Posts with the category “relationships”

“A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.” It may not seem like gossip is a big deal, especially when everyone is doing it, but relationships are destroyed by this si...  Read More

“Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.” The Bible talks about how being friends with people w...  Read More

“The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” Not everyone you meet will be a good friend to you. Good friends push you closer to the Lord and support yo...  Read More

“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” Honoring someone else above yourself means to put their needs before your own. This is a habit that brings joy to everyone who ...  Read More

“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” Being in the family of God can be extremely encouraging when we love and support one another. Are you a part of a church? How ca...  Read More

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” It can be hard to tell if someone is a true friend or not. In hard times some friends can become like family to us as we l...  Read More

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Being in community with others makes us stronger. Who is a part of your community? Who helps you to be strong?......  Read More

“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm” You may not think that your friends have that much power over you or that you are strong enough to handle it, but we are so ...  Read More

“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” God designed us to have close friends in our lives. Who is your closest friend? Do they sti...  Read More

“Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisors they succeed.” It’s important to have mentors and other Godly people who can speak into your life and who you can go to in tough times. Who do you h...  Read More

“Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’” Do you think honoring your mother and father means more than just doing what they ask? What are some ways you can love your neigh...  Read More

“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” We could have all the friends in the world and still be let down. Jesus will never leave us or fors...  Read More

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” The Lord’s deep love for us is the reason we are able to love each other so deeply. Who have you loved ...  Read More

“Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” What is more important, ...  Read More

“Do not be deceived; “Bad company ruins good morals.” The people we surround ourselves with have a tremendous impact and influence on who we are and the decisions we make. It is important to always ev...  Read More

“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness.” Does this verse mean that we must ignore those wh...  Read More

“Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” It is important to build strong relationships with other believers. Not only does it help to ...  Read More

“And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty,” leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” enfolding you into the family...  Read More

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them.” Having a fri...  Read More

“What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it – we're called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, b...  Read More

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” Abiding means to spend time with and grow in trust. What does it look lik...  Read More

“With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Often times, family and friend relationships can be...  Read More

“Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” Who have you hurt that you need to show love to?......  Read More

“I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly...  Read More

“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.” Having a deep love for other people and for each oth...  Read More

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you s...  Read More

“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.” Honoring our parents actually makes God feel loved because that is how He designed family. W...  Read More

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” T...  Read More

“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Before we were ever “worth saving” God wanted us. How does that make you feel, to know that you are...  Read More

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.” When we humble ourselves it can m...  Read More

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” God desires to meet all our needs. We can trust Him wit...  Read More