2. Don't get too busy for your friends. That's the surest way to lose them - as relationships fade away.
Sites such as Facebook are supposed to prevent that from happening, but we noted in our last post how unfriendly that site's timeline really can be. The Bible has one good example of friends staying close:
After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.... And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. - I Samuel 18:1, 3
In 2015, some groups have taken this "love" relationship to mean something very different than what we think the Bible describes. Keep reading for the real story....
Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the Lord...." - I Samuel 20:42
Their friendship became separated by family drama, but we think David and Jonathan stayed together as long as they safely could. And David honored Jonathan after his death; see II Samuel 9 for how King David did it.
3. Talk with your friends about the greatest friend of all. Who could this be?
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. - Proverbs 18:24
We're convinced that "friend" can be none other than Jesus Christ....
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.... I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. - John 15:13-15
In a way, we're trying to make friends at poker tables - while introducing people to Jesus, who gave His life for friends. If Jesus is your friend, stay close to Him. And also to the people around you, whom you consider friends in this life.
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