My friend and I were traveling together, and she seemed a bit frazzled. When we got to the airport, she forgot to have her identification readily available and couldnt find her reservation confirmation number. The ticket agent waited patiently, smiled, and then helped her at the self check-in. After receiving her ticket, she asked, Where do we go next? The agent smiled again, pointed at me, and said to her, Stay close to your friend.
That can be good advice for all of us when our lives get frazzledstay close to your friends. Although Jesus is our best friend, we also need relationships with fellow believers to help us survive in this life.
In his first epistle, Peter was writing to believers who needed one another because they were suffering for their faith. In a few short sentences in chapter 4, Peter mentioned the need to receive and give fervent love, prayer, and hospitality (vv.7-9). He also included the need for believers to use their spiritual gifts to minister to one another (v.10). In other passages, were encouraged to comfort each other with the comfort weve been given by God (2 Cor. 1:3-4) and to build each other up in love (1 Thess. 5:11).
When life gets difficult and we get frazzled, staying close to our Christian friends will help us to get through.
Read: 1 Peter 4:7-11
The agent smiled again, pointed at me, and said to her, Stay close to your friend. Good advice.
Thank you for today's sustenance for body and soul.