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Appreciate One Another

One of the greatest issues today is unforgiveness. I believe it is the one reason why we don't appreciate one another. It is the reason many are disrespectful of others. If you ever listen to someone complaining about a friend who has hurt them you will rarely hear what they did wrong but you will hear everything about the other party. It's because unforgiveness acts like a blindfold obscuring your view of others and precluding your view of the whole. Friendship grows with friction, that's why tyres are made as such so that they hit the tarmac and produce friction on the road for a car to travel.

As I have been reflecting recently about life I have realised that too many friendships are relationships that are servant based and not real friendship. You know those friends who call only when they are in trouble, but if you are in trouble they are no where to be found; what about those people who are your friends when all is good but leave when you are poor. No wonder Solomon said that a rich man has many friends but a poor man has few friendships Proverbs 19:4. The world today is suffering from an acute shortage of friendships that go beyond the friction seen in relationships. 

A good friend appreciates differences as the world would be a boring place if we all thought and behaved alike. God made us unique but don't allow your uniqueness to become an obstacle that hinders you from enjoying friendships. Too many people today only relate with people who are like them. Celebrate one another and let any fault we have be a bridge and not a T-junction. To all my friends I appreciate who you are to me and may God bless you richly for bearing with me.
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  1. Ritchie21 July 2011 at 12:17

    Excellent food for thought. Learning to appreciate others more and also learning to appreciate what else we have in our lives too. Thanks for sharing.

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