A friend that sticks

​“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24)

Healthy social connections and tribal support is associated with improved mental and physical health. Everyone needs love and support and we do better when we have healthy relationships that make us feel someone has our back.  These connections, coupled with the reality that our Lord is a friend that sticks closer than any brother, provides us with a strong sense of belonging. 

“There were two brothers of the name of Forsythe; one of them fell prostrate on the earth, and would have laid there and died, but his brother, though barely able to drag his own limbs across the white desert, took him on his back, and carried him along, and as others fell one by one, this brave, true-hearted brother carried his loved one on his back, until at last he himself fell down overcome with fatigue, and died. His brother, however, had received warmth from his brother’s body so that he safely reached the end of his journey and lived. 

Here we have an instance of one brother sacrificing his life for another. I hope there are some brothers or sisters here who would be prepared to do the same if they ever face the same challenge, ‘a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.’” (Charles Spurgeon)

Dear Lord, help us to slow down and nurture our relationships because you have provided the example of how to stick. Sticking begins at home. 


GiGi❤️