Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Dear brethren,
Good morning!
Speaking very personally, as a young person I seldom liked being alone. I did have those few times when I preferred solitude, but in general, I chose not to walk alone.
I learned that maintaining a friendship is not always an easy task. To expect a friend never to make you mad is to be unrealistic as a friend. The very nature of a good friendship involves a closeness that can invite irritation and agitation. At the same time, a good friendship allows one to look past the faults of the other. When I look for a friend, I look for one with whom I can laugh and cry, but who will be forgiving of my shortcomings. I must be the same type of friend. A friendship should never be based upon perfection, but upon mutual respect and love.
In order to have a friend, you must first be willing to be a friend. True friendship is not a one-way street where you reap the benefits of the friendship without being beneficial to the other party. To have friends, you must be willing to be a friend. If you are not willing to do your part in the friendship, then the friendships within you life may fail.
Some friendships are born over a long span of time while other friendships are born over night. However, this is where we must exercise caution. A quickly established friendship may not have the foundation necessary to survive the various perils of the friendship. Whereas a friendship that slowly grows and develops will be better equipped to survive the complications of a good friendship.
Here is Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 presented for your consideration.
9 Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.
10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up.
11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
In Love,
John Duvall
Good morning!
Speaking very personally, as a young person I seldom liked being alone. I did have those few times when I preferred solitude, but in general, I chose not to walk alone.
I learned that maintaining a friendship is not always an easy task. To expect a friend never to make you mad is to be unrealistic as a friend. The very nature of a good friendship involves a closeness that can invite irritation and agitation. At the same time, a good friendship allows one to look past the faults of the other. When I look for a friend, I look for one with whom I can laugh and cry, but who will be forgiving of my shortcomings. I must be the same type of friend. A friendship should never be based upon perfection, but upon mutual respect and love.
In order to have a friend, you must first be willing to be a friend. True friendship is not a one-way street where you reap the benefits of the friendship without being beneficial to the other party. To have friends, you must be willing to be a friend. If you are not willing to do your part in the friendship, then the friendships within you life may fail.
Some friendships are born over a long span of time while other friendships are born over night. However, this is where we must exercise caution. A quickly established friendship may not have the foundation necessary to survive the various perils of the friendship. Whereas a friendship that slowly grows and develops will be better equipped to survive the complications of a good friendship.
Here is Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 presented for your consideration.
9 Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.
10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up.
11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
In Love,
John Duvall
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