Friendship

Friendship is such an amazing thing. Too many times I forget to thank God for the friends I have in my life. Some of them I’ve known since I was 3 years old at Hutchison and others I’ve just met while at Ole Miss. I have been able to grow with these people during some of the hardest times in my life and in theirs. It’s no surprise that God places certain friends in our lives for a particular reason and purpose. With your friends you are supposed to love one another unconditionally and over the course of the past year I have felt that love more than ever.

Having a community of friends that support you and encourage you in your walk with Christ is so important. In the Bible we are told that in order to grow, we are to surround ourselves with other believers. 

Proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”

James 5:16 “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” 

In order to grow in Jesus, we also need our friends to criticize us and call us out. And most importantly love each other. John 13:34-35 says, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” 

In Acts 2:42-47 we see what a true community is supposed to look like. We must be devoted to each other, devoted to the word and prayer, and devoted to the good of all. Sharing life together is the underlying message of that entire passage. 

From the beginning, we were made to live in a community of believers; and now you have to make the decision: live together or die alone.