Friends / Mrs Chandra Horton

Mrs Chandra Horton

Pastor's Wife

Faith Independent Baptist Church

Sevoy, TX

Friends

It always amazes me how small the Christian world can be! You can meet someone for the first time and begin talking and realize you both know someone in common. I always think that is so fun! I think it is because of this we ladies are able to find friends so easily.  We all need friends or even need that one friend for what you are going through. How do we make friends? 

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18.24 

Don't be afraid to be friendly! Have you ever seen a lady from a distance and thought to yourself, "I could see us being friends!"? Go talk to her! Be friendly to her and start that friendship!!

We all need that friend that calls and checks on us and you on them! A friendship that goes both ways. I have had friendships where I was not invested and the only time I talked to them was when they contacted me first. I am sure we have all done that. Be the friend that calls or texts! Don't always wait on someone else. And be there in the good and the bad. There may be times where we have no clue what to say or do, just he there. Sometimes  all we need is a listening ear!

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17 

Also, be smart about your friends! If your friends are not helping you to grow closer to the Lord, are they pulling you down? Do they encourage you or discourage you? We can be influenced by what our friends say and do and it is a place where we need to be on guard!!

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:17

If you have one of those friends that calls, texts or even after going for a while without seeing and talking to one another you can pick right up where you left off. A friend that is there for you no matter what hard times you may face. A friend that encourages your walk with the Lord, then you should thank the Lord for these friends and pray that you can be the right kind of friend to her as well!!