Posts Tagged ‘friendship’

The Right People

Posted: May 18, 2013 in friendship, life, love, music, religion, words
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Being sad with the right people is better than being happy with the wrong ones ~ Philippos

So true.

If you’re sad or upset, you need people around you who will support you and care for you. Sadly however I’m sure we’ve all found ourselves with people who don’t seem to care about us when we’re most in need of support. But have you realised these are not the people you should be calling “true friends”?

Therefore make sure those you call true friends are people you know and trust will be there for you in your times of need, because if they’re not, don’t leave it until you need a friend most, to find out they don’t really care for you.

True friends will be there for you during your lowest times as well as during your happiest moments, I hope you’ve found some true friends!

I Miss You

Posted: February 1, 2013 in bereavement, death, depression, friendship, heaven, life, love, music, religion
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a-friend-in-need-is-a-friend-indeedIn the last few weeks, I think it would be fair to say that I’ve been struggling physically and emotionally with a few things. So much so that there have been several times when I have been about to contact a close friend of mine to chat to them, as they are always very supportive and understanding towards me.

Nothing unusual about that is there? Well actually there is….the person is question that I was going to talk to passed away a while ago! I hope you don’t find that creepy, I’m only trying to convey to you how strong a relationship we can sometimes have with other who are not related to us but who are very close friends.

Since my friend died, I’ve found myself often thinking of calling x, but I’ve always managed to stop myself calling them before I’ve actually picked up the phone!

So what now, who did I contact? Well I quickly reminded myself that while It’s fine to have close friends we can truly rely on, I must not to make them the first person I turn to when I’m in need, God must always be the first person I turn to for help and advice.

I know that although my friend has passed away, they are still watching over me from heaven, and while they may can no longer give me the advice and support they used to, God will provide the support I need today and everyday.

God is always here for us…here’s Mark Schultz singing He Is:

True Friend

Posted: July 3, 2012 in bible, children, friendship, life, love, music, religion
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Sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference between those who are friends and those who are true friends.

A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart ~ Heather Pryor

There are a lot of people in our lives who I guess we’d call friends if we were describing our relationship with them, to someone else, but think about this…how many of those people would actually reach out and help you in your time of need?

It’s when life it tough and you’re in need of someone to support and comfort you, that you find out who your true friends are. As the above quote says, true friends are the ones who reach out to you and touch your heart.

God commanded us to love one another, therefore our true friendships are from God, so give thanks to Him for every true friend you have.

1 John 4:7 (NIV)

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

Don’t Take Them For Granted #1

Posted: May 29, 2012 in friendship, life, love, music, religion
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Friends!

There are many people all over the world, children and adults, who do not consider themselves to have any friends. Then there are many who consider themselves to have friends, but those friendships are build purely on lies or control, and so are false friendships.

How those people crave for real friends – friends they can rely on in times of need; friends they can talk to when they need a listening ear; friends they can trust with the darkest secrets.

Therefore those of us who are lucky enough to have friends, true friends, don’t ever take them for granted - tell them what they mean to you, don’t just assume they know; love them and care for them as you would want them to love/care for you; be honest and trustworthy with them and don’t ever let them down.

In summary, don’t ever take your friends for granted, cherish and nurture them always.

Are They Blessings In Disguise? #2

Posted: May 22, 2012 in blogging, family, friendship, Health, life, love, music, religion
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Yesterday in Are They Blessings In Disguise #1 I talked about how the situations and circumstances we find ourselves in can be blessings, even if we don’t realise it at the time!

But how about people? During our lifetime we meet and encounter thousands of people, some for only a few seconds, others for years, but can we tell which people we meet are blessings and which we shouldn’t entertain in our lives?

We know of people in our lives who from the instant we meet them, we know we’re going to hit it off with them, that we can trust them with anything at any time. Then there are those who as soon as we meet them we feel uncertain and unsure whether they a genuine and can be trusted. It can be difficult sometimes to distinguish between these people sometimes, however, once in a while we can get it all wrong…

Have you ever made a judgement about someone when you first met them, thinking they will not become a true friend, only to find a while later that you’ve been completely wrong, that that person is in fact more genuine and trustworthy than you could have imagined. In yesterday’s blog post I recounted how I had someone unexpected reach out to me…that person was one of those people. Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t that I ever thought I couldn’t trust that person, but simply that I had never imagined us having the opportunity or requirement to become close friends and confidants.

So again you can see people, as well as circumstances can be a blessing from God, so don’t pre-judge people before you get to know them, as you never know they may just be your blessing in disguise!

Beautiful

Posted: March 28, 2012 in friendship, life, love, music, religion
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Beautiful Friend by Rita Springer

 
I have a friend, a beautiful Friend
His love for me will never end
All that I do and all that I’ve done
Will never change His love or affections

He is Jesus, Jesus, Lover of my soul
My beginning and end all that I am
Oh what a beautiful friend

 

I know I’ve said it before, but I make no apology for saying again, that no matter what you do or say, God will always love you!

God knows and understands that we are only human, and as such we fail Him, simply because we do not put our full trust in Him for all we need. God considers us to be beautiful in His eyes, so make His friendship a beautiful friendship in your life.

 

Who Else?

Posted: September 30, 2011 in friendship, Health, life, love, music, religion
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The last few days I’ve spoken about the value of friendships and the wonderful feeling it can give you when you find a true friendship particularly when that friendship turns out to be a lasting friendship.

How about those friendship which end, how do they make you feel? We often feel upset, hurt and let down when friendships end, and none of these feelings are very pleasant are they.

Personally I’ve been there, got the t-shirt etc, I’ve had friendships that have end. Some I’ve got over very quickly others although the relationship broke down a while ago, still hurt when I think about them. I’ve even got one friendship which is still very painful whenever I see the person(s) concerned as they are quite simply rude and seem to want to continue to hurt me, and this was a person(s) that was a very good and close friend for many years.

Have you had this awful experience too, or have you experience something worse?

Whatever our experiences of broken friendships, I think we would all agree that it hurts when a friendship fails.

All I can say to you is stick in there, there are plenty of people out there who could be a true friend to you, as those “friends” you’ve lost were sadly not meant to be you friend for life.

So who else is there that we can always rely on as a friend who will never let you down or hurt you..

 

Faithful Friends

Posted: September 29, 2011 in family, friendship, life, music, religion
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Do you have a friend or friends who you consider to be faithful?

Unfortunately for many, finding a single faithful friend can be something they will never experience, and that I find is very sad. It’s wonderful when you have someone who you can tell anything to, and talk about anything with and know not only that they will not judge you, but will not pass on anything you have told them to anything else.

For some their faithful friend maybe someone they have known for many years, possibly since childhood. For others it maybe someone the met just a few years ago and instantly “clicked”. For some it maybe someone they’ve known for a while but through a particular situation you’ve found you have so much in common and have subsequently become good friends. Then there are those for whom their closest and most faithful friend is their partner.

It’s great when your best friend is also your partner, after all why would you want to spend your life/commit your life to someone who you’re not friends with!

However great your friendships are, there is one person who we can all rely on to be faithful at all times, and that is Jesus. Do you consider Him to be your friend?

If you don’t consider Jesus to be your friend, why not give him a go, talk to Him…He will listen and He will be there for you at all times.

Faithful Friend by Twila Paris

Everyone knows you as a man of honor
I am glad to know you simply as a friend
You’ve always taken time to be my brother
And I’ll be standing by you in the end

But I will never put you on a pedestal
I thank the Lord for everything you do
I’ll be there to pray for you and for the ones you love
I believe that He will finish all he started in you.

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I will be an open door that you can count on
Anywhere you are, anywhere you’ve been
I will be an honest heart you can depend on
I will be a faithful friend

I am one of many whose path has been made clear
By the light you’ve carried faithfully as a warrior and a child
God has used you greatly to encourage and inspire
And you’ve remained a true friend all the while

So I will never put you on a pedestal
Cause we both know all the glory is the Lord’s
But I’ll be there to pray that He will keep you by his grace
And I always will remind you to be seeking His face

Chorus

Should there ever come a time to cry
I will weep with you
And every single time you win
I’m celebrating too

Oh, I will celebrate with you

Chorus

A Friend In Need

Posted: September 28, 2011 in family, friendship, life, love, music, religion
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We all need people we can love and trust and who love and trust us. We yearn for someone who we can share our deepest secrets, feelings and emotions with and who trusts us enough to share their deepest secrets and emotions with us too.

It’s a wonderful feeling when you find someone you feel comfortable enough with to share some of these feelings with. I personally experienced that feeling a few years ago when I was going through a really really tough time, and I must admit it was almost like the someone had turned the sun back on again, when I found someone I could share some of my deepest feelings and fears with. What made that time even more special was that I discovered this person could very much relate to my feelings, as they were going through some tough times themself at that time.

How great it was to have a friend and confidant to rely on…

Can you tell there is a “but” or “however” coming next? Unfortunately after a few months that friend was no longer there for me, and I must admit I was deeply hurt and disappointed. However I truly believe that God sent that friend to me during my darkest days and when He felt I could go on by myself, He moved that friend on to be someonelse’s angel.

God does give us the friends we need, when we need them.

Appreciate your friends, old ones and new ones, as they may be the friend God send you when are most in need.

Save Them

Posted: May 4, 2011 in family, friendship, life, love, music, pray, prayer, religion
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I’m sure we all have friends who don’t know Jesus, or haven’t accepted Him into their lives yet.
 
So here’s a question for you – When you’re with these friends and opportunity arises to share with them something of God‘s love for them, do you take that opportunity?
 
Well if you’re anything like me, and you are honest with yourself and with God, your answer will probably be “No”.
 
Why is that? I don’t have a definitive answer to that question however here’s a few of my thoughts on why we maybe don’t take those opportunities when they arise:
  • We’re not confident that we will succeed, so why bother
  • We don’t want to get into a debate or argument with our friend
  • We’re scared of what we may be asked
  • We don’t want to damage our friendship
Are any of these reasons good enough in God’s eyes? No - they are simply all excuses! Excuses we all make sometimes when we’d rather do our own thing than do what God wants/expects us to do.
 
By doing our own thing rather than spreading the good news of Jesus, are we really saying we don’t care about the wellbeing of our friends?
 
Next time an opportunity arises for you to spread God’s message to a friend who doesn’t know God as their own personal friend and Saviour, take that opportunity. Pray and ask God to give you the strength and guidance to take that step the next time the opportunity arises. God will help you and give you the words to say to encourage and guide your friend to Him…you just need to ask Him to help you.
 
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