PURPOSEFUL PARTNERSHIP

What do you look for in a friend? Some youths make friends without a single thought given to what mutual benefits should come out of it. Even before I was born again I was clearheaded as to what I wanted in a friendship. Here is what I mean: I was very good at

mathematics, but chemistry was a bit of a hard nut for me to crack. A classmate was struggling with Mathematics, but in Chemistry, he was totally at home. So we formed a strategic partnership; he helped me with my Chemistry and I ran him through Mathematics. The result was a win-win situation; we both did well in Chemistry and Mathematics.

Joab was a great warrior, but even great achievers often need the assistance from others to record greater success. So he spoke the words in our text to a fellow-warrior. A burden shared gets lighter. In your pursuit of academic and spiritual excellence, look for appropriate partners and do well together with them. Some might ask how can I know or possibly get an appropriate partner. If the both of you cannot do things together based on a plan set by both partners for a period of 6 months knowing fully well that that plan yields no monetary benefit instead consumes all you have, then there is compatibility issues.

Challenge: how is my present crop of friends making my life better?

Prayer: father, lead me to friends who can add value to my life.