FAITHFUL FRIENDS!

Friday's Focus......

FAITHFUL FRIENDS!

AKA Friends in the Faith

Appreciate the counsel of a friend in the faith! I have had them both physically & emotionally pick me up when I have fallen. I have heard their voice through a text or phone call so loneliness doesn't smother me. Their counsel encourages one to continue to fight for faith.

Reciprocate in a like manner. When friends in the faith are struggling, come alongside to help them journey from hurt to hope! Maybe share a Psalm of Lament.....those psalmists'prayers in pain that help lead to deeper trust.

Friends in the Faith---a 'Kinship of Kindness" filled with grace-laced truth.

• A true friend offers sincere, sometimes painful advice for your own good, rather than empty flattery. 

RAMSHACKLED!

Ramshackle is often the adjective used to describe the condition of a house.

Today, for me it appears to be a descriptor of my body, ie unstable, rickety, crumbling and on verge of collapse.

Sound familiar? For the "age-related" ones, it can be very familiar.

What is one to do? 

For me, the answer is "look to the Psalms---A very good place to start!" 

Focus on His character traits!

• The LORD is my light.....the stronghold of my life. (Psalm 27:1)
• Taste and see the LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. (Psalm 34:8)
• The LORD teaches His paths.... when we ask. (Psalm 25:4)
• The LORD protects......Psalm 41;2) The LORD  sustains.....(Psalm 41:3)
• The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. (Psalm 103:8) 

Pray the Psalms. Let those words of truth lead your "ramshackled" heart back to Him.!