"But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness." -Hebrews 3:13
"You are called to belong, not just believe." -Rick Warren
"Even in the perfect, sinless environment of Eden, God said "It is not good for man to be alone." (Genesis 2:18) We are created for community, fashioned for fellowship, and formed for a family, and none of us can fulfill God's purposes by ourselves." -Rick Warren
"Friends are God's way of taking care of us! enjoy!" -RevRunWisdom
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!" -Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
"Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, 25or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared." -Proverbs 22:24-25
"We value our friendship more than we do the friends’ souls and won’t confront on necessary issues." -Dr. Mark Rutland
"And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will." -2 Corinthians 8:5
"Community is built not on convenience ("we'll get together when I feel like it") but on the conviction that I need it for spiritual health. If you want to cultivate real fellowship, it will mean meeting together even when you don't feel like it, because you believe it is important." -Rick Warren
"Whenever we become careless about fellowship, everything else begins to slide, too." -Rick Warren
"God wants you to love real people, not ideal people." -Rick Warren
"Real friends are those that pull you closer to God." -Anonymous
"Friendship doubles your joys and divides your sorrows." -Anonymous
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." -Proverbs 17:17
"A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship, as experience shows that the callosity formed around a broken bone makes it stronger than before." -St. Francis de Sales
"The most memorable people in life will be the friends who loved you when you weren't very lovable." -Adrian Chambers
"There is no such thing as a ‘bad friend'; for the word 'friend' means good. There are just those friends who do bad things and friends who do good things." -Chris Aguilar
"The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray." -Proverbs 12:26
"Hello Anon,
"And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will." -2 Corinthians 8:5
"Community is built not on convenience ("we'll get together when I feel like it") but on the conviction that I need it for spiritual health. If you want to cultivate real fellowship, it will mean meeting together even when you don't feel like it, because you believe it is important." -Rick Warren
"Whenever we become careless about fellowship, everything else begins to slide, too." -Rick Warren
"God wants you to love real people, not ideal people." -Rick Warren
"Real friends are those that pull you closer to God." -Anonymous
"Friendship doubles your joys and divides your sorrows." -Anonymous
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." -Proverbs 17:17
"A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship, as experience shows that the callosity formed around a broken bone makes it stronger than before." -St. Francis de Sales
"The most memorable people in life will be the friends who loved you when you weren't very lovable." -Adrian Chambers
"There is no such thing as a ‘bad friend'; for the word 'friend' means good. There are just those friends who do bad things and friends who do good things." -Chris Aguilar
"The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray." -Proverbs 12:26
"Hello Anon,
That’s a tough situation. Relationships are never just simple, are they? But they are every important.
Be careful your friends aren’t bringing you down. Some people are set against God, and they will only be a negative influence in your life. Others say they belong to God, but then show Him no love with their lives - which is almost more toxic. In either of these situations, it’s usually best to just cut ties - hard as it is.
But then there are other friends. Some don’t know God, but are soft-hearted. And and some do know God, but are struggling. I think in both these cases, it’s OK to make some allowances in order to be there for them. After all, those who don’t know God need those of us who do.
But even then, your friends will have to respond to God’s call genuinely and in their own time. However much we may wish our friends to know God, we can’t make them give their lives to Him.
We share the gospel with them. Then we share God’s love with them. The rest is between them and God.
I hope this is helpful, but I’m afraid it might not be. I’ll pray that God gives you the discernment to know when to let someone go and when to stick it through.
Peace, love and Jesus,
-Jim" -Skripture Sketches
"I love that kind of relationship where you just feel good being around a friend. It doesn’t even have to be a romantic relationship, even just a normal friendship. I love it when my friends can bring out the best in me. It’s even better when they bring out the best of my faith. Throughout the past few years I’ve encountered relationships with some people who didn’t bring out the best in me. If anything, they’ve brought out the worst. They’ve brought out my sins, my flaws, my imperfections, and have driven me closer to bad temptations. I’ve learned it’s best to get away from those types of friends. The friendships that I find most worth fighting for are the friendships that bring out nothing but pure happiness and love." -Kim Nguyen
"For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required." -Indian Proverb
Be careful your friends aren’t bringing you down. Some people are set against God, and they will only be a negative influence in your life. Others say they belong to God, but then show Him no love with their lives - which is almost more toxic. In either of these situations, it’s usually best to just cut ties - hard as it is.
But then there are other friends. Some don’t know God, but are soft-hearted. And and some do know God, but are struggling. I think in both these cases, it’s OK to make some allowances in order to be there for them. After all, those who don’t know God need those of us who do.
But even then, your friends will have to respond to God’s call genuinely and in their own time. However much we may wish our friends to know God, we can’t make them give their lives to Him.
We share the gospel with them. Then we share God’s love with them. The rest is between them and God.
I hope this is helpful, but I’m afraid it might not be. I’ll pray that God gives you the discernment to know when to let someone go and when to stick it through.
Peace, love and Jesus,
-Jim" -Skripture Sketches
"I love that kind of relationship where you just feel good being around a friend. It doesn’t even have to be a romantic relationship, even just a normal friendship. I love it when my friends can bring out the best in me. It’s even better when they bring out the best of my faith. Throughout the past few years I’ve encountered relationships with some people who didn’t bring out the best in me. If anything, they’ve brought out the worst. They’ve brought out my sins, my flaws, my imperfections, and have driven me closer to bad temptations. I’ve learned it’s best to get away from those types of friends. The friendships that I find most worth fighting for are the friendships that bring out nothing but pure happiness and love." -Kim Nguyen
"For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required." -Indian Proverb
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