me and tyler... one of my bestest friends ever!!! i luv you TB!!!

Friends...

vince, me, gianna, tara, and aaron

~A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for hard times.

~Proverbs 17:17

~Despite the fact that the average american meets as many ppl in 1 year as their ancestors 100 years ago met in a lifetime, loneliness is the mian problem facing Americans today.

Bad Company...

~He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm

~Proverbs 13: 20

Beware:

~a righteous man is cautious in friendsships, but the ways of the wicked leads them astray.

~Proverbs 12:26

1. beware of the foolish

~Proverbs 13:20

2. beware of the wicked

~Proverbs 1:10-19

3. beware of gossipers

~Proverbs 16:28

4. beware of drunks and gluttons **this means do chill with ppl who drink and dont hang with ppl who eat too much bc they r fat and lazy and it will rub off on you**

~Proverbs 23: 20-21

5. beware of liars

~Proverbs 25: 18-19

6. beware of the violent and bad-tempered

~Proverbs 16:29-30

7. beware of those who do not fear God

~Proverbs 24: 21-22; 29:27

~Good Friends Transform Us,

Bad Friends Deform Us

~if you want to know what your face looks like... look in the mirror,

if you want to know the condition of your heart...look at your friends.

Aquantances...

~A man of many compainions may come in ruin; but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

~Proverbs 18:24

Beware:

1. Faucet Friends

**they're there in all the good times but when you fall into trouble and trials, they are gone without a trace. then when your bad times are over, they are there again as if they NEVER left you**

2. Fake Friends

**they LOVE you in front of you and they HATE you behind you**

3. Fare-Weather Friends

**when times get rough, they leave you**

4. Opportunistic Friends

**the friends that are ALWAYS taking from you and borrowing your things even if you say they can't. the ones who take advantage of you and your things**

~Proverbs 14:20

~Proverbs 19:4

~John 6: 26

~The holy passion of friendship is so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through anything...if not asked to lend money

~Prosperity begets friends, advirsity proves them

True Friends...

Be...

1. loving and compassionate

~A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity

~Proverbs 17:17

2. loyal

~Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you-, better a neighbor nearby then a brother far away.

~Proverbs 27:10

3. honest

~As iron shapens iron, so one man sharpens another

~Proverbs 27:17

**a true friend stabs you in the front**

**they are honest to you to your face, even if they know you might get mad**

4. trustworthy

~A gossip betrays a confidence but a trustworthy friend man keeps a secret

~Proverbs 11:13

~i went out to FIND friends but i couldnt find there...

i went out to BE a friend and friends were everywhere!

~you can make more friends in 2 months by becoming interested in more people, than you can in 2 years by trying to get other people interested in you.

you might be thinking now..."Do i have ANY TRUE FRIENDS?"

if you are saved, then yes you do!!!

Christ is the TRUEST Friend we can have!!!

if you haven't accepted Him as your Savior...

you are missing out on The Greatest Friend Ever!!!

~true friendship is one soul in two bodies

ways to make new friends

discover shared interests...do shared projects...devote share concerns...develope shared lives

What a friend we have in Jesus!!!

1. What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.
2. Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
3. Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield thee;
thou wilt find a solace there.