Friends
Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
I’ve heard our pastor say that if you go through life and have 5 true friends then you are considered blessed. We know as born again believers we have the best friend the world has ever known. However, what about in a worldly sense? What do you expect out of a friend? What makes a good friend? Are you a good friend? I’ve often asked myself if I’m a good friend and the friend to others that they need. I want to look at the word friend and see if we can glean something from that today on being a good friend.
Fruitful Are you or is your friend fruitful in the relationship? Do you have a friend that’s always needy? They always need you to be there for them, but good luck finding them when you are in need. Are you that always needy friend?
Reserved (might need to just listen) I can have a problem with always wanting to solve something. There are times we might just need to listen. They might not need our opinion or our fix. The best thing we can do sometimes is just let someone vent.
Immediate Can we be counted on? I don’t believe someone would hold something against you if you couldn’t be there for them because you are at work or something like that. However, do we ever just put someone off because we just don’t want to be bothered? We wouldn’t want to be treated like that.
Exhibit love Do we genuinely show we care? Does your friend show you that they care about you? There is nothing wrong with expressing love for someone else.
Non judgmental To me this is a big one. We don’t know how we will handle a certain situation until we are truly faced with it. Yet too often you try to confide in someone and they try to judge you and how you are handling a certain situation. There is enough backbiting and gossip from others. People don’t need it from their friends!
Develop over time Something I’ve learned over time is that some of the best friendships are ones that develop over time. Allow something to just naturally grow.
There are plenty of enemies to be had and fake people around. Just be a friend to someone! If you have that friend or friends in your life be thankful for them and don’t take them for granted!
God bless you today! Bro. Josh Richardson
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