Friend
What is a friend – Does a friend love you unconditionally – yes they do.
Does a friend care, help you when you’re down and out and sometimes
do they help you to dry your tears? – Are they there to laugh with you, have
fun times and sometimes do they just do sheer joyous uplifting things with
you? – yes they do
Are friends human – and therefore they make mistakes – and sometimes they are
not there for you – just when you needed them most – Yes they are.
Is God the Best friend you will ever have? – yes he is. Will he be there for you just
when you need him most? – yes he will.
Friend – Let’s pray to the greatest friend you will ever have.
Dear Heavenly Father
We come to you today with thankful hearts and a deep appreciation
that you are our friend – our very own best friend – who will always be
there for us, loving us, caring for us, protecting us, comforting us and
never ever leaving us on own - and you will be there for us - just when
we need you most.
Help us to reach out today and be a friend to someone – help us
to come out of our comfort zone and befriend someone who normally
wouldn’t socialise in our circles. You are in the people business Lord – it's
people who you care about - and everyone needs friends – Help us not to
judge people - and be so quick to say to ourselves - I will pray for that person - but
I don't want them in my social circle - don't come anywhere near me. How
superficial and shallow would that be? That person might have a great friendship
to offer me - they might make me laugh, they might make me cry, they might be
there for me during the really tough times helping me to wipe my tears. They
might encourage me - on my daily walk - they might come to the Gym with me,
they might come on a walk with me - they might come to my house and have a cuppa
with me - They might need me? They might need me to make them laugh - they might
need me to be there for them during their really tough times - They might be going
through a really tough time right now - and need me right now - Help me Lord to be more
like you - and befriend more people - I might really enjoy it - and get great
benefits out of it - as well as my new friend might get great benefits from the relationship
too. We might both feel emotionally rewarded and have such fun together. When we
get to heaven - we will already even know each other.
You are the best friend anyone could ever have Lord - and we are thankful - that you are
standing by - just waiting to be our best friend - our awe inspiring friend.
You’re the only one who truly knows our hearts, our struggles, our dreams, our
personal situations – our heartaches - our deep desire to help others – our
selfishness – which we ask for you to remove from our lives. You are the only
one that truly understands our lonely times and our deep longing to have you as
our No 1 Saviour and friend.
We invite you into our hearts and lives and we hand over our wills to you –
and ask for you to lead us to wherever you want us to go – and give us your
love, strength and desire to continually reach out to the lost, the lonely, the
poor and the rich – for they all need you Lord. No one can buy their eternal
salvation – but they can be assured of eternal salvation and a bright and
glorious future – if they accept you into their lives and follow you - the one
who loves us - just as we are -
We can't change ourselves Lord - but you can change us - Change our hearts
Lord - where it really matters - watch over us, keep us safe, give us
travelling mercies wherever we go and help us to read your bible and spend
time in prayer with you daily – so that we will get to know you better - and so that
we will become more like you. Lord for the person/persons reading this prayer
that is going through pain, heartache and sorrow right now - I ask for you to comfort them
by the power of your holy spirit - and help them to know that as we look back
one day from eternity - this pain, heartache and sorrow will feel like
insignificance - compared to the wonderful glorious & bright future that we
will be having while living in heaven with you - and that future will be for
eternity - it won't be temporary - we so look forward to that future in your presence -
Our God, our Saviour - our treasure - where there will be no more sorrow, no more
heartache - no more pain. Amen
Proverbs 18:24
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
