When you hear the word "friend" what do you think of? I think of a person who has a close relationship with you. They know your likes and dislikes. Your hopes and dreams. Your serious side and your silly side. They listen to you and give advice, they are someone you love and can always count on.
"Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith." He was even called the FRIEND of God. -James 2:23
Now if you don't know a whole lot about Abraham, you need to do some reading. This guy was awesome. Not only was he called the "Father of Faith" but the bible said he was a FRIEND to God. I love reading about Abraham because he was the ULTIMATE friend.
Abraham's life was full of faith...
* he left his country and family to never return
*he believed the promise of a son, when it was naturally impossible
*he was even willing to sacrifice his son Isaac when God commanded him to
He did absolutely everything that God told him to do. No question, no hesitation..just action. He trusted and he loved the Father so much that no matter what He told him to do, he did it. ( Everyday you should declare that "I have the faith as Abraham did")
Because Abraham did those things...God was able to bless him so abundantly!!! Guess what? He wants to bless us like that too!! YES!
Do you know that you can have that kind of relationship with God? He created us for that purpose, so that we can have fellowship with Him! He wants so badly for us to be intimate with Him, to have a close relationship with Him.
Everyday we should seek His face! Just like chatting with your friends at school or sending a facebook message to them. We should be sitting down, reading and just talking with Him on a DAILY basis. God has a sent you a FRIENDS REQUEST, you just need to accept Him and get to know Him. You already know that HE knows all your thoughts, worries, fears, hopes and dreams. He loves you so much that He gave His Son for you. He goes before you in battles. He charges His angels to protect you. He gives you health. He gives you peace. No matter what you do, He will never leave you or forsake you. Friendship takes two people for it to work.One person cant do all the work by themselves. Friendship is two sided. You now need to do your part and choose to obey and honor Him. That means being righteous, being set apart from this world. The bible tells us that even though we are in the world, we don't have to be of it. Meaning we can be out and about but not have to act and do the things that hurts Gods heart. Just because its the cool thing to do, doesn't mean you should watch that show or listen to that music. You want to be pure so that you can have a good relationship with the Lord. If He tells you to do something, even though you may not want to or believe you can do it....have faith and trust Him. Our job is to seek His face and to have fellowship with Him. Not to just get blessings, though He wants to give it to us, but because we truly have a heart to KNOW Him. Not just pray about how we want Him to do this and that, but just to read the Word and talk to Him like you would your best friend.
You will probably laugh at me but sometimes, when I am ALONE, I will just wink up at the sky or give a high-five in the air to God. LOL....!!! I love Him. He is my best friend. I can be silly around Him sometimes..:)
Lets strive to be more like Abraham, lets be more then just an acquaintance with the Father. Lets be His Friend.
Be BLESSED!!
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