God Would Never Unfriend Us

Goodness gracious. Have you noticed lately how some of our grown-up leaders are acting like kids on a playground — tossing words like dodgeballs and shouting, “You’re not my friend anymore!”? Mercy! It makes me want to unfriend the whole bunch of them.

Back in the day, “unfriending” someone meant scratching their name out of your notebook or writing a “Dear John” letter. Now, with one little click, poof! — gone from your feed and your life.

I don’t usually unfriend people; I just quietly unfollow them. (I like to think of it as holy self-preservation.) Some folks’ posts are like lemon juice in a paper cut — too sharp for my peace of mind. But I still hope they’ll swing by my page once in a while and maybe catch a little Light in the process.

The truth is, relationships are messy — whether online or in person. People fail, disappoint, and push our buttons. They rant. They rage. They forget their manners and their filters. And I’ll be honest, sometimes I’d love to hand out divine time-outs.

But then I hear that still, small Voice reminding me: “I will never unfriend them — or you.”

That stops me in my tracks every time. Because if I were God, I’d have hit “unfriend” on the human race long ago. Yet our Heavenly Father refuses to click that button. He proved it once and for all when He stretched out His arms on a cross.

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” — John 15:13

Jesus didn’t unfriend Peter when he denied Him or Thomas when he doubted Him — and He’s not about to start with us. He loves us, knows us, and sticks around anyway.

So maybe today, before we scroll, post, or judge, we can whisper a prayer: “Lord, help me love like You — the Friend who never logs off.”

Because no matter how the world acts, heaven’s Friend Request still stands — and it’s already accepted.

God never hits “unfriend.” He loves us, flaws and all — and that’s the kind of friend I want to be.

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