Wednesday, October 1, 2014
A friendship based on a willingness and commitment to stay the course of pursuing truth and rejecting falsehood is one that will last longer than a lifetime, it will continue on into eternity with God. Although those friendships will be rare. Rare yet precious.
On the flip side, you will be amazed at how easily you can maintain all kinds of relationships and “connect” under the banner of “peace and unity” when you have sold out. When your common denominator is the worship of self and the pursuit of “My will be done”. Many have drowned out God’s clarion call by the shouts of their camaraderie, they have drawn together in celebration and purpose, emboldened by the noise of activity and solidarity – only to find that it does not matter how many people agree with and promote your lifestyle – it will not tip the scale of God’s opinion.
Paradoxically it is those people who care more about God’s opinion than in being your friend – that are your true friends. They love you enough to take the brunt of your displeasure – that you might hear the truth; repent and believe.
Christ, the truest friend any man can have, laid down his life for us, literally died for us, but he called us to leave our life of sin and follow him. He challenges us to die to self, to leave the dead to be buried by the dead, to pick up our cross and follow him if we are to be considered friends of his.
Don’t be fooled into believing that anyone that challenges you to less is really your friend.
Recovered In Christ 
This is awesome!! Thank you. It’s what I really believe and think about a lot, but find myself puzzled because of how many professing “Christians” seem to cause more confusion than anyone else.
The problem is a lot of “Christians” who think their feelings have the same authority that God’s word does. Scary. They lie to themselves and others. They don’t want to challenge people that how they are living is wrong because they might become included in that type of accountability!
I love this!!!!!!! I get so excited when my notification alert goes off telling me a new post is up!! Thanks for being you!
This is fantastic – and so true. I love your writing style.