Becoming a Good Friend - A Few Minutes of Bible Study - Episode 2

Friends are an important part of our lives. No relationship, however, is more important than one with our Father in Heaven through Christ Jesus.

Meg Bucher

Updated May 18, 2023

: Follow topic Follow this topic Follow author Follow this author

"Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous- how well I know it."- Psalm 139:14 NLT

Take a minute to glance at the wallpaper on your phone or computer screen. What is it an image of? What does it represent to you? What, by looking at it, are you reminded of? Is it an image of people? When I asked this question to a room full of Young Life leaders and high schoolers, most of us answered: pictures of people."These are my friends." "My friends." "Friends." Friends are an important part of our lives. We embrace them tightly and suffer greatly when one moves away or a conflict ends the relationship. God never intended for us to live alone. Our relationships with other people are so important. He purposefully places the people around us! No relationship, however, is more important than one with our Father in Heaven through Christ Jesus. The power of the Holy Spirit in us through Christ gives us a new perspective of ourselves and the other people in our lives.

What is Self-Awareness?
"Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out." Proverbs 20:5 NLT

Self-awareness is not akin to self-centeredness. I think we get the two confused a lot. In a world obsessed with "self," it's important to reference the Father of all relationships to learn how to cultivate healthy ones. The Bible talks a lot about friendship, but it's important to know ourselves before we can maintain a good relationship with someone else. Being self-aware is different than being self-centered. Self- centered is the arrogant circling of everything in our world around our preferences. Self-awareness bodes a knowledge of who we are in Christ Jesus. All of us have strengths and weaknesses. When we are aware of them, we can bring an authentic presence to friendships and relationships. Self-aware people are not dependent on someone else's praise or crushed by criticism because they know who and Whose we are ...

Click to read the full article ...

Click here to watch Episode 1.

Originally published May 18, 2023.

Meg Bucher Meg writes about everyday life within the love of Christ. She earned a Marketing/PR degree from Ashland University, and stepped out of the business world in 2008 to stay home and raise her two daughters …which led her to pursue her writing passion as a blogger, freelance writer, and author. A contributing writer for Salem Web Network since 2016, Meg is now thrilled to be a part of the editorial team at Salem Web Network. You can find her entire body of work on her Amazon Author Page.