Friendship Friday

Building Strong Friendships

True friends strengthen and uplift each other. Get in the habit of cultivating relationships that add value to your life and support your personal growth. 

I have never been one of those women who say, “I don’t deal with a lot of females.” My experience with women who make such comments is that they are often part of the problem! I’ve learned that these women can’t trust themselves, which is why they can’t trust others. That’s just my experience.

I have a wealth of female relationships: my BFF of over 32 years, my Forever Friends who have been around for 31 to 27 years, and friends with whom I’ve lost touch but can pick up right where we left off whenever we reconnect. Your friends should balance you out, and sometimes you need different friends for different occasions. There’s nothing wrong with that!

My life has changed in every aspect of the word, and my friends have become the support system I never knew I needed. They have become my sisters. Friendships and relationships should add value to your life. If you don’t make each other better, then end that relationship.

I am truly blessed to have my friends. God knew exactly what He was doing when He placed us in each other’s lives. I can only pray that I have sown into them as much as they have sown into me.

Brown Sugar Lemonade: True friends challenge one another and stimulate thought. Get you a friend that leaves their ego out of it, and will attack the thought and not attack you, the thinker. When you bring your ideas together, you become sharper.

Life is hard. We all need soft places to land. Be that soft place for someone to land.

Scripture: Proverbs 27:17 

“As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” (NLT).

Prayer: Lord, bless me with friendships that encourage and support me in my journey.