Friends love through all kinds of weather. Proverbs 17:17 (MSG) We can tend to want to find great friends who will meet our needs, but friendship is really about doing life together. It’s about sharing in the good times and helping each other through difficult seasons. Here is what Proverbs has to say about being there for our friends: 1. Have an undying loyalty to your true friends. Proverbs 27:10 (NLT) says Never abandon a friend—either yours or your father’s. This verse is not talking about being loyal to those who are hurting you; keep yourself safe from unsafe people and have healthy boundaries. However, you can stay loyal to your friends even if they make mistakes. When you treat friends with love, acceptance and …
Strong And Interdependent
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? Ecclesiastes 4:11 (NKJV) In Ecclesiastes 4:11 we see a powerful principle of friendship at work. Two people who are cold share the warmth they have and it increases. We could also say that when two friends who are feeling down share the joy and gratitude they have, they come away from the interaction smiling. God did not design us to be independent. Many struggle with this idea as we have been socially acclimatized to think that independence equals strength. Most action movie heroes are lone rangers, taking on the world alone. In reality, this was not God’s design. Actually, it takes more strength to maintain honest, healthy relationships …
Fuerte e Interdependiente
Además, si dos se acuestan juntos, uno a otro se calientan; pero uno solo, ¿cómo va a entrar en calor? Eclesiastés 4:11 (DHH) En Eclesiastés 4:11 vemos un poderoso principio de amistad. Dos personas que tienen frío comparten el calor que tienen y este aumenta. También podríamos decir que cuando dos amigos que se sienten deprimidos comparten la alegría y la gratitud que tienen, salen de su interrelación sonriendo. Dios no nos diseñó para ser independientes. Muchos luchan con esta idea ya que nos hemos aclimatado socialmente para pensar que la independencia es equivalente a tener fuerza. La mayoría de los héroes de las películas de acción son guardabosques solitarios, que se enfrentan solos al mundo. En realidad, este no es el diseño de Dios. De hecho, se necesita más fuerza …
Develop Your Friendship With Jesus
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13 (NKJV) There is no greater expression of love than to be willing to give your life for someone. Imagine that a close member of your family is pulled into a river’s undertow. At the last second, when all hope seems lost, a man jumps into the raging river and saves your family member, only to lose his own life in the process. How would you feel about this man? This is what Jesus did for you when He gave His life. Jesus gave His life for the opportunity to save you and everyone you love from an eternity of pain and torment without God. That’s the kind …
Desarrolle su Amistad con Jesús
El amor más grande que uno puede tener es dar su vida por sus amigos. Juan 15:13 (DHH) No hay mayor expresión de amor que estar dispuesto a dar su vida por alguien. Imagine que un miembro cercano de su familia es arrastrado por la contracorriente de un río. En el último segundo, cuando toda esperanza parece perdida, un hombre salta al río embravecido y salva a su familiar, solo para perder su propia vida en el proceso. ¿Qué sentiría usted por este hombre? Esto fue lo que Jesús hizo cuando dio su vida por usted. Jesús dio Su vida por la oportunidad de salvarlo a usted y a todos los que usted ama de una eternidad de dolor y tormento sin Dios. Ese es el tipo …