Real Life Real Faith Wisdom for Everyday Life May/June Issue | Page 18

strategically located at the center of a The marriage between goodwill and
network of relationships. Your successful relationships will always be
immediate family is the first circle as manifested and maintained through
part of the whole; other relatives prayer, because without it everything
distant and far are next; close friends is vain human endeavor without
(that have met basic moral standards) meaningful purpose. With sustained
are inclusive; neighbors, business prayer God's power is tapped, friends
associates, and other acquaintances are drawn to Christ, hearts are opened,
will fall into a unique niche over time; faith and repentance are granted,
and people with like attributes closer souls are saved, and guess what? The
to your own that garner the heavenly Host and all the angels
wherewithal for you to embrace them rejoice! There's a lot more to be said
will be apropos for what you are about goodwill for sure, but God's will
willing to tolerate. Throughout the is what we should embrace and
New Testament there are a plethora emulate. The Holy Spirit is known for
of references where friendship allowing Divine providence to hold
evangelism is the predominant way sway in how friendships should be
the Gospel spread in the first coveted. It's all about what's in your
century...and there no doubt that heart and taking time to make a
vestiges of this is happening today. difference. Don't just be obsessed
about how you can make your own
life better. Think about how you can
make somebody else's life better as
well.  Your attitude should be: Who
can I encourage today; who can I lift
up; how can I improve on my giving
agenda? I have no doubt that
someone can use what I can give
them. God gave me a second chance
to improve o