Friends…

As I sat this morning waiting for today’s inspiration from the Lord to seep into my spirit, I found myself reflecting on the blessings of friends. Guess what was seeping in, a message of gratitude for my friends. 😉

I wrote about and missed all day yesterday a childhood/lifetime friend who has passed. The blessings of the friends I still keep in touch with from high school; we’re talking 43 years here!!! I speak to friends daily, others, not as often, but we pick up right where we left off. The friends I enjoyed sharing time and a meal with last night and the girlfriend I will eat cheeseburgers with tonight at our favorite drive-in, the huckleberry shakes are back!!!

As we age, these friends from the younger versions of ourselves become so important as they are memories of carefree days, laughter, summertime, and freedom we didn’t appreciate. These friends always bring a bit of our youth back.

As we age and travel through life, acquaintances come with the seasons; every so often, an acquaintance becomes another jewel in our life circle and remains. A friend!

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

Proverbs 17:17 ESV “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”

James 2:23 ESV “And scripture was fulfilled that says, ‘Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness’-and he was called a friend of God.”

I love that last line…and he was called a friend of God! I have been blessed with many friends and loves in my life, but the very, very best friend I have is Jesus! He’s the best friend any of us can have!

Lord Jesus, I thank you this morning for the friends you have given me to share this earthly life with; I ask you to come into my heart and be my Lord, my Savior, my Friend. I believe you came to earth to save us, you died on the cross in my place and I can never offer enough praise or thanksgiving. Help me to learn about you every day, be with me everyday as my Lord and friend. In your name, I pray these words that my name will be entered in your book of life, and I, in turn, will spend now and eternity walking with you. Amen 🙏

I hope when you read that prayer, you then reread it, speaking the words and not just reading them, but declaring your desire to be friends with our Lord, the Creator of All!!!

Thank you, my reading friends, for always sharing some of your time here with me; you and your support, comments, and likes mean so much!!! I know you are out there and I am not alone. Be blessed and be a blessing! Have a fantastic day!