Encouraging Words from a Friend

Friends can provide wondeful encouragement.  I talked with a friend today about my desire to produce Christ-centered, good media.  She thought it was a wonderful idea and encouraged me to do it.  

She said, “It’s a critical thing you’re doing and I really hope you do it, ” and “We’ve got to save these people.” 

We’ll we can’t save these people, but Christ can.  And we can help them learn about and follow Him.  

My friends words were so good for me to hear.  I think we all need to hear about the importance of our dreams.  To hear someone really believe in what I want to do and to hear her that she believes there is a true and urgent need for it was motivating and nourishing.

We all need encouragement and motivation.  It’s important to surround ourselves with people who will help us be happy and do what is right.  Our friends really do influence us and as I’ve read stated elsewhere (in other words, this is someone else’s thought, but I know it’s true), when we’re vacillating, what we end up doing — whether good or bad — can depend on the close friends we keep.   Good friends can help us make right decisions.  Bad friends might cause us or support us in doing bad. 

Choose your friends wisely.

Thank you, Gloria, for your encouragment this morning!