{"id":1640,"date":"2015-06-27T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/to-have-friens-show-yourself-friendly\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:03:33","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:03:33","slug":"to-have-friens-show-yourself-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=1640","title":{"rendered":"To Have Friends, Show Yourself Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-S3rcgvRPljM\/VY6D1LIxQuI\/AAAAAAAAKpU\/q5gNJxwOU9o\/s1600\/Hyde%2BPark%2BMcCalls%2BWelcome.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HydeParkMcCallsWelcome.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Day 173 of Photo Inspirations \u2013 To Have Friends, Show Yourself Friendly<br \/>\nDon\u2019t you love it when someone texts or calls unexpectedly and invites you to dinner tonight? &nbsp;You don\u2019t have to cook, or think about where to eat out, and you get to spend time with friends.<\/p>\n<p>Proverbs 18:24 says: &nbsp;\u201cTo have friends, show yourself friendly.\u201d &nbsp; The Proverbs contain much wisdom about being a friend and HOW to find a friend. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve heard adults and children say that they didn\u2019t have any friends or that they had trouble finding friends. &nbsp;And there&#8217;s probably a reason for it. &nbsp;There is a key to having loyal friends or making friends in the first place. &nbsp;We have to show ourselves friendly. &nbsp; What I witnessed last night took that statement to a whole new level.<\/p>\n<p>Back to my first paragraph \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t you love it when someone texts or calls you unexpectedly, and invites you to dinner?\u201d &nbsp;That happened yesterday afternoon. &nbsp;Two weeks ago, a new couple moved into their new home here in my neighborhood. &nbsp;Usually, typical new homeowners would be thinking \u201cI wonder if anyone will come over and welcome us to the neighborhood.\u201d &nbsp;But not this new couple. &nbsp;They didn\u2019t wait for someone else to show themselves friendly. &nbsp;They stepped up to BE FRIENDLY. &nbsp;The text went like this: &nbsp;Meatloaf, potatoes &amp; tomatoes &amp; probably salad or fresh corn. &nbsp;Wine (communion) at 5:30 &amp; dinner sometime around 6:00 or 6:30! &nbsp;Hope you can make it! &nbsp;Pass the word!\u201d &nbsp;I thought, &nbsp;\u201cWHAT? &nbsp;They just moved in here and they\u2019re inviting us to their home before we can show ourselves friendly.\u201d &nbsp;They want friends, so they showed themselves friendly. &nbsp;I called to confirm what that text meant &#8212; and it was meant for all the single women in this community. &nbsp;She and her husband went out of their way to show themselves friendly to all 8 of us. &nbsp;I was so blessed by their unselfish gesture. &nbsp;We got to know them &#8212; a beautiful couple who share their life and faith with complete authenticity. &nbsp;It&#8217;s easy to tell they talk the talk AND walk the walk.<\/p>\n<p>I saw a precious couple go the extra mile \u2013 by setting a new standard &#8212; &#8220;Don\u2019t wait for someone else to be friendly\u2026.YOU BE the one to show yourself friendly &#8212; and while you&#8217;re doing that&#8230;..you just might find a BFF! <br \/>\nP.S. &nbsp;Love my Selfie Stick!!! &nbsp;LOL!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 173 of Photo Inspirations \u2013 To Have Friends, Show Yourself Friendly Don\u2019t you love it when someone texts or calls unexpectedly and invites you to dinner tonight? &nbsp;You don\u2019t have to cook, or think about where to eat out, and you get to spend time with friends. Proverbs 18:24 says: &nbsp;\u201cTo have friends, show&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1107,2457,10088,9136,5424,10089,10090],"class_list":["post-1640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bff","tag-go-the-extra-mile","tag-proverbs-1824-how-to-find-a-friend","tag-selfie-stick","tag-show-yourself-friendly","tag-talk-the-talk","tag-walk-the-walk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3762,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions\/3762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}