It is fun when people with the same interests hang together in companionship and marriage as well. The common bond brings them closer and gives them things to talk about. It also helps them understand what makes the other one tick. God has given us friends for many reasons.
The scriptures have a lot to say about the reasons. Here are a few of those verses.....
-Proverbs 27:5 says...
5 A truly good friend
will openly correct you.
will openly correct you.
True friends, help us see when there are things that need to be changed in our lives. And they do so without condemning. God has given us these friendships to help us in this area. Hopefully we are not too stubborn or offended when they are loving on us in these matters. We on the other side of this need to be aware of things our friends need from us. And as we show God's love to them, we need to be wise as we counsel. The only one who truly has all the answers is our creator and He will give us the words that should come out of our mouths, if we seek Him first.
As a spouse we need to be wiser, still. Hopefully your spouse is a great friend, or even your best friend. Sometimes it is hard to take constructive advice from them, but God has given them to us for a reason and one of these reasons is that they are with us to help us be better and complete.
-Proverbs 27:9 says....
9 The sweet smell of incense
can make you feel good,
but true friendship
is better still.
-Proverbs 27:9 says....
9 The sweet smell of incense
can make you feel good,
but true friendship
is better still.
Rodney and I enjoy the smell of incense. The sweet aroma makes the house cozy and inviting. That's how it is with a true friend. Being together is so comfortable. You can tell them anything knowing that your secrets and dreams are never going to be divulged and no matter what, they are going to love you anyway.
I feel that this is the way God intended for marriages to be.
My husband and I are friends like this. Being in love and friends is safe and cozy. Makes for great communication and a sweet understanding of each other. It is better than incense! I hope that you and your spouse have this coziness as well.
-Proverbs 27:17 says....
17 Just as iron sharpens iron,
friends sharpen the minds
of each other.
When we hang with others who have our best interests at heart they are great to bounce ideas off of. They can help us work through the ins and outs of these ideas and improve or even make better them. I know that, today, as we discussed some projects we are working on, the two of us came out of the store with ideas from each other that will be a big help to us as we proceed on these things.
As married couples there are many things that we work on together. If we, as friends, will carefully listen to each other, without feeling picked on or ambushed, it will be amazing how life would improve in our homes and relationships. I am speaking to myself, especially here, because sometimes I do over react in this area. Our men's brains work a little differently than ours do. So they can show us a different angle to look at things. This doesn't mean they think we are stupid. I just means they see it a little differently. They in turn can use our insights as well. We certainly look at things from a softer side of life and there are times they need to see what we see.
Lastly, but most importantly....
-Luke 10:27
The Message (MSG)
27 He said, “That you love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and that you love your neighbor as well as you do yourself.”
God is the maker of our relationships. If we love Him first and for most, our friendships will fall into place. We will love our spouses and other friends the way God intended. Wholeheartedly, in safety and most of all more than we love ourselves.
Here's to lasting friendships!
Blessings!
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