TDW 10-13-08 Who Is in Your Corner?

By: Eddie L. Long
(Who Is in Your Corner?)

The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray. - Proverbs 12:26

What kind of people do you need in your corner in the battle of faith? You need to associate with people who build up your faith and increase your confidence and dependence on God. I am not talking about “nice guys” or “nice girls.” I am talking about the kind of people who will make a conscious effort to encourage you. If your friends and associates do not make a conscious effort to build you up, then they will end up wearing you down.

Picture yourself as a prizefighter about to enter the ring and fight with the devil to get the Word of God out. When you go back to your corner, who is waiting with towel in hand, ready to give you water?

As the battle for the Word wears on, you will need associates in your corner who will rub your shoulders and boost you to victory. “You are the man God chose! Keep going—you can do it. You prepared for this day, and no man or devil can stop you from fulfilling God’s will. Come on, get up again and go get him. Make him wish he had never tried to hinder this work of God. You were born for such a day as this, so do not hold back. Go for the knockout!”

Everyone needs the support and counsel of trusted friends and associates. It is your God-given protection from the enemy and even from yourself!

Good friends will tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear. Nathan was one of David’s truest friends, and he told David the truth even though David was a king and a feared warrior. Do you have a Nathan, a Paul, a Barnabas, or a John in your corner? Ask God for godly friends and counselors. He will answer your prayer. It is in perfect alignment with His will for your life.

Pray with me:

Heavenly Father, my heart burns to fulfill Your will and do great exploits in Your name. Send me godly counselors and trusted friends who will speak the truth in love and share my vision for Your kingdom. Forge us into a team unified in faith, vision, hope, and the fire of the Holy Ghost; a team that is fully yielded to Your will. Thank You for these things. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.