Real Life ~ Real Answers

Never Lose Hope


Harriet has been friends with Paula since they were in high school. They married and moved into homes on the same street now 20 years ago. Harriet and her husband are saved and have faithfully attended the same church for 20 years. Her friend Paula has come off and on, but hasn’t yet made her decision to follow Christ. Harriet finds out that Paula and her husband have started showing interest in the Mormon church in town. Harriet is appalled that her friend would even consider joining a cult. As a result, she has started distancing herself Paula. She doesn’t get together with her anymore, and has stopped responding to her phone calls and e-mails. She has written Paula off as a lost cause and doesn’t see any hope for her to be saved anymore.

What could you say to Harriet to help her to think and respond rightly to her friend?

What can Harriet do to rescue her friend who has turned her back on God?

Godly Friendships

Solomon talks about friendship in verses 9-12 of Ecclesiastes 4. Here we are reminded of the importance of friendships. Today, we talk about godly friendships and why they are important. We talk about the friendship of David and Jonathan from 1 Samuel 18-20. Here is an example of a friendship where they truly showed love for one another as Matthew 22:39 would instruct believers to show love. Proverbs 17:17 tells us that a godly friend loves at all times and in 27:6 we see that a godly friend will be faithful to tell you the truth - even if it hurts. So what about you....are you this godly friend? Do you seek to develop godly friendships?