Friends

The Good News Today Is...we have friends. Sometimes that feels like a good thing and sometimes that feels like a hard thing. Friends often say things to us that no one else would. Sometimes it is out of honesty, sometimes out of jealousy. Friends help us when we're down, sometimes, but sometimes they don't. The thing is, friends are people just like us and they can be the best things in our lives, or they can be the most hurtful things in our lives. Remember poor Job. When his life started to go down the toilet (pardon the expression) his friends became judgmental and tried to get him to turn against God. Yet Job held steadfast. In the end he did not hold a grudge against his friends. "After Job prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before." (Job 42:10). Are you having issues with a friend, or is life hard on you right now? Give it all to God in prayer. You will be okay.