Victim Of Friendly Fire

I was forced to do something today that I really did not want to, but had to because of a situation. I had to break ties with a long time friend who found me after 15 years. The pitty in the situation is that I had to cut ties with her over something that was not a direct fault of her own. I had to cut ties with her because of an association with another person who harbors a desire to affect me and my family in a negative light. I can not have negativity in my life; not at this point; not while I am making strides in a very positive direction.

This negative situation was bought to me by someone who I value even more highly than I value myself. When my daughter comes to me crying because of an encounter that was not of her doing, I am compelled to act in the interest of her protection. I acted, and the result of my action is to completely distance myself, and my family from a dark and hideous past so that we can emerge into a new world away from the shackles that has held us back for so long. Indeed, we are moving away from the crabs at the bottom of the barrel which try to pull the ones at the top down. About the only problem with this approach is as long as the negative past has an avenue to us, we can not escape it successfully.

As I said previously, my friend is not the negative aspect, but she has an association with that negative past. As a result of that association, she became the victim of friendly fire in the war to liberate my family from the negative situation. I know that I have hurt my friend by breaking the friendship; however, as with every war, sometimes collateral damage must be sustained in order to ensure the success of the mission. The needs of the many clearly outweigh the needs of the few.

It was never my intention to hurt my friend, but I had to do what needed to be done. I can only hope and pray that she will understand why I had to take such a step. God will never allow me to lose sight of the fact that she is a freind, and she will always remain my sister in Christ. I can only hope she will find it in her heart to forgive me for having to take such a drastic step.