Be a Friend!

"A man that hath friends must shew him self friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother" Provers 18:24 (KJV)

College, work, or where ever can seem pretty lonely when we don't have friends. How willing are you to step out of your comfort zone in order to make new friends? In order to make a friend you have to be a friend. You have to reach out to them. In some cases they may reach out to you before you get the chance. In my opinion…. Be First. Don't be ashamed about it! The hand of Jesus works through relationships. You don't know if the person would end up being your best friend, spouse, or whatever the case because you never even said Hi to the person.

Don't worry about rejection. It comes. It's never personal towards you. That person just may be going through it. Instead still smile, still be loving and still say hello. People even when they act hard deep down they like to know that someone is taking the time to pay attention to them. Be that person! If you don't believe me. Get on twitter one morning and count all of the tweets of people talking about how they didn't get a good morning message. They may be acting like they are playing around but the truth is…. They really want someone to tell them good morning.

So today I challenge you to step out of your comfort zone. Say hello to someone new. Introduce yourself while standing in a line. Randomly tell someone you love them or that Jesus loves them ( it might creep them out but they will realize that they needed to hear it). Give a hug to a stranger. Do something that shows you friendly. Pay for someones meal. Anything. But make sure that you do it in love and that you are genuine about it, because no one and I repeat NO ONE wants a fake friend!

Now Go show yourself FRIENDLY! :-)