A Good Tuesday Evening to you all . Today’s Word of the Day is Friendship. What is Friendship to you ? What competent needs to be there for Friendship with you ? Should you compromise yourself either developing or being in a Friendship? Can we learn something from every Friendship we encounter even if it is very brief?
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Proverbs 27:17 NIV
Was a time being Friends with a person meant to brief or long and are we intended to know?
Can a Friendship be one sided ? Is it possible to be taken advantage of in a Friendship?
“A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.”
Proverbs 16:28 NLT
Can a Beautiful Love develop in a Friendship? Does a true Friendship mean we have to hear the Good , Bad, Ugly? Is Criticism part of a Friendship?
“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.”
Ephesians 4:25 NIV
Does Friendship take work ? Is a Strong Healthy Friendship essential to Character Growth? Can we grow, develop, nurture, heal without a Friendship? Who is our Friend through everything and always there? Does our Friendships we current have reflect where we are in life ? How or How not? Is Giving and Receiving Support from both parties part of Friendship?
“If one of them falls down, his friend can help him to get up. But it is terrible if you fall down when you are alone. There is nobody who can help you to stand up again.”
Ecclesiastes 4:10 EASY
Often, our choice of friends will reflect the issues we’re working on. Giving and receiving support will help both people grow. Can we develop beautiful lifelong Friendships without even meeting in person? Can a relationship while either beginning or in Recovery/ Healing be an essential component for Growth? Do you have to complete Vulnerability with all your Friends? Is it Safe to be Vulnerable with ALL your Friends. Is it a possibility you have to have boundaries in place in some of your Friendships? Is it healthy to have Boundaries in place when warranted? Are Boundaries a barrier to Friendship? Do You Have a Loving Caring Friendship with Yourself? If not how do you start the process? We are not meant to do Life alone and truly are never alone.
“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9 NLT
It is also made very clear that we are to guard our hearts in life, which could very well mean boundaries in Friendships. Hope you all have a Blessed day! Love Yourself and each other . Love you all .