A Special Bond - Spiritual Growth Encouragement Series

A Special Bond - Loneliness

Yes, there are friends who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

Yes, we have a special bond as believers.
Yes, we should reach out others for mutual encouragement and support.
Yes, if we are in a good season right now, we could seek out someone to come alongside and encourage.

Yes, even with the connectivity by internet and technology, it seems that oftentimes our loneliness is amplified by it not alleviated.

Yes, the quantity of communication has gone up, but not the quality.
Yes, this has led to a shallowness in our relationships, often leaving us in a space where we have no reliable shoulders on which to lean during our hardships. True, true

Yes, if any is in a rough season could be humble enough and willing to open up to someone it trusts.

Yes, we should ask for ask for prayer and support, and seek those connections both with fellow believers and also our Heavenly Father.

Prayer: Father, I thank You for the bond you give me through Your family. Please bring the warmth of that into my life. I ask You to go before me as I connect with my family, my brothers and sisters in Christ and friends. In Jesus name. Amen.

Heavenly Father, You have given us the love of Your Son to show us the depth of Your love for us. He is the only One who sticks with us closer than a brother through thick or thin. By Your grace, I want to share strong bonds of friendship with others, this I ask in Your name. Amen.

Amen I’m asking for prayer for my youngest son. He’s an alcoholic and he didn’t come home last night. He always comes home.

If I may request I would like to hear some verses being used from NKJV version as well. For there is a difference between this and
A man who has friends must himself be friendly,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother

Oh pastor nat! What a nightmare! Someone hacked into my phone. I had to reload, all my info. Have a blessed day! I love you all.