Sorry it's been awhile since my last post, not too much is going on. (Lol) On Friday, I did the second bible study of the series and it was on the topic of kindness and being a friend.
During the Bible study we discussed many examples of Biblical friendships (Ruth and Naomi, David and Jonathan, and Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and Jesus) An exciting thought for me about Jesus' friendship with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus was that they had such an intimate and personal friendship to the point where they could speak plainly to Him. True friends are able to speak their minds honestly to one another, whether for good or bad. Meanwhile, true friends do what they can to
tell each other the truth and help one another in any way possible. This study was meant to be a nice refresher to remember to have Christ as the center of our friendships and to be kind to everyone.
In closing, I just want to say how much I appreciate and feel so blessed to have the opportunity to
be able to share my Bible study with the other teen girls. One thing that really spoke to me personally while writing this Bible study was the subject of being a friend of God's. In James 2:23 it says, "And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for
righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God." I believe that it is possible to be a child of God and not be a friend of His. Friendship is built through having an intimate or very close relationship with someone. It's more than just a casual acquaintance. If we want to be known as a friend of God's,
then we need to do our part and learn to know Him better in a personal way.
Begin first of all by ...
- Accepting Him as your Savior.
- Trusting Christ in every aspect of life.
- Be willing to follow His direction.
- Totally surrender to His will.
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