You are my friends if you do what I command.
Proverbs 11:30 NLT
The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends.
Friendship makes a difference. That is because we are made for connections. God began, as the Bible recounts, creating people who connect with God and then connect with others.
That was affirmed throughout the Old Testament of the Bible as God wanted to be with His people and fought for them over and over. His way was to connect with people and connect them to others. All for the purpose of great life and His glory because God loves people.
Take some steps forward and hear what Jesus said. He reminded us and those walking with Him that loving God is connecting with Him on every level possible, and Jesus said that another and just as important connection is that of loving the people we encounter in life.
How we deal with relationships make a difference just as friendship does. It is not right to sequester yourself from everyone. In fact our enemy, Satan, would try to deceive us into believing that we don’t need others and that we are insignificant. Nothing could be further from the truth.
We need each other, and in how we treat each other we demonstrate judgment or grace, love or unkindness. Therefore, be kind and accepting of others. That does not mean overlook what you need to share or let people hurt themselves or anything like that.
Romans 15:7 NLT
Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.
He spent time with people not like Him. Jesus is who I am talking about. He loved on people that the normal temple people who avoid. He was honest with them, but He also lifted them greatly.
Listen in, please. In the way we treat people, especially those we encounter often we may give them or even us the ability to do more in the kingdom of God. Be a friend. Be kind. Let others deal with God directly and hear from Him or love and His truth.
I need friends, and I am grateful for the people that God has placed in my life!
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