Sisters & Friends

“Girls for Greatness”! That is what my granddaughters call themselves. Their conversations are full of hope, life, dreams of going to faraway places, and doing big things. They are a very positive girl group. After a day of arts and crafts, encouraging notes and signs can be found posted on walls noting what they have in common or the good they see in each other.

One commonality is that they come from a family of faith. They hold each other accountable for doing the right thing, which may require tattling, but they also feel sorrowful when one is being chastised. As I often walk behind or sit behind them, I pray that they will continue to walk together – toward Jesus. Faced in the same direction – looking to Jesus, and doing the great things He has called them to do, for His glory.

Healthy communities of friends are good for the soul, as we are not meant to be isolated and alone. Whether they are big or small, made up of sisters, cousins, coworkers, fellow sisters in Christ, or a mixture of all, they can positively impact your life. This is where we find encouragement to keep demonstrating love in hard relationships…where we are incited to pursue the good things God has placed in our hearts to do. And where we find support during difficult times.

Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV) 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Proverbs 17:17 (NIV) 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

What are the characteristics of your community of friends? Are you walking together in the same direction? Are you encouraging one another to love and to do good deeds? Are you covering one another in prayer when struggles arise?

I hadn’t seen one of my friends in some time, so I texted her that I missed her. She responded, “Do something about it”. She was right! I needed to take action and extend the invitation to get together. So, if your community of friends doesn’t have the characteristics of the “Girls for Greatness”, then do something about it!