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Monday, April 7, 2014

BE A Friend of JOY




            Have you had your Joy Juice today? There is more than enough to share with your friends!

            Friendship is one of the most rewarding gifts that we can ever experience.   A good friend is truly a treasure.  If you’ve been blessed with a genuine friend who sticks with you through the tough times, as well as the good, then consider yourself extremely blessed.  But may I warn you, along with laughter and fun times…there will also be times of difficulty and tears.

            Most of us find it easy to be with folks when we are having a good time. But what about when that friend becomes sick or is going through a time of difficulty?  Often we don’t know what to do, so we pull away and do nothing.  Is that what true friendship is?  No….a genuine relationship is one that goes beyond “doing”.  It involves being:

  • Being there when your friend needs a shoulder to cry on.
  • Being a listening ear, though you don’t have all the answers.
  • Being a prayer partner that will intercede when they don’t feel like praying.
  • Being a presence in their lives to represent the love of God.

God didn’t call us to be human doings…but human “beings”. Let’s BE all that Christ created us to BE by allowing Him to love through us.

      As Proverbs 18:24 says: (NKJV) “A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”  Joyfully thank the Lord for those kinds of friends in your life…and BE one!



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