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Walking with a friend

It sounds funny to say, but I don’t enjoy walking. I know it’s very beneficial for our health and for getting from one place to another – but to me it’s kind of boring. Strangely enough, thinking about this devotion has helped me understand why I feel this way. It’s because I often think about walking for my health as being a solo activity. Walking with a friend feels like a very different proposition.

Thinking today about walking with Jesus fills my heart with delight. Knowing that I am never on my own as I journey through my life is amazing! The blessing of having a friend walk with you through whatever you’re going through is knowing that you always have someone to turn to. Is this true of Jesus? Yes!

Proverbs 27:9 reminds us of something that seems patently obvious, but is worth thinking about more. ‘The sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.’

When I think about my friendship with Jesus, I know that He has wisdom far greater than mine. I know that He is faithful and won’t desert me no matter what I share with Him. I know that He won’t get bored of me bringing up the same topic as we walk along our way. I know that when I share how I fail, He holds out His hands to show me that the price for it is paid.

Friendship with Jesus has to be the sweetest possible! Maybe I just need a mate to walk with, someone who can keep pointing me to the sweetest friend of all, who will be with us as we go.

Written by KATIE SMITH