Communication is Key

This past week has been a load of drama, mostly revolving around me and my insecurities.  And stupidities. I was sure that a certain friend "hated" me, mainly meaning that something was seriously amiss. None of my other friends believed me, and told me otherwise. Usually I can let this sort of thing go, but I value that friendship very much and I could not move on until I knew what was wrong. Of course, the normal and smartest thing to do would be confront them and demand an explanation. I'm sure you can guess I did just the opposite. I didn't even try to bring it up. I slowly sunk into a self-pity depression, letting this person ignore me for what seemed like forever.

This silent war was getting to a point where even my friends sounded doubtful when they tried to fight my accusations. I really can't recall another time when I was sure that someone was angry with me, and I had no idea why! I had just about reached the point where I felt I would explode if they continued to ignore me. I missed talking to them. I missed them even acknowledging my existence. I missed them. I got home from school, and sat there, thinking of what to do. I finally settled on a prayer, with a pleading request that they would at least text me. I went downstairs, flopped on my bed, and lay there, pondering. *cue dramatic music*

I typed up a text message, but it didn't feel right. I shut my phone and set it aside. Not a minute later, my phone buzzed. Could it be? YES! It was a glorious text message from this person who'd been ignoring me! The message immediately sent my heart hammering. They wanted me to call them. I was seriously expecting a scolding for telling everyone that I thought they hated me and blah blah blah. Hesitantly, I dialed their number and literally held my breath. They picked up and started explaining... Turns out, they WERE ignoring me! It had all been a miscommunication problem, and I admit some of it was my fault.. But we made up and I haven't felt more at ease in what feels like a long time (turns out it was only like, three days).

The morale of this story is, if we had just talked about our rift we could've solved this problem a long time ago, but instead this dragged on way longer than it should've. Communication is key!

This also relates to Heavenly Father. How in the world are we supposed to get through this life, happily, if we don't tell Him what's going on? Christ suffered for our sins! Give your burdens to Him, and enjoy the most wonderful feeling in the world- peace.