Spiritual Friends
Tuesday September 25, 2018
God has given us spiritual friends to accompany us on our journey in recovery. These friends teach us how to draw close to God and seek Him in all we do so we experience the joy and peace of His purpose fulfilled in our lives.
A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. (Proverbs 17:17 NLT)
Jonathan and David are an example from the Bible of a selfless caring friendship. Jonathan was the son of King Saul. King Saul was jealous of David’s military achievements, hated David, and tried to kill him. God had chosen David to succeed Saul as king of Israel and protected David from Saul’s death threats.
Jonathan, as King Saul’s son, should have inherited the throne of Israel. One would expect that Jonathan would be bitter and resentful at being disinherited by David. However, Jonathan honoured the plan of God for David's life and helped David escape from his father’s attacks. When Jonathan and Saul were both killed in battle, David became king. Instead of killing all the family of the previous king, as was the custom, David honoured his friendship with Jonathan by taking Jonathan’s crippled son into his palace and allowing him to eat at his table.
As we attend meetings and church fellowships, we will meet and get to know those who, like us, are seeking to walk with God. We need to keep our eyes open for those wonderful spiritual people God has prepared for us to build great friendships with and care deeply for, just as David and Jonathan did for each other. Some of them might seem the least likely to be such friends because they come from very different backgrounds than ours but God’s plan, even though surprising, will be perfect. Let’s ask God today to help us recognize and form such friendships.
The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends. See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to everyone else. (Proverbs 11:30, 1 Thessalonians 5:15 NLT)
Prayer: Loving God. Thank You for my family and friends and especially for those you have given me to guide me on my recovery journey. Help me to recognize and form friendships with healthy individuals and to become a person willing to support another on their journey with you. Amen
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