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Emotional Support

At any given time, someone you know is going through a struggle. We all need friends to help us up when we´re down. Who could use your encouragement right now? A call from you may be all they need to keep going. Call them -- remember, tomorrow you may need that call! "Two are better than one...For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up." Eccles. 4:9-10
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Avoid Liars

Avoid "friends" who lie to you. The following illustration says it all:

A young girl found a small snake almost frozen to death. "Little girl, I am going to die if you donīt help me," the snake implored. "Please put me under your coat and warm me."
"But you are a poisonous snake! You will bite and kill me!" protested the girl.
"Oh, no, child. I could never hurt the one who saved my life."
So the little girl took pity on the half-frozen snake and held him to her bosom until he was warm and lively again. Then the snake suddenly lunged and struck her in the neck with his fangs.
"You lied!" cried the horrified girl. "You said you would never hurt me!"
"Ah," replied the snake as he slithered away, "but you knew what I was when you picked me up."

Proverbs 18:21, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."
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Nothing Between Us

"If there must be something between you and a brother, let it be God." -- Maurice Berquist
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Fill Anotherīs Need

When you find someone with a need and fill it, youīve become a valuable friend. You can be sure the man beaten by thieves in the Parable of the Good Samaritan became the Samaritanīs loyal friend for life. Maybe your own special friend is waiting for you just around the corner. Why not peep around and see whoīs there?

Luke 10:33-34, "But a certain Samaritan...had compassion...and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him."
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Be the Kind of Friend You Want

A real friend will be the kind of friend he wants for himself. A true friend loves us when we donīt deserve it, lifts us emotionally, lovingly tells us the truth we donīt want to hear, and reminds us of the things that are important. Be that kind of friend, and you will be rewarded with a like friend in return.

"Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." Proverbs 27:6
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I Prayed For a Friend

I Asked God for a Friend

I asked God for water,
He gave me an ocean.
I asked God for a flower,
He gave me a garden.
I asked God for a tree,
He gave me a forest.
I asked God! for a friend,
He gave me YOU. --Unknown
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Beware the Angry Person

Don´t make close friendships with angry people. An angry person is capable of destroying your family, your reputation, and may even take your life, intentionally or unintentionally. If you are in a relationship with an angry person, back away -- but use CAUTION. (If YOU are the angry person, you need to get some immediate help and learn to control it. You owe that to yourself and to those you love.) Proverbs 22:24-25, "Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul."
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Birds of a Feather?

Alexander Craig said, "A man is known by the company he keeps out of." While we all have friends whose convictions are different than ours, we should be careful when those friends begin to pull us down from what we believe and highly value. It would be much better to confront them and explain your position. You might inspire them to climb higher themselves. Be prepared, however, to give them up if necessary to hold to your own principles.

Amos 3:3, "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?"
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Be Interested

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in more people, than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." -- Dale Carnegie
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Support in Temptation

Adults face peer pressure, too, and there is strength in numbers.. Itīs easier to resist temptation if you can say, "WE wonīt do that." Choose friends who will stand with you rather than those that would pull you down to a lower level. George Washington said, "Associate with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

"Two are better than one...and if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." Eccles. 4:9a, 12
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Users Are Losers

A good example of a "user-friendly" friend is found in Proverbs 22:26-27. Here, we are warned not to be "surety" (a warrantor ) for anotherīs debt, or we might find our own bed taken out from under us! Maybe that will help you say "no" the next time someone asks you to co-sign a loan when you know their track record isnīt good. Tell them itīs in the Bible!

"Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?" Proverbs 22:26-27
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Winning Others With Winning Ways

Once youīve offended others, it`s hard to regain their confidence. Here are some ways to win and KEEP a friend. (From Proverbs 18.)

1.) Speak Wisely, v.4
2.) Avoid Argument, v.6
3.) Refrain from Gossip, v.8
4.) Practice Humility, v.12
5.) Listen Before Speaking, v.13
6.) Be Generous, v.16
7.) Be Polite, v.23
8.) Be Friendly, v.34

"A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle." Pro. 18:19


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With a Friend Like This...

Little Tommy knew the value of friendship, even one less than perfect. When he asked to go out and play with Jimmy, his daddy answered, "Why, you donīt even like Jimmy very much." After thinking a moment, Tommy replied, "Then, can I go out and fight with him?"

"Thine own friend, and thy fatherīs friend, forsake not...better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off." Proverbs 27:10
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Support During a Crisis

A friend is the one who comes when everyone else has gone, the one to whom we can say, "I canīt take this alone, but with you, Iīll get through." David in anguish cried out to his Best Friend, "Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication … My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me." (Ps. 55:1,4) But by the end of the psalm, David had found the faith and strength heīd asked for. (vs. 22, 23b) Our greatest Friend will be there when all others have forsaken us. God is "a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24
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Go Away From Yourself

Most of us selfishly want friends for what they can do for us, but we should want friends just as much for what we can do for them. Here is the true secret to finding a friend, from the little book "Apples of Gold":

I went out to find a friend,
And could not find one there.
I went out to be a friend,
And friends were everywhere!

Luke 6:31, "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise."
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Make Others Happy

"Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to let them alone to do it." -- Unknown
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Friends are Necessary!

Friends are to emotional health what food is to the body. When we feel we have no one who understands or cares for us, we are prone to withdraw into loneliness and depression. When you find yourself withdrawing from others, thatīs a sure sign you need to reach out for some much needed "friendship therapy!"

Proverbs 27:9, "Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a manīs friend by hearty counsel."
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Lend an Ear

"The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear." -- Maya Angelou
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Keep in Touch

When youīve made a good friend, donīt let him get away! I have friends in several states in addition to the ones in my home state. We donīt correspond or call every week, but we do keep in touch fairly regularly. I have noticed something quite odd -- the more often I call or write them, the more often I am called and the more letters I get. So pick up that phone and "reach out and touch someone" today! "Water which is distant is no good for a fire which is near." -- Apples of Gold


Proverbs 25:25, "As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country."
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Jesus Loves Me, Senior-Style

Jesus Loves Me, Senior-Style! Have you ever heard “Jesus Loves Me” senior-style? It's humorous, but has lots of meaning. “Jesus Loves Me” never gets old, no matter how old WE get. So come on, let's sing! Click here for the senior version: Golden Oldie for Golden Oldies
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To Have a Friend...

"The only way to have a friend is to be one." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Friends Overlook Faults

A friend overlooks faults, most of the time at least. (A real friend will tell you when you are doing wrong, but Iīm referring to the lesser "sins" of friendship.) While you shouldnīt let a friend take you for granted, neither should you get upset if your friend forgets to return an occasional phone call. Can you remember that day when things kept popping up to keep YOU distracted until it was too late to return a call? Little things can ruin a friendship, so following the Golden Rule is wise.


I Peter 4:8, "Have fervent charity (love) among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins."
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Footprints in Your Heart

"Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart." -- From an e-mail forward
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Birds of a Feather...?

"You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends." -- Apples of Gold
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Better Off Alone

"There are some people who not only keep you from being lonely, but make you wish you were." -- Joseph Braude
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Destroy Your Enemies

"Am I not destroying my enemies when I make them my friends?" -- President Abraham Lincoln
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Finding a Forum (WebBoard) Friend

If you`ve hesitated to post a message on a web board because you feel intimidated, worry no longer -- it`s easier than you think at Christian-tips WebBoard! You will have a chance to edit any typos, or even delete the whole message after itīs been posted. You canīt beat a deal like that! To get started, or to just read what others have written, come and visit with us. You are among friends, and all of us had our first time to post a message on a web board. After you feel comfortable here, then you can confidently go to other forums and post/read there. To begin your quest, go to http://www.webfish.com:8080/~Christian. See you there!
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