Proverbs 25:17<\/b><\/p>\n
Seldom set foot in your neighbor\u2019s house<\/i><\/p>\n
(Prov. 25:17).<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cSeldom set foot in your neighbor\u2019s house\u2014too much of you, and he will hate you\u201d could be summed up in the old proverb \u201cFamiliarity breeds contempt.\u201d Some people abuse friendships by being a nuisance. They visit at unexpected and inconvenient hours. They call often and want to talk endlessly about nonsensical subjects. Sometimes their dependency extends from the social sphere to the financial. This doesn\u2019t mean we can never go to a friend for help, but to ask often breeds, not compassion, but contempt.<\/p>\n
Solomon warned his son against this kind of transgression. While friends should depend upon one another, even the closest friendships can be abused. \u201cEven the closer band of friendship requires its measure of prudent restraint,\u201d Bridges writes. \u201cIt is worth all our care to preserve this invaluable blessing from interruption. It is the sweet of life. And yet in this honey, there may be an [excess]. Without mutual respect it may nauseate. Unseasonable interruption to our friend\u2019s time; frequent visits without call or object; interference with his necessary engagements, or family comforts; inconvenient tax of expense\u2014perseverance in this course might produce weariness, if not disgust, or even hatred.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bridges mentions the remedy of an overly indulgent friend\u2014respect. Friends must share mutual esteem. If you respect your friend, you will respect their time, their commitments, their possessions. You will not try to monopolize their time, their property, or try their patience. A true friend will be considerate of another\u2019s family and work schedule, prior commitments, and personal space.<\/p>\n
If you find yourself encroaching on your friend\u2019s time, consider whether you have neglected your friendship with the Lord. You can never visit God too often. He can meet your needs and dispel your loneliness more than any human friend. \u201cNever can we come to our heavenly Father unseasonably,\u201d Bridges wrote. \u201cHis gates are always open \u2026 The more frequent the visits, the more welcome, and the more fruitful. What with man would be intrusion, with God is confidence.\u201d The child of God cannot presume upon this gracious privilege, but with \u201cboldness of access\u201d can seek the fellowship and grace of God at all times.<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Job 38\u201339<\/p>\n
Acts 14<\/p>\n
WEEKEND<\/b><\/p>\n
Job 40\u2013Psalm 6<\/p>\n
Acts 15:1\u201316:40<\/p>\n
Do you have a friendship that is on the rocks? Could part of the problem be that you have become a nuisance? Do you sense a friend growing distant? Ask that friend if you have been inconsiderate. If someone is being inconsiderate to you, gently tell them. Ask them to give you space so your friendship can flourish.<\/p>\n
For further study: Col. 4:1\u20136 \u2022 1 Peter 3:8\u201312 \u2022 Titus 3:1\u201311<\/i><\/p>\n
WEEKEND<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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