Ephesians 1:16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Today I give thanks for the friends God has blessed me with.
John 15:12-15 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
Friends are gifts from God. They come into your life unexpectedly, and they love by choice not out of obligation. They are not perfect but neither am I. We accept each other for who we are and become better people for the love we share. For the love comes from Jesus who is the friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Art by Julie Sheppard
Who are you thankful for?
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My bff Melissa. We’ve been friends since I was 15 and she 13. I’m about to be 43 in another week..so it’s been a long time. She’s battled and survived breast cancer and countless other tragedies have happened to us both but we support eachother and stay afloat. Thanks to God!!
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Thank you for sharing the beautiful gift of your friendship with Melissa. Friends like that do not come around for many.
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Yes..I love her so much. ❤
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the art caught my eyes…
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Thank you it was a moment I caught on camera at a spiritual revival and then painted.
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I’m thankful for the healing power of Jesus miraculously freeing me of cancer. He is the great I Am.
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Thanks you for sharing your gratitude and thank God you are healed.
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Thanks so much my friend. God bless you!
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I have so much to be thankful for, beginning with a relationship with the Father through the redemptive work of his Son. God is so good! Psalm 100 says it best. Blessings to you and your family 🙂
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Thank you Sheryl
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