How to be a good friend?
rule 1 : BE A NICE PERSON, NOT A JERK!!! "i am holy.. i go to church and i do everything according to God's word... i dont do this and that.. i cant be your friend" Save it.. we dont need this...
rule 2 : a few principles of being a friend... a friend restores and do not JUDGE someone when he is down or broken. and he continue on with 4 stages of being a friend : Introduction, Aqquintance, Friendship and Intimacy or Into-me-See!
there is 2 types of close friends... one if even the person is so close to you that he would kiss you... but one is the one that will sell u off and another is the one that will stay to support u... how do we know whether which is the friend indeed?
once.. Ps pat's friend told him that someone was talking negative thgs about him for 20 minutes.
Ps Pat : what did u do? what did u say?
her : i didnt know wat to say...
ps pat : u shud say that im your friend... how can u say that?
her : i really dont know wat to say... how can u hurt my feelings?
Ps pat : then be a friend of principles not a friend of feelings...
Jonanthan.. who was the son of King Saul... who is the king of israel at that time... it is found in 1 samuel 18 : 1-3. jonanthan shows his companionship with David after David returns to the king after he kill the goliath... Jonanthan was a companion, a friend to David.
Jonanthan sworn to serve David and fight with him... but in the end, he died when he fought with his father, King saul.... this is because.. he fight for the wrong battle... that was not his battle to fight and we cant fight for every battle... some battles are nt for us to fight for or fight with... we have to choose the right battle to fight for... Jonanthan fight that battle base on his emotion and not by principles...
5 things as a FRIEND :
- jonanthan and david share the same PAIN... both of their fathers rejected them and they face the same rejection from a father... only pain can reveal ur friends... when the time of pain, friendship will show... the time when we are blessed, everybody will like to share with u but at time of pain, only true friends will share with u...
- jonanthan was a son of a king, but he took off his robe and share his GLORY... a friend is a person who is willing to share his glory, his pride with another...
- jonanthan also gave david his armor as protection... A good friend will protect a friend. saul's armor was not fit for him because saul wasnt a friend to david even though he gain saul's favor... however, a friend is a person that will protect u.. but not fight for u... this will encourage you to rely on them... we canot help everyone if the person do not care about his problem more than you do....
- there is 2 swords in the kingdom and it was saul's and jonanthan's.... but saul's was too big and do not fit for small little david... but jonanthan gave his sword to david... what does the sword means? it means... if a friend give you their sword... it means if anyone attacks you, it won't be your friend because he dont have a sword... and the sword is usually symbolize as our WORDS.... WORDSWORDSWORDS.... only a good friend will guard his mouth...
- Jonanthan also gave his Belt to David.. if not he will lose his pants and exposed!!!! a friend is a person that will cover our weaknesses... a good friend will supports your shield and give you the belt to cover your weaknesses
ok la... back to aseptic now... gonna rush through the nite... dreams are to be sweat and nights to be calm... NITEZ~
the moon is round,
the night without sound,
the sky is clear,
exams are near....
to go for another mile
with smiles,
this message from a friend
to cherish you for a while...
Very valuable indeed.
ReplyDeleteHow many of us really know how to be good friends? In fact, sometimes it seems that the more "religious" or "holy" a person professes themselves to be, the less they show it, and the worse they are to other people, including their "friends".
haha! true... well, live by principles and not by emotions then. im still learning this principle.
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