Thank God for the faith of friends! Like Paul, it is best to love people with a love that is remarkably similar to Jesus Christ!

June 24, 2026

Thank God for the faith of friends! Like Paul, it is best to love people with a love that is remarkably similar to Jesus Christ!

I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you.

- Romans 1:8

Thank God for the faith of friends! Like Paul, it is best to love people with a love that is remarkably similar to Jesus Christ! I always pray for all, even friends who have cancelled and hate me now. I am blessed to have my family and some good friends who have always stayed by my side over the years, never allowing politics or personal beliefs to interfere with our friendship. Unfortunately, over the past few years, I have lost several friends due to their hate, they have TDS, and/or want me to join their hate club or take part of their groupthink. I, like Paul, am blessed with many good friends who are more like Jesus, which I like. I always try to be kind and loving to all people, some do not like you being kind, or talking about prayer, or loving all people like Jesus used to talk about. Anyway, I would prefer to always bless all and pray for them, even if I still do not talk to them anymore, or they won't have anything to do with me. I didn't stop talking to them, they did with me, but it is okay, I just cannot join clubs of hate, so sometimes it is a blessing when haters diss me, then I do not have to hear about all their hate, negativity, and misery anymore, I guess they did me a favor.

The Mornings With God App today said, "Paul was an exemplary pastor. First and foremost, he was completely devoted to Christ. He also loved people with a love that was remarkably similar to Christ’s. In his letters, he thanks God for the faith of his friends. He even calls on God to witness the sincerity of his care for them, as he constantly prays for them. At the time, Paul’s heartfelt prayer was to be able to visit them in Rome. He longed to see them, and his reason for wanting to visit reveals his pure and lofty motive. His desire was entirely unselfish—“that I may impart to you some spiritual gift.” This provides a high ideal for all friendships. We should always want to bless our friends. Every time we meet them, we should aim to give them some encouragement, some comfort, or renew their courage." Found at: https://www.youdevotion.com/mornings/june/24

I am blessed with so many friends and family. God has been so good to me. Luckily my parents brought me up to know Jesus. I am so grateful for my faith and God in my life, the example of Jesus Christ. He is my friend! I feel like Paul did, it is nice to gravitate toward like-minded people in Christ. It is a revelation, all is revealed in others who cancel and hate, some who have done that to me. I do pray for them, I we can do is pray for them to have more hope in this life, to know Jesus, to love like Him! That is what Paul wanted to do in His life, to spread the love of Jesus to all. He liked when he saw others who were loving too like Jesus. God bless all my friends, may we all work toward being more like Jesus spreading His love, showing His love, being His love!