Friends

Friends…How Many Of Us Have Them?

HAPPY WEDNESDAY GOLDEN DIVAS!

Ladies do you remember that old saying ‘You are what you eat’ sure you do. How about “The kind of person you are is reflected in the friends you pick.” Just like it is essential to eat good food to be healthy and fit, it is just as important to surround yourself with wise people so that you can elevate yourself because friendship good and bad will indicate the direction you’re going in life.

I chose the title ‘FRIENDS’ because it is a blessing at our age to have them. The American hip-hop singing group Whodini made a song called ‘FRIENDS’ in 1984 which became their signature song, reflecting on the essence of friendship. Ten years later the television sitcom ‘FRIENDS’ came out in 1994 and had a lasting run for ten years of comedic, romantic, and career issues.

Either in song or on television it is said if we have five good friends in our lives we are blessed. I know that number might sound low for some; however, it isn’t because real friends are scarce. It’s one thing to surround yourself with acquaintances to say I know a person, but a real friend is like finding a needle in a haystack. Hard to come by!

Friends can uplift, encourage, advise, and give you the strength to follow your dreams, or sit with you quietly when you need them the most during hard times. Then there are those fair-weather friends who can tear down and dissipate when times get difficult and are only around when it is convenient for them. 

The right kind of friend will bring out the best in you, you become less critical in your thinking, less judgmental of others and you start soaring with the Eagles. We all know that misery loves the company (no matter your age) and when we associate ourselves with people who are forever negative in their thinking, they will drain you and drag you down, leaving you to continue to cluck with the chickens.

WARNING: STAND CLEAR OF THESE INDIVIDUALS!!!

Ladies this is a cautionary post today. Just like the song ‘FRIEND’S is a powerful message be it male and female or female friends in our case the question still is ‘How many of us have them? Friends Ones we can depend on… How many of us have them? Stands relevant today. I want to be very clear when you come into agreement with the right people, you can accomplish more than twice as much with the right friend. The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. I’m not saying to get rid of all of your childhood, high school, college friends, or life long friends for that matter, what I am saying is be very careful of the company that you keep.

Ladies, be wise, don’t keep people in your life that will choke your dreams, you know the ones that are never happy for you, the ones who never encourage you to become greater. You need friends that will stretch your vision so that you can grow to your full potential.

Believe me whatever your desire is, to grow in in God, and in life, your association will change. Yes, as the sky is blue some of your friends will cheer you on in whatever your endeavors and some will want you to stay just where you are in the same boat with them. Golden Divas you know they will be left behind.

Don’t let someone create your world for you…because if they do they will always make it too small. Do not permit them to speak in your life.

After all, if we truly love our friends like we say that we do we should always respect them and speak life into them. God has truly connected me with some beautiful ladies throughout my life. Whether it’s my everyday sistahs checking in on me and encouraging me to be all I can be, my once a week or once a month friend, I value our friendship and hope that I am a reflection of how they are to me.

A lot of us have our ‘Sister Circle’ of girlfriends and that is a beautiful circle to be a part of; however, ladies whoever walks with wise people will be wise, but whoever associates with fools will suffer. I ask of you to ask God for discernment to see who is worthy enough to be in your inner circle because the devil doesn’t use strangers to deter or stop you he uses the one that calls themselves your FRIEND!

I ask you, ‘What kind of friend are you, divas?’

Remember God cares for people through people…and wise is the person who fortifies their life with the right friendships.

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