best friends I don't even know how long ago. We talk for hours almost every night on Facebook. About a month ago, we were talking and after he asked for some advice and I helped him with it, I asked him what he would tell me if I died tomorrow. The last time I asked that before was about a year ago and all I was told was that they loved me and they would miss me. I didn't expect much more than that from Austen, but of course, he surprised me.I asked it to get him thinking, to not push things aside for another moment. Austen wrote this paragraph of things that he would tell me, I wont repeat any of it right now because a lot of it was very emotional and defiantly need his permission first. I cried for what seemed like forever. It wasn't for sorrow though, it was of pure joy, and gratefulness to God. The conversation started about 10:00 PM on October 30th and lasted until 6:30 AM October 31st. I asked him that question about 5:15 AM. I am SO,SO,SO grateful for God's plan because I wold have never known that our conversation about writing, the first time we talked, would EVER lead us to where we are today. But our God, has everything planed out, we just have to follow it.
 
      I can say without any doubt or a second thought,that Austen is my boy best-est friend that I get to hug every time I see him. I know I have many best friends and we all share that same relationship but Austen is the one around my age that tries to be my therapist. He is the only one out of everyone that wont let me get away with saying, "I'm fine," or asking me if I want to talk about it is more of, " Lets go talk about it." Very few people can make me smile through/over the computer, let alone laugh. When ever I'm having a bad day or just need to smile and laugh, I am always grateful to log on and see a message from Austen pop up. When everyone is asking for my advice, I know God has a plan and I truly want to follow it. Before I ask anyone for advice, I pray.Before I ever follow some one's advice I pray.Before I ever give advice, I pray. So before you ask for my advice, pray to God because He's the one with the plan.

     Not very many people can surprise me, although I have found a few in my life that always are. I always try to surround myself with those people that I can be surprised by. Not surprised by, "You are going skydiving! In two hours, with me, its going to be a blast!!"  but by things they say and do. It may not be surprising to them but it to me. Like Nikki, we met through this Bible Study that Andrea was leading. I watched the kids while the Bible Study was going. One night, Nikki's sister came in looking for her and we talked for a few minutes before she left. The next week, Nikki and I started talking and I was really surprise when I found out who her sister was. She is one of my best-est friends, and I only get to see her once a week now. That's if we're lucky. I haven't seen her in two almost three weeks and I really truly miss her. I guess the people that I meet through what most people call "random chances" are they people that surprise me because we meet in a surprising way I guess.  Its not a random chance that I get to meet so many amazing people, its all part of God's plan. ( I guess since I started thinking, they are a lot more people who surprise me than I was thinking of )


    As I finish this random post, I am leaving you with some questions. Think about something you want to tell someone, why haven't you told them? What are you waiting for?  What is it going to take for you to start letting go and telling people what they mean to you?     Do you pray to God before you ask someone advice? Do you pray to God before you follow their advice to make sure that's what God wants you to do? Do you ever pray to God before you give advice?
       I know a lot can truly say yes to the last three questions but I know a lot more can not, so my final question is, Why don't you pray to God, the one that made you and has a loving plan for you, more when it comes to making a choice that will forever change your life?

 God Bless,
         CarissaGrace
PS- I have so many great friends and I'm truly grateful God put us in each others lives.  :D