Friendships

One of the things that God has showed me this year is the value of friendships/relationships with people. Going into college, I had a pretty solid group of friends from high school. I thought that I would never be able to make such great friends again and that I would remain best of friends with that group of friends. While I can say that I am still good friends with most of them, I'm not really friends with my best friend from high school anymore. I'm glad that I still have most of my friends from high school but I'm not sad that we have grown slightly apart. I've made such great friends at the University of Michigan. God has blessed me with a great organization and a great group of friends both through that organization and through the building in which I lived. These friends that I have made have been fun, encouraging, and challenging, I couldn't have asked for better friends. They have helped me grow in my walk with God and helped me stay out of the party/alcohol scene like my roommate and other friends from my building fell into.

Who you make friends with is extremely important. These are the people that you are going to be getting close to and going to for advice. You need people in this position who have your best interest in mind, along with God behind them giving them a guiding hand. These are going to be the most influential people in your life so you need to have a solid friend or group of friends that are firmly based in Christ. I'm not saying you can't have non-Christian friends, I'm simply saying that you need to have at least one friend in which you can count on to keep you accountable and help you in your walk with God. So, I my challenge for this post is to build strong friendships with people based on Christ. Be intentionally intrusive with your relationships, both parties will benefit.

God bless
Tedd Sheets Jr