Good friends (1)

We need friends. But more than that, we really need godly friends. These are the friends who help us grow our faith and lead us closer to God. All of us need at least one friend like this. Life is tough and we need people there to encourage, support and walk with us.

Godly friends are the friends who are there for us through 'all kinds of weather'. Whatever we're going through, good or bad, we can rely on them to go through it with us. But they're also the kind of friends who'll tell us when we're doing things that are taking us out of God's presence, or leading us further away from the life we're called to. They're the ones who'll be 'speaking the truth in love' so 'we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ' (Ephesians 4:15 NIV). Godly friends help us by being there, praying on our behalf, listening, guiding, sharing and sacrificing.

Not only do we need to have godly friends around us, but we also need to work on becoming a godly friend. Any kind of good relationship with another person needs commitment and sacrifice on both sides. So we need to be a godly friend back.



So what now? The best way to grow at being a godly friend is to grow your friendship with Jesus. The closer you get to him, the stronger, more transparent and sweeter your earthly friendships will be.





— SCRIPTURE —

'The...counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume.' Proverbs 27:9 NLT
— SOULFOOD —

Deut 22-24, Matt 13:24-35, Ps 78:56-64 , Pro 16:33