True Friendship

An open rebuke is better than hidden love! Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. Proverbs 27:5‭-‬6 NLT

Few Lessons:
1. What is the quality of the relationships you have nurtured over the years? Does truth feature prominently in these relationships or have you found a way of keeping it together by not wanting to hurt each other's feelings? Do you honestly review and assess your relationships, quick to own up to your wrongdoing, and quick to apologize even when it is apparent that you are right?

2. The life of Jesus in us leaves no room for self righteousness or pride, but at the same time, it does not prevent us from pointing out each other's faults, so we can learn from them and move on. Love is always active, always involved and always truthful. It does not seek to hurt deliberately, but it places more value on the eternal worth of a relationship than the temporary monetary gain to be made from that relationship. Which one is your priority- eternity or monetary gain? Would you keep quiet over wrongdoing, simply because you stand to gain something from the person who has done the wrong?

3. When you have friends who can tell you the truth in love, hold on fast to such friends. When you want to do the correcting, place more value on nurturing the friendship and leading the person into eternity, than to prove that you are right.

Remember, we are all human, and we can make mistakes. God has provided a support system, which is his body, to provide the required help, guidance and advice required to make it to the end. He has also provided his Word to rebuke, instruct, correct and training in righteousness, and it must be the basis of our interaction. May my love for you be based on God's Truth and may my life be an encouragement to you to hold on to the Truth until we earn eternal life. His time of favour is here.