Women Friendships - Part 7

How Do I make Friends?

Well I think you must show yourself friendly. Think about it, who would you rather go up to, someone who looks grumpy or someone with a big smile on their face?I much prefer the person who doesn't look like they will bit your head off.

I think you have to start with yourself, you have to make friends with yourself. If you don't like you, you will make it hard for others to also.Not that people won't like you and you won't have friends, it just makes it harder.

Acts of kindness and generosity attract others to you. Everyone loves to be around a giving, loving person. They are a joy to be around, everybody loves a happy person. Laughter and joy is very contagious.

There is also a danger in this, you can easily be taken for granted. I am this way a bit, my own friends tell me that I am TOO giving and TOO accepting of anyone who comes my way. And they are right, I am, I will befriend anyone who comes my way and at times have paid the price, but that will not stop me from being a good friend to those who need it. So I myself have to be careful of this danger.

To find good friends, you must go to places that people will be. I think the best place to find good friendships is in your church. You will most likely have the same values and that is a good place to start.Finding people who value that same things you do is so very important.

In most churches there are different groups which you can attend and you will meet good people. If you are younger, there are youth groups and possibly a Collage and Career group.Couples, hey there are lots of other couples in churches everywhere and I am sure lots of those churches have some sort of couples/marrieds group.Check out what yours has.All it takes is getting out there and getting involved. If you do that, you WILL meet people. There are alot of people out there who are looking for a really good friend too.

There is a verse in Ephesians reminds us to treat our friends and people in general the way you would want to be treated and the way God would treat them, with care and love and grace. Don't take them for granted, they are to valuable and there is to much to lose.

Ephesians 4:32 Be Kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you.