We no longer have real relationships based?on covenant. ?Not for the season, not during the moment, or during promotion but permanently. ?Maintaining total loyalty even when you have been opposed.
It takes a lot of work to deal with somebody like you. ?You know it's hard to be your friend. ?You have unannounced mood swings. ?Some nights?you want to stay up and talk, other days when the phone rings you get offended.
You keep falling in love with people who don't love themselves. ?They never learned to love themselves. ?You have a standard of how you treat yourself. ?"I love me so I won't settle for just having company! I would rather sit home by myself then be miserable with somebody else."
You can't be close to someone who is judgmental. A covenant friend is a friend who when you are hurting they hurt too. ?A real friend is one who can feel what you feel. ?When you don't have anything to hide you will tell your friends "i'm fighting through deprssion, I can't go shopping because i'm broke right now." You cannot be under covenant and escape controversy.
The enemy will try to separate your friendship. ?A real friend will curse you out and call you two days later and ask you if you need anything.
Under covenant is not always popular. ?It does not have to be authorized by outside people. The person you are in covenant with sometimes treats you better than your own family and that person doesn't even have your own blood.
In a relationship/friendship the other person won't ever talk bad about you to others to promote themselves or to get what they want.? They won't lie to you.
In covenant you are covered by people who have dirt on you! ?No matter what people say they will cover you.
If you think about the covenants made in the Bible and the covenant between you and God you can understand what I mean and how you should try to model all of your relationships.? God never leaves or forsakes us.? Even when we don't deserve it...He's there.? Even when we hurt Him...He's there.? Even when we have wronged Him...He's there.? Simply because that is the definition of love.? It is easy to stick with a person when everything is going great but what happens the morning you wake up and they are not as pretty anymore, or you're not in love with them anymore like you use to be.? Do you run?? Do you walk away?? If so, you need to reevaluate yourself and your loyalty.? You need to understand that you don't honor covenant relationships.? We all need work. But the first step is admitting that you have a problem.? Pick up the phone and call a friend, significant other, former soulmate and say...I was just thinking about you, I miss you, I love you and that you want to establish a covenant friendship.? Be a woman or man of your word.? Build covenants.
I Pray for Covenant Relationships! ?Amen!
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