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Sometimes I feel God is asking me to befriend someone I naturally dislike or who annoys me. How can I overcome my natural inclination to avoid that friendship?
Remember God doesn't limit Himself to nice people.
Ezekiel 2:1-7
Sometimes I feel God is asking me to befriend someone I naturally dislike or who annoys me. How can I overcome my natural inclination to avoid that friendship?
Follow the example of Jesus.
1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1
Sometimes I feel God is asking me to befriend someone I naturally dislike or who annoys me. How can I overcome my natural inclination to avoid that friendship?
Focus on that person's potential to follow Jesus.
Mark 2:13-17
Sometimes I feel God is asking me to befriend someone I naturally dislike or who annoys me. How can I overcome my natural inclination to avoid that friendship?
Depend on God's Spirit, not your own strength.
Zechariah 4:1-10
What's the best way to find friends?
Look toward God.
1 Kings 19
What's the best way to find friends?
Look for people who are "being saved."
2 Corinthians 2:14-17
What's the best way to find friends?
Enjoy the diversity of God's people.
Revelation 7:9-12
How can I repair a broken friendship?
Let go of grudges and build bridges instead.
Leviticus 19:17, 18
How can I repair a broken friendship?
Ask yourself some difficult questions.
Matthew 5:21-16
How can I repair a broken friendship?
If possible, keep the matter private between you.
Matthew 18:15-20
How can I repair a broken friendship?
See your own contribution to the rift in your relationship.
Luke 6:37-42
How can I keep from comparing myself with my friends?
Remember earthly position is just that—earthly.
Mark 10:35-45
How can I keep from comparing myself with my friends?
Realize you don't know others the way God knows them.
1 Samuel 16:1-13
How can I keep from comparing myself with my friends?
Learn to bless your friends.
Numbers 6:22-27
How can I forgive a friend who has greatly wronged or disappointed me?
Make grace a state where you live.
Romans 7:21-8:5
How can I forgive a friend who has greatly wronged or disappointed me?
Ask God to give you the power to forgive.
Colossians 3:12-14
How can I forgive a friend who has greatly wronged or disappointed me?
Remember you, too, are a sinner saved by grace.
Ephesians 2:1-10
How can I encourage a friend who's going through a divorce?
Listen, listen, listen
Job 13:5-15
How can I encourage a friend who's going through a divorce?
Draw on the comfort God's given you.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7
How can I encourage a friend who's going through a divorce?
Encourage him with God's words.
Isaiah 43:2-4
How can I encourage a friend who's going through a divorce?
Point to the God of hope.
Isaiah 61:1-3
How can I have healthy friendships with people of the opposite sex?
Focus on God's agenda.
1 Samuel 25
How can I have healthy friendships with people of the opposite sex?
Don't be afraid to ask for appropriate help.
2 Kings 4:1-7
How can I have healthy friendships with people of the opposite sex?
Remember wrong use of sex cheats people—and God.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
What are the marks of a good friendship?
It has staying power and commitment.
Ruth 1-4
What are the marks of a good friendship?
It "hangs in there."
Proverbs 17:17; 18:24
What are the marks of a good friendship?
It shapes your character and reputation—for the good.
Proverbs 27:17-19
What are the marks of a good friendship?
It shows you are able to lean on each other.
James 5:13-20
What are the marks of a good friendship?
It shows you love one another.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
How can I reach out to people who differ from me in habits, faith, culture, or race?
Focus on what you have in common-a need for Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
How can I reach out to people who differ from me in habits, faith, culture, or race?
Realize believers are all one in Christ.
Galatians 3:26-29
How can I reach out to people who differ from me in habits, faith, culture, or race?
Remember Christianity is about turning "outsiders" into insiders.
Colossians 4:2-6
How can I reach out to people who differ from me in habits, faith, culture, or race?
See the need for salvation as the great unifier.
Romans 3:21-31
How can I reach out to people who differ from me in habits, faith, culture, or race?
Be respectful, listen, and share yourself.
John 4:4-26
How can I show my friend that Christ is the only way to God?
Point out that only Jesus rose from death never to die again.
Mark 16:1-8
How can I show my friend that Christ is the only way to God?
Encourage him to get to know Jesus.
John 14:1-14
How can I show my friend that Christ is the only way to God?
Tell her Christ is the promised Savior.
Isaiah 7:10-17
How can I show my friend that Christ is the only way to God?
Show him the straight path.
Isaiah 53
How can I speak the truth in love and still maintain a friendship?
Don't give simple answers to hard problems.
Job 42:7-9
How can I speak the truth in love and still maintain a friendship?
Let go of your anger and resentment.
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
How can I speak the truth in love and still maintain a friendship?
Ask God for wisdom.
James 1:5-8
How can I speak the truth in love and still maintain a friendship?
Realize a friendship without truth isn't a true friendship.
Proverbs 27:6
How can I tell if a friendship is unhealthy?
By looking at character.
Psalm 1
How can I tell if a friendship is unhealthy?
By looking at actions.
Proverbs 4:14, 15
How can I tell if a friendship is unhealthy?
By looking at your commitment to Christ.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
How can I tell if a friendship is unhealthy?
By looking at habits and attitudes.
Proverbs 22:24, 25
If I'm naturally introverted and independent, why should I go out of my way to make friends?
Life goes better with friends
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
If I'm naturally introverted and independent, why should I go out of my way to make friends?
To live out God's command to "have love for one another."
John 13:18-35
If I'm naturally introverted and independent, why should I go out of my way to make friends?
Because God tells you to "welcome" others.
Hebrews 13:1, 2
Confronting Sin Versus a Critical Spirit
There is a fine line between helping and criticizing
Lisa Harper
How Do I Witness to My Hindu Friend?
We might need to do more listening than talking.
Janine Petry
What are the signs of abuse we should look for in a woman's life?
Corrie Cutrer
How can I reach out to others when I'm an introvert and would rather be alone?
JoHannah Reardon
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