>> Verses to Scan (NIV)
- Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- Proverbs 27:6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
- Ecclesiastes 4:10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!
>> Websites to check
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- www.relevantmagazine.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=417 Article: “On the Outs with a Friend” by Kate MacNeil.
- www.christiananswers.net/teens Friendship advice.
- www.gospelcom.net/yfc/students/devos Devos on friendship.
- www.youthfire.com Website with help for a variety of issues teens face.
>> Thoughts to Ponder
- Check out these friendship Scriptures: 1 Samuel 18:1–3 and 20:17; Proverbs 18:24. How can you show this kind of loyalty to your friends?
- Sometimes we have to overlook the countless little wrongs that our friends and family do to us—just as they have to overlook our inconsiderate moments, too. “Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you” (Colossians 3:13). This doesn’t mean take abuse, but it does mean that we cut each other some slack.
>> Books to Read
- I Will Be Your Friend by Michael W. Smith, stories of his own friendships and a look at some favorite Bible stories of legendary friendships.
Find out how to buy this... - Help! My Friend’s in Trouble! by Susie Shellenberger, advice on various topics, including friendship.
Find out how to buy this... - It’s My Life: Diary of a Teenage Girl (Book 2)
Find out how to buy this...and On My Own: Diary of a Teenage Girl (Book 4) by Melody Carlson, fiction books on the trials and triumphs of friendship.
Find out how to buy this...- Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love and Friendship by Jack L. Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Kimberly Kirberger, a collection of inspirational stories for teens on the topics of love and friendship.
Find out how to buy this... - Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love and Friendship by Jack L. Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Kimberly Kirberger, a collection of inspirational stories for teens on the topics of love and friendship.