Friend: 1.One who is attached to another by affection; one who entertains for another sentiments of esteem, respect and affection which lead him to desire his company, and to seek to promote his happiness and prosperity.
This picture was taken last Fall when five of us moms took our teenage daughters to the Revolve Tour. This is in the hotel room, after the sugar high had set in.
My hearts desire with this post is to share a bit about friends. Not the precious ones you see with me above, but ‘blog friends’….
I found it a ‘God-incidence’ that the scripture on my sidebar tonight, while I was adding all of my blog buddies to my redecorated site was “Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Proverbs 27:17
This scripture means exactly what it says. The influence of a godly friend can improve your life for the better. My Walvoord and Zuck commentary explains the scripture above this way, “When iron is rubbed against another piece of iron it shapes and sharpens it. Similarly people can help each other improve by their discussions, criticisms, suggestions, and ideas.”
I just love that!
What a wonderful definition of what you blog gals do for me. My blog originally started out as an exercise just to work on my writing. A daily writers’ sit-up if you will. What I discovered instead was an example.. yet again, of our Father’s exceeding and abundant blessing on my life.
In my un-blog world, I have so many dear friends and even one bestest girlfriend. I never knew how your lives would touch mine. I wish I had enough time to post about how special each one of you have been. (Gotta wrap this up, hubby has already hit the sack!)
Instead, I am just going to point everyone who comes to my blog this weekend to take a peek at the column to the right of this post, titled ‘Blessed Blogs’. There they will find a beautiful myriad of godly women who desire not only to draw near to Jesus, but to encourage one another to be the sharpest piece of iron in their friends’ lives and their savior’s hands.
I am so Blessed…
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