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Friendship is an amazing experience. It also can be a fragile relationship. Are we looking at the good in our friend or are we seeing what they “aren’t doing”?
I have been there. I have done that. Why didn’t they remember my birthday? Why didn’t they call me? Why did they say I was fat? Yikes, the list of “offences” is endless.
I need to get over it. Jesus offers us a way out through His Holy Spirit. Jesus shows us how to love. Jesus shows us how to forgive. That, my friends, is good news.
Those friends of mine whose commitment is from the heart show practical, often sacrificial, care, love, and service. They are a source of encouragement, sympathy, comfort, and support in time of need. Such relationships are to be cultivated, especially among believers.
Friendship requires love. Focusing on shortcomings or an errant word can destroy trust. When offended, it is up to me to overlook it.
Overlook an offense and bond a friendship; fasten on to a slight and—good-bye, friend!
Proverbs 17:9
Friendship requires forgiving. Jesus challenges us to forgive. Jesus challenges us to forgive a lot. Jesus challenges us to forgive frequently.
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