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A True and Real Friend

I learned about real friendship at a men’s gathering last week.  Sam, (a real friend of mine), was sharing with the guys how friendships are forged together.  [forge  – to make, especially by concentrated effort]  He explained that a true and real friendship needs to be consistent, connected, and transparent.

Friendship

Friendship

I see an example of friendship in these logs.  Each individual log has its own character marks, even flaws.  Each log has its own strengths, yet weak areas.  Each log is in its own position, some higher than others, but all important.  Yet, they are forged together.  Cut, whittled, placed, constructed, designed, molded, made to fit  engineered………..simply put, they have been forged.

.a tight bond

Why must friendships be forged?  To remain tight, bonded, permanent, true, and real.

The creator of this house forged these individual logs into something bigger and better.

Our Creator is forging us into something bigger and better.  John 15:15-16 says, “I no longer call you servants, (individual tree)….but I call you friends.  You did not choose me, but I chose you….(part of His log home)

Read the entire chapter of John 15.  Let God show you how to have and be a true friend.

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.       Henri Nouwen

See Ya friends!!!   Dan Ainsworth   wildernesspreacher.com

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Resting

 

Resting

Resting

This trophy is resting.  Resting from the ones that want to make him a trophy (the hunters).  He’s also resting from the ones he wants to be his trophy (his females)  I took this picture while traveling in Colorado yesterday.

This week I am resting.  Disconnected, no contact with the outside world.  Except to stop in the library here in Westcliffe. Colorado.  I wanted to connect with you.

I’m resting.  Did I say disconnected?  Yes, except from hearing from God.  Tuning out all the world’s happenings, seems to tune in God’s will and direction more clearly. Take time to rest with God. Spend a quiet time, your devotion time, your coffee time with just Him, or if possible, several days in the Colorado wilderness. He leads me to green pastures.  He restores my soul.  Psalms 23

I’m sure the worlds activities will be there when I get back.  Paying bills,everyday chores, AND I also heard about some football activities going on in Mississippi.  Word travels, even in the wilderness.  See YA!  Dan Ainsworth

 

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Fruits from one tree. What made the difference?

 

DCIM100GOPRO   Compare the size of the pears on the left, to the ones on the on the right. They came from the same tree.  What made the difference?

The grafting of new wood.  A new twig, more abundant source of fruit, was grafted onto the tree.  It had to be received by the tree, then healed to the tree, then allowed to grow with the tree.  After a period of time, a harvest is seen from the new fruit growing together with the tree.

It may be just me, but isn’t this a great example of BEING a Christian.  We have to receive the Holy Spirit, be “healed” (or the churchy word “saved”), then allowed to grow spiritually.  After a period of time we begin to see the fruits of harvest.

Galatians 5:22 NIV But the fruit of the Spirit is love,joy, peace, patience, kindness,goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

Check out this translation.       Galatians 5:22The Message (MSG)22-23 But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.

The tree(you) gets to decide which fruit to grow.  I’ve made my decision to bear abundantly by being “grafted” by the Holy Spirit and (churchy word) “saved”.

What decision have you made?

p.s. While writing this, I’m having toast and homemade pear butter for breakfast!!  Can’t beat that!!!

See Ya!!  Dan Ainsworth  wildernesspreacher.com

for more on grafting, go to the Archived story on June 1st Did God Just Cut You Off?