Good afternoon Alp and fellow Prayerpartners, thank you Pauline for the invite, Carla has also invited me as well. If i may define what friendship is for me and why it is essencial to really understand the impact of what it means for me as well. Before i explain.... I chose to live for Christ my older brother from rock bottom point in my life so its not for everyone, but this little excerpt "Friend For Life" taken from a book " The Friendship Factor", by Alen Loy McGinnis writes, Jesus placed great value on friendships. He chose to spend much of his time deepeni his connections with a few significant persons rather than addressing the crowds.What is more, his teaching was filled with practical suggestions on how to befriend people and how to relate to friends. " The commandment on tis topic was so important that he introduced it with an opening flag: "A new command I give you: Love one anothr. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples if you love one another- John 13:34,35. Those words are now more that 2000 years old, but their currency is demonstrated by a recent study. In this book, The Broken Heart, Dr. James J. Lynch shows that lonely people live significanly shorte lives than the general population. Lynch, who is a specialist in psychosomatic disease, cites a wealth of statistics to demonstrate the unhealthy aspects of isolation and the magical powers of human contact. So why is there such a shortage of friendship? One simple reason: We do not devote ourselves sufficiently to it. If our friendships are the most valuable commodity we can own in his world, one would expect that everyone would assign friendship highest priority. But for many, it does not even figure in thier list of gaols. They foolishly assume that friendships will " just happen". But of course few of the valueable things in life "just happen". When they happen it is because we recognize their importance and devote ourselves to them. You can have almost anything you want if you want it badly enough. ( Adlandsprayerwarrior.)
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