This morning, I had a devotional and this verse from Philiemon 4 reminds me of a very dear to my heart, Ana Gemma!
"I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers. Philemon 4."
Is there someone in your life for whom you regularly thank God? When I thought of Ana Gemma, I expressed genuine gratitude to the Lord for having such a true friend. We don't have a constant communication since I got married and moved to Japan with my husband and now we are living here in United States, and she still in Bahrain with her family. Since then, we only communicate through emails or sending messages through Friendster but even we don't have often communication with each other, our friendship is very strong, we both knew that we are always there for each other no matter how far we are. Today, when I read this passage the only friend that popped into my mind was her.
A true friend proves trustworthy. Do you have a friend in whom you can safely confide? One man said, "Sometimes I will share a secret with someone just to see if the information leaks. If the story gets out, I know this person is not to be trusted!" A true friend speaks the truth even when it hurts. Do you have a friend who cares enough about you to confront you when necessary? I do! It takes courage to love someone enough to tell him/her his breath (or attitude) stinks! A true friend is willing to lay down his/her life for you. Who would speak in your defense? Donate a kidney? Work eight hours a day for you?
Someone said, "If at the end of your life, you can count the number of true friends on one hand, consider yourself richly blessed!" Take a moment amd count. For whom do you need to thank God? Equally important: Is anyone thanking God for you?
Heavenly Father, thank You for my true friends and especially to my dear sister in Christ, Ana! I am truly blessed to have her and being a true friend. You are truly awesome, when I needed someone to lean on, You gave Ana to me. Just want to share this bible verse that I am truly believe will help you. 1 Corinthians 1: 1-15.
"I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers. Philemon 4."
Is there someone in your life for whom you regularly thank God? When I thought of Ana Gemma, I expressed genuine gratitude to the Lord for having such a true friend. We don't have a constant communication since I got married and moved to Japan with my husband and now we are living here in United States, and she still in Bahrain with her family. Since then, we only communicate through emails or sending messages through Friendster but even we don't have often communication with each other, our friendship is very strong, we both knew that we are always there for each other no matter how far we are. Today, when I read this passage the only friend that popped into my mind was her.
A true friend proves trustworthy. Do you have a friend in whom you can safely confide? One man said, "Sometimes I will share a secret with someone just to see if the information leaks. If the story gets out, I know this person is not to be trusted!" A true friend speaks the truth even when it hurts. Do you have a friend who cares enough about you to confront you when necessary? I do! It takes courage to love someone enough to tell him/her his breath (or attitude) stinks! A true friend is willing to lay down his/her life for you. Who would speak in your defense? Donate a kidney? Work eight hours a day for you?
Someone said, "If at the end of your life, you can count the number of true friends on one hand, consider yourself richly blessed!" Take a moment amd count. For whom do you need to thank God? Equally important: Is anyone thanking God for you?
Heavenly Father, thank You for my true friends and especially to my dear sister in Christ, Ana! I am truly blessed to have her and being a true friend. You are truly awesome, when I needed someone to lean on, You gave Ana to me. Just want to share this bible verse that I am truly believe will help you. 1 Corinthians 1: 1-15.
2 comments:
I have three bestfriend and two of them are really close to me and I am thankful because God has gave me them.
a true friend is a treasure ^_^.
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