Friendship With God and Others: A Beautiful Exchange
Every friendship is a give-and-take relationship, a beautiful exchange of love and loyalty. But do you take that idea into your friendship with God? And better yet, do you invite God into your friendships with others?
When we are in relationship with God, there is always an exchange. Many of them, actually. We offer things to Him or surrender them—our time, our attention, our idols, our sin. And He offers us things, in return: His presence, restoration, freedom, righteousness.
Though not on the same level, when we are in relationship with our friends, there are exchanges too. Maybe that’s because friendship is a gift from heaven.