Real Friends Don’t Have to Be Perfect
- Skulla
- Nov 16
- 1 min read
Sometimes the pain of fake friends makes us want to disappear completely. We block numbers, delete contacts, and tell ourselves it’s safer that way. But when we stop caring what anyone thinks, we risk losing what God does want to give us real fellowship.
Proverbs 17:17 “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
Not everyone who smiles is a friend, and not everyone who leaves is an enemy. The real work is learning how to stay soft without staying foolish. Boundaries are protection, not punishment. Forgiveness doesn’t mean re-adding people to your life, but it does mean freeing your heart to connect again. The goal isn’t to have many friends, it’s to have pure ones.
Proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
Pray for discernment, not defense. God doesn’t want you lonely; He wants you surrounded by those who help you stay sharp, not drained.
Not everyone who left was fake, sometimes they were proof of your growth.
What did God teach you about friendship this year?
God will always be your best friend
this is encouraging. it's hard sometimes to stay soft for new folks coming in when past ppl have did a number on my trust or the idea of my vulnerable with ppl the Lord taught me friends must be proven, as well for myself for them.
I read this while at work a few days ago and was interrupted and then forgot to comment on it after.
This reminds me of the scripture that always comes to my mind. God has told us to stay by Godly people always, godly people that know how to keep the commandments.
Praise the Lord everyone. The reason why we have this community is to stay around Godly people.