Friendship
A man that has friends must show himself friendly and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 KJV
As I have grown older my attitude towards a number of things has changed. One of those things is friendship. I was never one to have a lot of friends growing up and I tend to think that I may have experienced some difficulties in friendships because the words of my mother still ring in my ears “to have a friend you have to be a friend”. She obviously said it often enough for it to make a significant impact on my life because I found myself speaking those same words to my children and now to my grandchildren. Today I value friendships dearly; they are very precious to me.
Yes friendship is definitely a two-sided thing. To be successful there has to be both give and take or it becomes an unhealthy relationship. We have probably all experienced people who have used and abused our friendship and when we were brave enough to set some boundaries in place they became offended and went off sulking. Friendship that is all-consuming and selfish is an unhealthy friendship. We need to be wary of someone who wants to “own” us. That is not the kind of friend we need!
The friends I value are the ones who will listen to me when I am hurting and love me through it. Ones with whom I can be honest about my insecurities and failures. Ones who will also be able to share their difficulties with me and allow me to support them through their tough times. In Proverbs 27:17 it says, “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” This is the best part of a good friendship, you sharpen one another, challenge one another, stir one another up to do better, dream bigger and achieve greater things. These are the kind of friendships to look for.
The very best friendship of all that we can have is with our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the friend who will always stick closer to us than any other. He will certainly challenge us, stretch us and draw the very best out of us if we will take up the challenge of obeying His word. He will then call us His friend (John 15:14). I know that I want that honour. Do you?
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you that you want to be the very best friend that I can have. Help me to choose my friends wisely and be the very best friend I can be. Amen
A man that has friends must show himself friendly and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 KJV
As I have grown older my attitude towards a number of things has changed. One of those things is friendship. I was never one to have a lot of friends growing up and I tend to think that I may have experienced some difficulties in friendships because the words of my mother still ring in my ears “to have a friend you have to be a friend”. She obviously said it often enough for it to make a significant impact on my life because I found myself speaking those same words to my children and now to my grandchildren. Today I value friendships dearly; they are very precious to me.
Yes friendship is definitely a two-sided thing. To be successful there has to be both give and take or it becomes an unhealthy relationship. We have probably all experienced people who have used and abused our friendship and when we were brave enough to set some boundaries in place they became offended and went off sulking. Friendship that is all-consuming and selfish is an unhealthy friendship. We need to be wary of someone who wants to “own” us. That is not the kind of friend we need!
The friends I value are the ones who will listen to me when I am hurting and love me through it. Ones with whom I can be honest about my insecurities and failures. Ones who will also be able to share their difficulties with me and allow me to support them through their tough times. In Proverbs 27:17 it says, “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” This is the best part of a good friendship, you sharpen one another, challenge one another, stir one another up to do better, dream bigger and achieve greater things. These are the kind of friendships to look for.
The very best friendship of all that we can have is with our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the friend who will always stick closer to us than any other. He will certainly challenge us, stretch us and draw the very best out of us if we will take up the challenge of obeying His word. He will then call us His friend (John 15:14). I know that I want that honour. Do you?
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you that you want to be the very best friend that I can have. Help me to choose my friends wisely and be the very best friend I can be. Amen
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