Whether choosing a friend or a mate....
Here are some tips to help you. Think of a friend or a potential mate..
and see if the following attributes apply.
Right Relationships
Right Relationships:
Build Your Confidence? ________
Encourage you when you are discouraged? ________
Motivate you to do your best? ________
Stimulate you to greater creativity? ________
Energize you when you are weary? ________
Comfort you when you are hurting? ________
Are they forgiving toward you? ________
Defend You - (e.g. Will love you and will defend you when you are criticized, will stand up for you, believe in you, and know the truth about you when no one else does)? ________
Love you when you are unlovely? ________
Accept you as you are (like Jesus does)? ________
Confront you when you are wrong? ________
Help build you up spiritually?_____________
Serve you – (they see your need and are willing to come to your aid)? ________
Will be patient with you (e.g. I understand where you are and why, and it’s ok)? _______
Wrong Relationships:
Dim your vision? ________
Discourage you? ________
Drag you down – (derail your thinking until you give it all up)? ________
Defeat and ultimately destroy you? Cause you physical or emotional harm? _______
Destroy your dreams? _________
Bring you down spiritually?_______________
Does the other person think only of their own needs? ________
Is that person unwilling or unable to share with you or include you? ________
Does someone demean you in private or in public? ________
Qualities to Look For In Relationships:
A person of Godly character – (e.g. Their beliefs and behavior are consistent with the word of God)
A person who is committed to you
A person who genuinely loves you for who you are (just for you)
A person who is looking out for your best interests
A person who will give you wise counsel (e.g. Would you even consider their opinion, are their facts truly factual, are their suggestions Godly?)
A person who will be honest with you even when it hurts
A person who will accept you as you are and encourage you to be better (in a positive way)
A person who is faithful to you in difficult and trying times (e.g. No matter what, I’ll be there for you)
A person who will give of themselves to you unselfishly
Look for someone who prays for you in whatever way needed…(who will call your name daily to the Living God)
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