“Friends? Who needs them? I’m fine on my own.” We’ve all probably heard these words at one time or another. We may have said them ourselves. But they couldn’t be more false. Having a meaningful relationship with another person is a fundamental human need. Yet there are a lot of people who don’t have a really true friend, someone they can talk to, lean on, and confide in. Maybe you’re in that situation, not because you’re indifferent about having friends, but because the right connection just hasn’t come along.
You can be certain of one thing: You do have a Friend. A well-known worship song says, “I am a friend of God; He calls me friend.” Abraham was called “God’s friend” (James 2:23) because of his faithfulness in following Him. A truly great blessing of being His friend is expressed in Hebrews 13:5,6.
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”God’s love and presence are constant. We never have to worry about Him not being there for us. That gives us a lot of confidence to face life’s challenges.
All true friendships carry some conditions, such as honesty, integrity, transparency, and confidentiality. Friendship with God carries the condition of obedience to His commands (John 15:14). If we are obedient, God says, “I no longer call you servants… Instead, I have called you friends” (verse 15).
What help and assurance does knowing God is your Friend provide?
How can you more effectively cultivate your friendship with God?
For me this has been a life saving idea. I dont have a good family life, which made me have like no trust in people in general cause all I was used to was people letting me down or hurting me in some way. Having faith in God lessens fear and anxiety because you believe and live more and more in the protection of His wings that man can do nothing!
ReplyDeleteI work on putting God first, even when things are hectic in my life. Like when Im getting test anxiety while studying for a test, Ill block it out. Stop studying. Read the Bible, worship, calm my spirit down. Ill pray and peace will settle into me. Then Ill start studying again, even if I lose alot of time fellowshiping with God. But Ill be calmer because I reset my priorities. Years from now I wont remember freaking out about a hard test, but I will remember how I passionately kept seeking God. Practicing things like this helps me because it starts becoming more natural to my life and being obedient to the things He tells me is easier to do. I find myself more open to His voice.