Attached below are some scriptures I studied this morning. I was covering loneliness but my scripture study included Proverbs 18:24. It moved me to search out the word “friend”. I recently lost a dear friend so reading the scriptures caused me to think about my friend and the friendship we shared. I will truly miss her. She was like the sister I never had. Who will I now allow to aggravate me as much as she did…lol. But as I continue on my journey of life, I know within my heart that I was a friend she could depend on for unconditional love, support, and rebuking at times. She lived her life regardless of what others thought and that took inner strength. Even though I had feelings of selfishness the week after her death. It was good to witness my friend's mark on the world. She touched many lives, she had many friends and acquaintances which was evident by the number of people who came to give their good byes. Jeannell will be missed but not forgotten. Her spirit lives on. And I feel honored to have been her friend. I commit today to living my life in the strength and determination that my friend Jeannell lived her own. I also commit today to continue to be the friend I have always been to all who I call “friend”.
Be blessed and encouraged today, it's a choice. ~ Delphine
Proverbs 18:24 -- A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Proverbs 17:17 -- A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 27:10 -- Never abandon a friend--either yours or your father's. When disaster strikes, you won't have to ask your brother for assistance. It's better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
John 15: 15 -- no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
