I’m incapable of grasping the perfection of Jesus and just how perfectly He placed you in my life. He sent you at a time of brokenness and hurt. Jesus knew, that at that time, I didn’t want Him, but that I would want you. He knew I longed for a friend and someone who felt my life was valuable. Jesus knew that the joy He brought to your life would be appealing to me. You seemed so put together, and in the messiness of my life, that’s all I wanted. He sent you to me, and you obeyed Him. The task He put before you was not easy. The heaviness of my life without the Lord put so much weight on your shoulders. Thank you for carrying that weight. Thank you for seeing me through it. Thank you for not giving up on me. Thank you for following in obedience. Because through you, Jesus brought me from death to life.

I don’t know that I’ve ever felt the love and care that you brought me when I needed it most. Your relationship with the Lord was on a mountain top, and you so graciously let the overflow of His love pour down into my life. You sought me out, and you pulled me to Him. You followed Christ’s example of discipleship by allowing me to be present and to go through life with you. I didn’t know about Jesus, but through your life, you showed me who He is. You were zealous for God’s Kingdom. I didn’t know it then, but God was using you to show me the abundant joy a life with Him would bring me.

You didn’t soften the Gospel. You feared God more than you feared me. You didn’t care what I thought of you, and because of that you were able to paint the picture clearly for me. By the grace of God, He spoke through you the day He saved me. Thank you for not letting me intimidate you. If you would have hesitantly and reluctantly approached the Gospel, I may have not fully understood the depth and the height of it. I admire the way you feared the Lord.

Thank you for loving me enough to keep hold of me under your wing as you pursued the Lord. Through Him, I was able to be brought to life. The dark became light. Confusion turned to wisdom. Sorrow grew into joy. My life has been so radically and beautifully changed since I found the Lord. Thank you for bringing me to His feet. Thank you for answering the call Jesus gives to love others. You loved me, almost a stranger, enough to want more for me than this world has to offer. I have found my Everlasting Anchor, my Prince of Peace, my Father, my Secret Place. Thank you for wanting that for me. I love you in a way that a lot of people will never understand. God knew what He was doing when He gave me you.