Friend or Foe?

“Christians don’t tell lies they just go to church and sing them.”  A.W. Tozer   (Thanks BMOC)

Who am I that You are mindful of me?
That You hear me when I call
Is it true that You are thinking of me?
How you Love me
It’s Amazing

I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
He calls me friend

Everytime I sing this song in church I have to ask myself; am I really and does He really?   Is it biblically based that God calls me friend?  I have absolutely no doubt that God is mindful of me, but am I bold enough to say that He calls me friend.  God called Abraham friend: ‘and the Scripture was fulfilled that says,”Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God.’  James 2:23

John 15:14 says  ‘You are my friends if you do what I command.’ Well, there are a whole lot of people singing and believing that song without doing what He commands.  And I count myself in that group more often than not, unfortunately I fail miserably at keeping His commands.  I think that it is extremely hard living in the United States to live a life that is truly pleasing to God.  There are so many distractions that deceive us and lead us in the wrong direction.

Parents know that quite often they can not be their child’s friend if they truly love them and expect them to grow.  I believe it is the same way with our heavenly Father.  Hopefully, as I mature as a Christian, at some point in time He will be able to call me friend. 

Through the bible I have come to know Abraham friend of God, and I sir am no Abraham!  My prayer is for discernment of deception and to be able to live a life that is pleasing to the God of Abraham.

Thinking praying out loud, RT.