Happy Monday! The week is off to a great start. My family and I had a great day yesterday with our church family and friends. I am thankful for the friendships that I have in my life now. The women that I have become close friends with are women who have also taken the journey of surrendering to the Lord. I can recall many of my friendships in the past; from childhood through high school and even during my time as an adult. Whew! Today, I understand better, know how to have and maintain HEALTHY friendships. When you are younger, you learn by experiencing. You won't know what makes a person mad or upset, until you do it. You find out that, what you can handle, others can't. But, I also learned that, if you don't correct certain behaviors of your own; you just take them with you throughout life. Within my circle of friends; I was always the one that gave the advice, motivate others, made them laugh, and encouraged them. Many times, it was ...
"For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift - 9 not from works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do." Ephesians 2:8-10