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Friendship is not frivolous but essential to our emotional, spiritual and physical well being. Solomon, the wisest man in the world, wrote this.
two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
We were made for companionship, community, close friendship. We are happier deep down, flourish more, grow stronger in every way when we have a close friend standing with us in life.
Work is better with a friend, helping one another up from a fall, keeping warm, defending against an enemy.
He also said, “A friend loves at all times—when it is convenient, when it is not.
Jesus made very clear that friendship, laying down a life for a friend, was the centerpiece for passing on the knowledge and love of God from one generation to another. It is why he chose his disciples and modeled to us what love and influence looks like. Seeking godly friends, building this kind of community is holy work.
My friend Jacqui and I talk today on Tea Time Tuesday how God has used our friendship.
Giggle with us, sigh with us, as we share the ways God has blessed us and used our friendship. Praying God will multiply your blessed friendships.
She pulled out a wonderful quote:
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust
And from C. S. Lewis, whose friends were in many ways his family:
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
Teatime Discipleship is all about ideas to build close bonds with others with whom we can share and survive life. What is your favorite friendship advice?
So much more on Tea Time Tuesday! Hope you enjoy it.