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Just Friends — It Is Possible, but the Line Is Very Thin
Walking the Line Between Friendship and Feelings It’s not impossible for a man and woman to be just friends—to keep it a 100% friendship without romance or having any false expectations. But we have to be real with ourselves, when it comes to friendships with the opposite sex, that line can get razor thin. It…
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Iron Sharpens Iron
Life is all about relationships. God has set up all relationships as an instrument to strengthen our relationship with Him, and as we are strengthened, comforted, and encouraged by Him, we can then bless others through Jesus Christ. We are to become established and saturated in His love for us and our love for Him.…
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A Close Friendship Is A Gift
Proverbs 27:17(NLT) “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” Charlotte, a young woman I know, shared with me that she felt disappointed by something one of her close friends from high school has done. Both in their twenties now, Charlotte’s friend, Helena, has become close with a young woman that is known…
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The Treasure of a True Friend
Proverbs 27:9-10(NLT) 9 The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense. 10 Never abandon a friend—either yours or your father’s. Friendship day is typically in the month of August and honoring our friends in some way is a very sweet thing to do. If you’re blessed to have one or…
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Recognizing When You’ve Been Hurtful
After recently having her first baby, Melinda was struggling to lose the weight she had gained. She had been a size 12 during college but had been putting on weight in the last few years. Admittedly, she used her pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever she wanted and had enjoyed every minute of it,…
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As We Go Our Separate Ways
When you’re going through rough times in your marriage or relationship with your significant other, who’s the person you usually call for support? After praying to Heavenly Father, many of us would reach out to our BFFs for a shoulder to cry or lean on. It’s a friend that will always listen to us blubber…
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We Need Them and They Need Us
1Peter 4:11(NLT) 11 Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power…
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7 Qualities of a Good Friend
Proverbs 27:17 (NLT) “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” Has a sympathetic listening ear 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT) “11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” Provides Godly and wise counsel Proverbs 27:9 (NLT) “9 The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as…