Friends
"A friend who guards her words is a gift." Once you have experienced true friendship, it is a little easier to identify the frauds. A true friend will be honest and true - even when it hurts. "Words spoken by friends are especially powerful. They can lift us up and spur us on to achieve things that wouldn't have been possible without the encouragement of a friend. But harmful words can also be the very thing that renders a woman powerless and shut her down." True friends will not tell you what you want to hear but what you NEED to hear. Harmful words can be said in a friendly tone... "'A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.' (John 13:34-35). It is simply impossible to love another person the way Christ wants us to love while speaking hurtful words to or about them. And loving others isn't a gent