Be a "real" friend

Why is it that we can't be "real" with each other?

This is how we do it:

(you)"Hi, How are you?"

(me) "I'm fine, how are you?

(you) "I'm fine!"

Why is it that we can't just say "really" how we are?

I remember one time going into church broken hearted, and weak.

I said to myself, "If someone asks me how I am, I'm just going to really tell them!"

But guess what? No one asked! But I really needed a friend at that time.

I think were all guilty of being too caught up in ourselves and our situations that we forget that we are designed to care and love for one another. But most of all, we need each other!

Like..

A screw and a nut.

A bowl and a lid.

A knife and a fork.

They need each other to do their job to the fullest.

Sure I may "look" like I have it all together, but I don't! There are days I'm not at my best, and wish I had someone to say to me "What's wrong" and that I could be "real" with them. I know there are a lot of Christian women out there that feel the same, but for some reason there are some issues in life that we are too scared to share. (I’m sure I’ll touch on this more in the future) These tough issues however can break us and lead us away from Christ if we don’t watch it.

I don’t know about you but I want to be a friend who can offer both truth and grace. I want to be a friend that will help someone become all that they could be. Like Jesus and the woman caught in adultery.(John 8:7) He protected her, then pointed her in the right direction. We all need a friend who can hear us, lift us up, pray for us, and point us in the right direction. I want to be a friend like Aaron and Hur who held up the hands of Moses when he became too tired. (Exodus 17)

Do you ever wonder how it would be if we all strived to be better friends?
How powerful would our churches be?

Phil 2:1-4 (Message)If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

There’s a song I thought of while writing this blog "I need you to survive" check it out when you get a chance...Be blessed..