Today's reading — Proverbs 18
Many of the last blogs have been about practicing discernment with the tongue and in friendships.
Some of the Proverbs can be hard to swallow. Some seem contradictory. Others seem downright ridiculous!
But I want to draw your attention to the very last verse, verse 24.
Have you ever known a friend who seems to crave the attention of EVERYONE? Someone who wants to be friends with absolutely everyone? A popular seeker? Someone with more than 1,000 Facebook friends?
I've had friends like this. Notice the word "had." Because these so-called friends always seem to come and go. That's not by coincidence!
See what the verse says:
A woman of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
I was almost relieved to read this! I've had friends who seemed so close, but then in another season, they would disappear like the wind — quietly and mysteriously. It's so nice to know it's not my fault!
One of my best friends in college was like this. It was almost like she was addicted to attention. She would commit to doing things with six different people on a Friday night. She couldn't bear to let down any of her friends. Guess how many real friends she was left with in the end?
Girls, one good friend is worth the affection of 10! And if you are the kind of girl who seems to need everyone's eyes on you, liking you, adoring your every word and dividing up your attention, it's time to ask yourself where your loyalties lie. What are your motives in friendship? Are they true? Or are they taking you on a path of self-destruction?
{embracing authentic friendship}
Amy
Many of the last blogs have been about practicing discernment with the tongue and in friendships.
Some of the Proverbs can be hard to swallow. Some seem contradictory. Others seem downright ridiculous!
But I want to draw your attention to the very last verse, verse 24.
Have you ever known a friend who seems to crave the attention of EVERYONE? Someone who wants to be friends with absolutely everyone? A popular seeker? Someone with more than 1,000 Facebook friends?
I've had friends like this. Notice the word "had." Because these so-called friends always seem to come and go. That's not by coincidence!
See what the verse says:
A woman of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
I was almost relieved to read this! I've had friends who seemed so close, but then in another season, they would disappear like the wind — quietly and mysteriously. It's so nice to know it's not my fault!
One of my best friends in college was like this. It was almost like she was addicted to attention. She would commit to doing things with six different people on a Friday night. She couldn't bear to let down any of her friends. Guess how many real friends she was left with in the end?
Girls, one good friend is worth the affection of 10! And if you are the kind of girl who seems to need everyone's eyes on you, liking you, adoring your every word and dividing up your attention, it's time to ask yourself where your loyalties lie. What are your motives in friendship? Are they true? Or are they taking you on a path of self-destruction?
{embracing authentic friendship}
Amy
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