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Friends Through Thick and Thin

Friends Through Thick and Thin

Personal acquaintances and online friends may number in the hundreds or more. We can probably count true friends with the fingers on one hand.Friends Through Thick and Thin--older couple's hands

Most people love us when we treat them well. But what happens when we’re mean, stubborn, hateful, and unloving? Friends look for the reason behind the behavior. They know we all have bad days. They keep on loving us.

At the same time, friends won’t let us get away with bad behavior forever. Eventually they challenge us to change. They know we can misinterpret and reject their care. In spite of that, they do what’s best for us.

True friends, friends through thick and thin, will:

  • give unconditional love.
  • confront negative behavior.
  • stay with us in all life’s ups and downs.

That’s the kind of friend I desire. That’s the kind of friend I want to be.

“A friend loves at all times” (Proverbs 17:17 NIV).

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Let Bygones Be Bygones

Let Bygones Be Bygones

Let Bygones Be Bygones 3The past controls too many people.

They will not let bygones be bygones. Instead of letting the past be past, they spend all their time remembering.

  • Some remember great things they did but can no longer do.
  • Others wish for the simpler, easier life when they were younger.

Far too many think about all the wrongs done to them.

  • Their family or friends hurt them.
  • Their boss treated them unfairly.
  • They lost money.
  • They never had a chance to improve their lives.

Everything that happens affects us.

Many people do suffer unfairly. Others live with painful memories. Some allow anger to control their lives. They hurt others because they feel hurt.

Life’s not always fair. We must decide how to live with that fact.

Will we learn from the past but live in the present? Only then can we look forward to the future.

Let’s not allow the past to control us.

Let bygones be bygones.

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past” (Isaiah 43:18 NIV).

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A Chip Off the Old Block

A Chip Off the Old Block

A Chip Off the Old Block 2The tiniest wood chip contains the same basic makeup as the original block, simply smaller. Often people refer to a child as a chip off the old block. No one questions the child’s heritage. Similarities to the parent may include the way they walk, talk, gesture, and behave. Personalities of the parent and child often match one another as well.

We have little control over our physical appearance. We can use makeup, eat and sleep well, and exercise. A few people receive costly cosmetic surgery. Yet, many of our physical features are beyond our control.

Although a person’s nature reflects genetics, we choose whether to control our behavior in most circumstances. We decide who we mirror in our actions and attitudes.

Choose wisely.

“As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart” (Proverbs 27:19 NIV).