John 15:15 "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you"
What a privilege to have the Creator & Ruler of this whole universe as our friend. He is our Father to provide for us, mother to comfort us, brother to guide us and friend to share everything with us. One true friend can understand all our emotions, feelings, longings, weaknesses, failures, desires and everything, He is none other than Jesus our Lord. We have the privilege to carry everything to Him in prayer. Because we do not have a friend who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are yet he did not sin. He has already gone through our life situations, and He has overcome them as well.
He is the best person who can understand our situation more than anyone else in the world. Even our loved-ones and friends may fail us, but He never fails. Every day brings its own trials and temptations; we go through the same situations as others in the world do; however the difference is that we have a God who is our friend; we can take everything to Him in prayer. Because He listens to us and He even joins us in this life journey in the world to make it beautiful! What an intense meaning this old hymn carries for generations. Yes, take it to the Lord in prayer!
What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
