At times, as we become more discerning, we find ourself making tough choices about friendships. This Post in a Sentence: Friendships can be beneficial or harmful, thus we must decide which ones to nourish. Friendships for Worse Proverbs 18.24 is an observation about friendships. There’s no warning or guidance in the verse. We’re left to […]
An impactful friendship has three traits that add value to the relationship. Consistent and Close One trait of an impactful friendship is consistency, hence Proverbs 17.17 “A friend loves at all times …” Love here is like a parent for a child or a husband for his wife (see Genesis 22.2 and Genesis 24.67). The […]
“Iron sharpens iron” is an ancient, but powerfully relevant insight. Let’s discuss how our friendship can sharpen others. What’s in it for me? Think of a current or a prior friendship where you listened, advised, supported, and encouraged each other. If you’ve enjoyed a mutually-beneficial relationship, you can easily answer the question “What’s in it […]
We know that relationships are easy to break but hard to fix. Ugh! Let’s wrestle with that! How did we get here? So, how do we damage a close relationship? By a careless word, a breach of trust, or a misunderstanding. Unfortunately, there are lots of ways to damage a relationship. Ok, a relationship with […]
Who we are drives what we say, so like it or not, we say who we are! A Dishonest Complement In the Proverbs, words like praise and honor indicate an honest complement. Conversely, the word flattery is used in Proverbs to mean deception, enticement, or entrapment. Flattery is mentioned alongside lying, Proverbs 26.28, as a […]
