The Power Of A Friend 

Friendship. I didn’t know what that meant for years. I was a terrible friend for a really long time. And it wasn’t until someone decided to be my friend, regardless of ME, that I understood the POWER of what a real friend can have in someone’s life.  

We often find ourselves WANTING friendship, wanting our friends to treat us better, love us more, and give us what we need. We wish they would call, text, invite, or think of us more…  

But when will the time come when you give friendship to others without any strings attached?  

It is time to be a friend. A good friend. Women need friends. Leaders need friends. Pastors need friends.   

The average person will lose seven close relationships in their LIFE-TIME.

The average pastor? They lose 7 PER YEAR.  

I travel to be with pastors all of the time. Many have been burned so badly that they are cold to allow new relationships to blossom.   

You know what I have decided? I have decided to be a friend to them with no strings attached.  

I will be a person who is a good friend even when you give me nothing in return. I don’t need phone calls, I don’t need attention, I don’t need gifts, time, or heart-to-hearts. I don’t need to be invited to every little thing you plan or placed before anyone else… I am going to offer my friendship and love to you even when you have nothing to offer me back.

I have been blessed in my life by a few faithful friends. They have seen me at my worst and have loved me regardless through the trials. They have cheered me on at my success, prayed for me at every turn, and have celebrated with me when I win. There have been times I have had nothing to give them, nothing to say, nothing to benefit their life, and I was a HUGE minus in the relationship. But they loved me regardless with the love 1 Corinthians talks about:

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 ESV

I challenge you to love like that. Let it be genuine, trying to outdo one another in showing love. And when the love is not reciprocated, love harder. Be Jesus for them in their pain, suffering, and hurt. Love them without strings.  

If you have not been a good friend, it’s time to start. It is not hard. It is just a choice. Just maybe you will be a little glimpse of Jesus to someone desperate to experience His love. Go, Girl, let Jesus use you like that!