I don't believe in friends anymore. The word itself itself is all emotion : one who is attached to another by emotion or esteem ......a favored companion (Webster's Dictionary)
Maybe it was real at one point, friends meant something, yet now it is meaningless.Just like the word love which is tossed around for anything. It is a symbiotic or parasitic thing. No one even can define what a friend qualifies, much less what it is.
It is empty, vain. Nowhere have I seen a real friend. I have seen people get along and such, but when something happens one doesn't like, vroom...... Later gator I just don't wanna be your friend, companion, no more......
That is all, acquaintances or co-workers or companion. People I come in contact with. No such thing as friends anymore. None, there are none.
Ecclesiastes 1:2
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Empty, vain, worthless.
I think of all the times I have felt alone!! All the times that I have felt like no matter what I do I just can't win!! There have been a lot of those times in my life!! After really thinking about those time, tho, I realized that the real problem was ME, MYSELF and I!!! I kept holding people to a higher standard than I held myself!!! I kept trying to be the one who controlled my own destiny!! I kept trying to use my own understanding to make my decisions!! That right there is the whole problem!! I put all trust and confidence in myself and other people!! What I realized and learned(thank my Lord) is that I was making it a lot harder for myself by doing that!! Why not just trust in my Lord Jesus?!! He has the power to do all things!! All He asks is for me to trust Him with all my heart and He will take care of the rest!! So who cares if all of my so called friends are out for themselves? So what if they use me? So what if they are there during the good times and not the bad? It is nobody's fault but mine for putting my trust and confidence in them instead of Christ!! Jesus is the only TRUE friend!! Even if everyone I know and love abandons me, I still have Jesus!! He lifts me up when I'm down!! He gives me strength when I'm week!! He shows me His power when I feel powerless!! He gives me love when I am unlovable!! The bible says that all things work out for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28)!! It says that the Lord has great plans for me (Jeremiah 20:11)!! It tells me I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phillipians 4:13)!! I just had to learn to trust Him with all my heart and not in my own understanding (Proverbs 3:5-6)!! I can tell you that since I started to actually do those things, the blessings have been pouring down on me and my family like rain!! It isn't always easy but it is ALWAYS possible!!
ReplyDeleteLove you bro!!!!