Your Real Friends Will Never Do This.

Prov.11:13 - He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.   NASU 

• Friends Know How To Keep Secrets 

Have you ever done something that was embarrassing and asked a friend not to repeat a word about this event?  Well, guess what you can actually use this as a litmus test for who will be your real friends.
 
Friends know how to conceal things about you and not reveal them.
 
This proverb says a talebearer or one who walks about spreading scandal about you will not be a friend. This person will reveal the events that you didn't want made known. If they will reveal simple embarrassing things then imagine if there was something serious that you didn't want people to find out about you.
 
Please know that I am not talking about anything criminal here. What I am referring to is things that happen to all of us in life but you don't want the whole world to know about it. 

• Friends Are Trustworthy 

One thing I can say about being in the ministry I heard a lot of people confess to some pretty stupid acts, and they would say, "You have to promise me you will not repeat this."
 
I had a reputation that no matter what anyone told me it never got repeated by me.
 
If you are going to be a friend the first characteristic you want to develop is being trustworthy. When someone shares with you an event in their life and asks you to keep it a secret, be a trustworthy friend and don't repeat it. Honor their request.
 
Don't be a low life and blab everything you know.
 
No one can force you to reveal secrets. The power is all yours. You can either conceal or reveal the matter the choice is yours. Take the high road and conceal what you have been asked to conceal.
 
Be a trustworthy friend and conceal matters that pertain to you and your friend(s). 

• Be The Friend You Would Like To Have In Your Life 

We all have beliefs of how we think a friend should behave. Then behave this same way towards others. Be the friend towards other that you would like to have in your life.
 
Be a friend today and contact a friend and tell him/her how they have blessed your life.

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." - Helen Keller
 
Think on These:
 
A good friend knows all your best stories, while a best friend has lived them with you.

Good Friends are Hard to Find, Harder to Leave, and Impossible to Forget.

Events in life are not quite as scary when you have a best friend.

Stay Pumped,

Gary A. Serago

Minister of God's Word