The Friendship Secret – Monday
Week 4 | Be-Friended
Listen instead of reading
Take a Moment
Ask God what He wants to show you before reading today
Read The Daily
And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself. (1 Samuel 18:3)
Keith Manry says, “Of all the things that cause me to stop and wonder, one of the questions that I simply have not been able to come up with an answer to is why so many people are looking for meaningful friendships and yet so few actually find them. It seems everyone wants a friend, but few people actually have real “friends.” Why do you think so many people struggle with having healthy friendships?
Saul started as a good king of Israel, but he became prideful and paranoid. He disobeyed God to such a point that David was chosen to be the next king of Israel. Saul’s son, Jonathan, became best of friends with David. How by loving him as he loved himself. Jesus affirmed this attitude. He said, “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. (John 13:34).
Many people spend all of their time searching for the perfect friend, or judging how great (or not-so-great) their friends are. This never leads to great friendships, because the motivation is selfish. The secret to friendship is this: If you want to experience great friendships, don’t focus on finding the perfect friend, but focus on being a great friend. The Bible is constantly teaching us to seek to serve rather than being served, and to put others needs before our own (Philippians 2).
Prayer for the Day
God what are you showing me? What am I going to do about it?
God help me to see one person that I can serve through a kind word, random act of kindness, or simple gift today?
Make sure you complete the reading or comment today.
Read The New Testament In A Year
4 x 6 Plan | Read: Matthew 24:1-14 & Ephesians 5:22-33