One of the friends I know throughout my 10 yrs time at our church is this guy, Txx. He is not my closest friend. But it's amazing how many friends he has referred to me. I don't think I was doing that much when I helped him to secure his house. But he told me it was just automatic for him to refer my name when a friend asks him about property. Which is always something I am very grateful about. I have other friends who are much closer to me, and yet.. they don't even consider asking my help. Or they might have considered, and then decided not to for one reason or another. Maybe they felt I am not qualified enough. Who knows ^^ Only when you are in this position.. you learn that 'closeness' with a friend.. is often a matter of mutual benefit and interest. rather than loyalty or trust. I still dunno why Txx would trust me to the extent of referring me to his friends. But I know it's by God's grace that I am still here... and by God's grace that I still kno...
Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)