Who has your back? Who do you have in your corner praying for you to succeed in this thing called life? Here is another question for you. Whose back do you have? Is it all about you and your goals? Exactly who do you pray for that God may bless or protect from danger? Everyone looks at David's and Jonathan's friendship when speaking of a natural true friendship. It was so pure and genuine. They were down for each other which some may not even experience in these terrible days and times. I remember when I first got saved in college, learning about this admirable friendship. One of my roommates at the time had our own reenactment of it in the car one night. So, we were at a gas station and to make a long story short I said I would slap her. Our mutual friend was looking crazy like, you are going to let Marissa slap you? And she said nothing not covering her face. I rose my hand and smiled saying I wasn't really going to slap you. She replied smiling I know and we both said wow we had a David and Jonathan moment. Well, theirs was more intense than a slap, but the point was still the same.
When we have friends we should make sure they will help us and not cause harm. Even when given the opportunity to do evil or say evil against us they should turn away from such vile behavior. Likewise we should too. If we are un wanting of a loud go tell it on the mountain friend, then we should not behave in the same manner either. There should be a love and respect to honor each other to the highest regard. See how Jonathan strengthened David in The Lord? That is what type of friend we need and should exemplify. Leandria Johnson came to MS last month and it was confirmation for me on some people in my life. She said, "We are living in a day and time that we have to forsake some people. All these best friends we think we have, if they are not telling us what thus said The Lord then we need to get rid of these so-called best friends." My eyes were opened and I took inventory of who I called friend. As Christians we need someone who will have our back not by buying us things or giving us a ride to the club, but with prayer and uplifting us when we are down or in danger.
Literally, just woke up from dreaming about praying for another person. This person needed deliverance and I prayed, then someone else started praying, then the person we were praying for started praying and boom, deliverance; then I woke up. Ever been to a point in your life where you couldn't even pray for yourself or encourage yourself, but the strength in God came when others were praying for you? The person we were praying for gained strength through our prayers to not just sit back and watch us pray, but eventually joined us in prayer. See what good friends can do for you and what being a good friend can do for someone else? Jonathan knew David would be the king and he was not jealous, but helpful in this knowledge. Do you have friends that are helping you be a "king" so to speak or are they jealous of your royal priesthood? Is it all about them? Well, that next verse is a whole other post, but one thing those two had was a love that came from God. Without the Love of Christ and growing in Christ no man can be a friend to you. See I separate that because we do have stagnant Christians who started out strong and are now doing their own thing but that's another post too. So who has your back and whose back do you have? Take inventory of who you call friend and your own behavior as one.
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