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Take Care of Your Strong Friend; They Weren’t Always So Strong

by P. Williamson
July 19, 2018
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We all have one. That strong friend who always seems to have their life together. While it seems like your life is in shambles, they always seem to have just the right motivational quote or Bible verse to help lift you up. They know how to talk you off the ledge when you are being completely irrational. They calm you down and remind you to be professional when you are this close to committing felony murder on a co-worker.

It actually gets on your nerves a little bit how they have it all together, and seem to have had it together since 1998 while you were still trying to figure out how to use the universal remote control in your house. How do they do it? How are they so strong? How do they stay motivated their entire lives? I got out of bed once and I have been exhausted ever since.

My wife is my strong friend. She has helped me through all my shortcomings. She always has these little sayings that fit the situation perfectly. For example, when things are just not going my way she will remind me of that old saying: “When life gives you high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, simulated flavors, potassium benzoate, gum Arabic, Yellow 5…make lemonade.” (Apparently no one uses actual lemons in lemonade anymore.) Or, when I get upset about little things, throw a pity party for myself, and blow things way out of proportion, she is there to calmly remind me that cowboys who ride off into the sunset quickly run out of daylight and have to make camp right outside of town. She is like the in-house Confucius.

Like most people who have a strong friend, I take advantage of her strength and I lean on her a lot. She has her own stuff going on but she is a rock when it comes to being there for me. Sometimes, I am even offended when she is not there for me. That’s why I am writing this. I’m telling you to take care of your strong friend. Find out what they need and be a strong friend for them. They weren’t always strong.

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No one starts off with muscles, except maybe The Rock. I am convinced he was born with muscles. Other than him, everyone else must train. Strong friends had to go through some ups and downs, trials and tribulations. Sometimes we don’t see what they had to go through, we just get to see the finished product. We don’t know the weight their souls had to carry that made them so strong. When you are praising the butterfly, don’t you ever disrespect the caterpillar. Those hard times before the cocoon are important to your strong friend. Don’t ever forget that.

Second Corinthians 12:9-10 tells us that God’s grace is sufficient. Paul said he would boast gladly about his weaknesses, for when he was weak that’s when he was strong. Your strong friend accepts their weaknesses, gives them to God, and in return He gives them strength. You may see your strong friend and they may not be sick, but they are not well either because they feel they must be strong always for everyone. Take care of your strong friend.

I always knew I could help people, but I had to learn how to help them the way they needed to be helped. My wife helped me to become a strong person because she allowed God to help her use her weaknesses to turn them into strengths. There was a time she would worry, nag, bother…she is probably going to read this so let’s go with she encouraged me to be better. She is my strong friend and I am going to spend the rest of my life taking care of her. So, when she tries to feed me salads (or as I call it, “expensive leaf nonsense”) I let her, because taking care of myself allows me to take care of her.

Take care of your strong friend. Don’t abuse, misuse, and/or take advantage of him or her. Take care of your strong friend. Take care of your strong friend. If you allow God to use you, and you aren’t already, then one day you will be the strong friend and will need someone to take care of you.


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Prescott Williamson is a Bible-believing Christian, a husband, and a father. Prescott also believes there is a little humor to be found in whatever situation God sends our way. He was born in the small islands of the Bahamas but now lives in the suburbs of Fort Worth, Texas, which is basically the same thing. He enjoys watching TV, reading, blogging, and serving in his church (especially on the days they serve donuts). You can see what he's been thinking about lately at prescottascoolbreeze.com.

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