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Friends

Posted by jdellis on May 15, 2008

What kind of friends do you really have?

What kind of friend are you really to others?

This is the kind I want and want to be.  It’s the story of a woman, Nita Andrews, being a REAL friend.  She sacrificed her time, comfort, and energy to carry and birth her friends baby.  Could you do something like this for someone?  It’s a great story.  This is their picture.

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This is reinforcement to the great discussions that took place last night at our connect group.  Developing authentic, Christ like community requires a lot of you as an individual.  It’s not so easy to be a great friend with a true friendship.  It takes genuine love, sacrifice, loyalty, selflessness, trust, and dedication to be a great friend.

God didn’t create us to be alone (Genesis 2:18).  We were designed to walk through life together and help, encourage, and lean on each other (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12).  We need each other.

So are you a good friend or a great friend?  What are you willing to do for others?

One Response to “Friends”

  1. crossroadstalk Says:

    It’s so easy to go through life and only know people on the surface, but I like it when I feel like the person who I am friends with can no me…the good, the bad and the ugly.

    And there’s more of the last two than I like!

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