Surround Yourself with People Like This

Welcome to another Thursday UNFILTERED blog post, the only blog that has no tolerance for people who steal tortilla chips because they are nacho cheese.

If you missed last week’s article, see Industrial Church and Discipleship.

A few weeks ago I came across this quote:

“Surround yourself with people who fight for you in rooms you aren’t in.”

~ Unknown

If you’ve spent any significant time on planet Earth, backstabbing, betrayal, and backbiting are more common in your life than you’d like.

(Three cheers for alliteration.)

Tragically, these kinds of painful experiences will even come to you at the hands of people who profess to follow Christ.

So the above quote is excellent advice.

However, the trick is to discern which people will prove themselves to be true friends who have your back when you’re not around.

And therein lies the rub.

We can’t control what others do, but we can control ourselves.

Consequently, I exhort you to avoid being a two-faced friend.

Decide to be a person who will fight for your friends when they aren’t present.

Especially when someone is trashing them, judging their motives, falsely accusing them, etc.

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

~ Matthew 7:12

I’ve addressed this topic (what makes a true friend) in the past in a number of articles.

If the subject interests you, you may find them valuable.

GO HERE TO READ ARTICLES ON FRIENDSHIP

Until Next Thursday.

Your friend,

Frankie V.

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