“The RoseBouquet”

Here are five questions to consider when a new friend comes into your life. This assumes you are willing to be an intentional agent of God’s love and wonderful friendship.

1. What are God’s purposes in this friend’s life? What responsibilities and opportunities has God given this person?

2. How far has that friend come? Has he or she achieved what’s on his or her horizon?

3. What, if anything, has hindered God? Things like bitterness, temporal values, or moral impurity can halt or turn aside God’s higher goals for a person.

4. How can I cooperate with God to help out this new friend? Can I visualize achievements and be of assistance in removing root problems?

5. What can I learn from this person?

Remember, God does not want us to be so fearful or in awe of another person that we are tied up in knots. Nor are we to think of ourselves above others, and to use them to our own selfish advantage. There is always something we can learn from everyone we meet and get to know.

Be intentional about your friendships. Make new friends because you might be in a position to help them along. Leave it up to God to work out how they will bless and help you.

If nothing works, consider that this is not the right season for your relationship, and just look for what you can learn. Maybe that will be a don’t-follow-this-example kind of lesson.

True friendships last a long, long time, not just the space of today’s date. So don’t file them away too quickly.

Ruthe, the heroine in my novel, is this kind of intentional friend! Reading the book would be like watching her in action.

……….

Read sample chapters of my first novel online, starting at the index

Order the e-book to download and read on your computer; Order Page (or if you email me, we can make a deal and I’ll send it to you on CD).

You can order the softcover paperback Booklocker.com