Friends are the family you choose. I like that saying. I think we all have had a friend in our life- whether they be mere acquaintances, to those life long best friends. I want to focus on the close ones. The people or person who you could share anything with about everything and absolutely nothing. The frivolous fears, the deep dreams, the whispered wishes, and silly heart felt moments one can open up to another about. I'm talking about that best friend, the person who knows your looks, who understands your humor, who can almost finish your thoughts, but in a not so creepy way. Your best friend, your confidant. The pal who is there for you, who listens to you, who encourages and keeps your feet planted firm on the ground. The bearer of your burdens, the keeper of your secrets and well wisher of your dreams- your best bud. Guess what? God wants to be that for you too!
God wants to be your friend. The bearer of your burdens, the keeper of your secrets and well wisher of your dreams- your best bud. He wants to be that person you run to. Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain you; He shall never allow the righteous to be moved. So many of us think that God is too far off or foreign to our daily (what we see as piddly) moments in life. Well, that's wrong, so wrong. God aches for us to come to Him, to share with Him and have fellowship. Psalm 140:17-18 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number that the sand, when I awake, I am still with you. Even when we think so little of ourselves- there is someone who thinks of us more than we can count! We have the best cheer-leader encouraging us. He thinks we are or can be pretty great if we walk and abide in Him. Genesis 29:15 And Behold, I am with you, and will keep you in all places wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land, for I will not leave you...
Here's a thought: are you a good friend to God? I mean really you know you have that friend that only comes to you with their problems, who needs only to gain something from you. Those emotional vampires that suck your time and energy trying to gain advice or counsel without even taking the time to invest anything in you other than what they can benefit from. Well, are you that way with God? The only time you think about Him is when you whip out a prayer for this or that? To ask for this? To get help on that? Then the conversation is only one way and is lacking. God wants to be more than a genii. Don't get me wrong He loves to bless people with gifts, but He wants to give us so much more!
He wants to saturate and be involved in our daily lives. He wants to be the first to be thought of in all circumstances- the good, the bad and the ugly. It's hard to grasp that an omnipotent and omnipresent God wants to be invited first. But that's part of who He is. He's not overbearing, aloof, condescending, or unreliable. In fact He's that exact opposite. Job 29:4 Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house. He's intimate in his friendships. 1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon Him, For He cares for you. He's genuine. Isaiah 26:4 Trust you in the Lord for ever, for in the Lord is everlasting strength. He's reliable. John 15:13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. He's the most loving friend
Proverbs 18:24 A man that has friends must show himself friendly; and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. I think He fits the description.
"Lord, thank you for being my friend and help me to be a better friend to You." Amen
God wants to be your friend. The bearer of your burdens, the keeper of your secrets and well wisher of your dreams- your best bud. He wants to be that person you run to. Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain you; He shall never allow the righteous to be moved. So many of us think that God is too far off or foreign to our daily (what we see as piddly) moments in life. Well, that's wrong, so wrong. God aches for us to come to Him, to share with Him and have fellowship. Psalm 140:17-18 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number that the sand, when I awake, I am still with you. Even when we think so little of ourselves- there is someone who thinks of us more than we can count! We have the best cheer-leader encouraging us. He thinks we are or can be pretty great if we walk and abide in Him. Genesis 29:15 And Behold, I am with you, and will keep you in all places wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land, for I will not leave you...
Here's a thought: are you a good friend to God? I mean really you know you have that friend that only comes to you with their problems, who needs only to gain something from you. Those emotional vampires that suck your time and energy trying to gain advice or counsel without even taking the time to invest anything in you other than what they can benefit from. Well, are you that way with God? The only time you think about Him is when you whip out a prayer for this or that? To ask for this? To get help on that? Then the conversation is only one way and is lacking. God wants to be more than a genii. Don't get me wrong He loves to bless people with gifts, but He wants to give us so much more!
He wants to saturate and be involved in our daily lives. He wants to be the first to be thought of in all circumstances- the good, the bad and the ugly. It's hard to grasp that an omnipotent and omnipresent God wants to be invited first. But that's part of who He is. He's not overbearing, aloof, condescending, or unreliable. In fact He's that exact opposite. Job 29:4 Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house. He's intimate in his friendships. 1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon Him, For He cares for you. He's genuine. Isaiah 26:4 Trust you in the Lord for ever, for in the Lord is everlasting strength. He's reliable. John 15:13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. He's the most loving friend
Proverbs 18:24 A man that has friends must show himself friendly; and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. I think He fits the description.
"Lord, thank you for being my friend and help me to be a better friend to You." Amen
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