“Thankful For Our Friendships”

Thankful for my friends
 
by Dona Hake
 
 
 
 
 
 
This is the month in which I desire to stir your heart to give thanks.   We have so much to be thankful for don’t we?    Today I want you to think about friends in your life.   Even if you only have a few or maybe you are thinking you only have one, let us give thanks for that one!   Now, I want you to think about the people in your life that have earned your trust and respect.   These friends are truly jewels and blessings, and they are gifts from God that we need too appreciate!
 
 
 
 

It is a wonderful thing to have a friend that you can trust. It is precious to have someone that you can bear your heart to and know that your words will go not farther. A true friend will be there for you through thick and thin. The friend that can be trusted sees your every side, your ups and downs, your strengths and weaknesses, and they simply accept you. These are the qualities that will help you to trust. A friend you can trust in is one that you can rely upon their integrity and strength. Simply put you can have confidence in them.  Now let us look up and give thanks to the Greatest Friend of all, and that is our loving Lord Jesus!

 
 
 

Jeremiah 17:7 (AMP)

“Most blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is.”

 
 
 
 

The Lord wants us to trust Him as that good Friend. As we see Him as a friend, He will give us every reason to put our total trust in Him. As we trust Him with our all, we will see and be able to testify that He is with us in every thing we walk through. When the “heat” of trials is on we will remain strong and vibrant in our faith. No…I did not say it would be easy, but knowing He remains by our side is what will get us through. I love how the Message translation puts it…

 

 

 

 

Jeremiah 17:7-8 (MSG)

“But blessed is the man who trusts me, God,

the woman who sticks with God.

They’re like trees replanted in Eden,

putting down roots near the rivers—

Never a worry through the hottest of summers,

never dropping a leaf,

Serene and calm through droughts,

bearing fresh fruit every season.”
 
 
 

Enduring trust brings enduring fruit. I like the idea of remaining serene and calm when everything around me seems to be destitute. As we continue to trust Him as our Faithful Friend, He WILL show Himself faithful!   Today Lord we thank you for the blessing of good friends You have called along side of us.   We especially give thanks for the Greatest Friend of all, and that is Your Son Jesus!!!!