Bride's Prayer: Jealous Bridesmaid

You know how it feels. You see it everywhere. The ring photos, the status updates, the invitations to weddings. Before you got engaged, you probably felt a little jealous. I know I did.

Now you are engaged. You are so happy and you have asked your closest friends to be your bridesmaids. They love you and they truly are happy for you, but depending on where they are in life and in their relationships, they may feel that pang of "I wish I was getting married too."

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For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! - Ecclesiastes 4:10

You need to be sensitive to your bridesmaids' feelings and also be understanding if one happens to be a bit snippy or a debbie downer. How do you handle your relationship with her? Maybe you are considering removing her from your bridal party, confronting her, snapping back, etc. But none of it is worth losing that friendship.

A friendship is give and take. When you were down, she probably lifted you up. Why else did you ask her to be your bridesmaid? The wedding may be about you, but when a friend is in need, put that away to focus on her. She may be down, you need to lift her up.

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. - John 15:12
Think about how you want to be treated. This applies to everything in life. 

The Prayer:

God, help me to put away the petty, the material, the earthly, and look towards the heavenly. Guide me towards love the way Christ loved. Help me approach my friend from a place of love and understanding so that we can further strengthen the bond of our friendship.