“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24

Who are your closest friends? Good friends are hard to come by in a world of superficial acquaintances and shallow relationships. "Hanging with the crowd" can give us a false sense of belonging, but often leaves us wounded and alone in times of trouble. Open, honest, supportive, and loving relationships don't happen without investment.

Ask the Lord to lead you to close friends in His family. Minister to and serve those around you as you listen to their requests, faithfully upholding them in prayer. Trust God will give you a "stick-through-thick-and-thin-friend." Development of Christian friends is an investment of effort and time, they are friends with whom we can share with always.

In His Love, Do All You Can, While You Can, As Long As You Can, To All You Can….Have a Beautifully Blessed Day!

“The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” 1 John 2:17

So much of what we pursue is fleeting. Once we acquire it, we have to try to preserve it because we know it will soon be gone. God has promised us that just as He is eternal and will live forever, so also are those who pursue a relationship with Him and are committed to do His will.

Let's sit down and look at how we spend our time, our money, and our efforts and ask if what we are pursuing is really something that is worth having. Then let's ask one more important question: "Even if it is worth having, is it going to last long enough to make a difference?"

In His Love, Do All You Can, While You Can, As Long As You Can, To All You Can….Have a Beautifully Blessed Day!

"Now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy." 1 Peter 2:10

As a result of God's mercy, we have become a people who are uniquely and exclusively cared for by God. The fact we are the recipients of His mercy makes all the difference in the world as to how we respond to difficult times.

God watches over us with enormous interest. Why? Because of His immense mercy, freely demonstrated in spite of our not deserving it! One day grace will be gone! (Romans 6:1-2)

In His Love, Do All You Can, While You Can, As Long As You Can, To All You Can….Have a Beautifully Blessed Day!