Everybody has
“friends”, people who they have fellowship with to some degree. Some friends
are better than others. Some so-called friends are self-serving. They are
friendly and kind as long as it benefits them in some way or another. When it
ceases to be good for them, they are gone. Some “friends” will turn on you when
they feel they have been wronged in some way. Some get downright mean. Some are there for you as long as it benefits
them in some way.
We need to be wise in
whom we befriend. The better we get to know those whom we allow to get close to
us, the more we can count on them to be with us as we travel through the rough
times of life. A real friend knows us well enough to believe in us and trust us
when others forsake us. A real friend cares about what we are facing and comes
alongside of us to support and help us. A real friend stands strong on our
behalf. A real friend doesn’t go away, even when we may deserve it. A real
friend is one who will lovingly help us when we need correction and discipline.
A real friend cares about us and will not let us self-destruct without guidance
and warning. A real friend can be
trusted when the heart is opened up and confidences are shared to not blab them
to others.
I have known “friends”
and I have real friends. Think about those whom you call friends. Thank the
Lord today for those who are real friends. Cherish dearly and nurture those
friendships, for they will keep you steady in the storms of life.
Are you a “friend” or
a real friend? Can you be trusted to be loyal and supportive of others? Do you
embrace or judge others? Do you have compassion for others who are hurting and
can you hold in confidence what they may share with you? I challenge you today to let the Lord make
you into a real friend. Let Him change whatever needs to be changed in you so
that it can be said of you that you are a true-blue friend. There are people you know who need to know
that you can be counted on to be a dependable friend.
God expects nothing
less out of you than that you be a person of integrity who is a real friend. He has placed you in the lives of others to
be His voice to their hearts. Don’t let
the Lord or your friend down. Be the
kind of a person that others will be proud to call you a friend.
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