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What Makes the Perfect Friend? · Kate’s Devotional Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Hi, I'm Kate Dresden and welcome to Kate's Devotional Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: I drop my podcast every Wednesday.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's always a five minute or less devotional to bring you encouragement as we try
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  SPEAKER_00: to live our lives according to the Bible.
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  SPEAKER_00: So glad you're here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today we're going to talk about friends.
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  SPEAKER_00: We all need them.
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  SPEAKER_00: I was looking and I found a survey called the 2021 American Perspectives Survey.
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  SPEAKER_00: It shows that more Americans are reporting fewer close friendships than ever.
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  SPEAKER_00: Can you relate?
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, many people out there, they're longing to find close friends who truly care about them.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you feel like you don't have people who love and support you, it can be really sad and lonely.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we all know there's a big difference between social media friends and real friends, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: People can be very popular on TikTok or Instagram, but have very few true friends in real life.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's probably a lot of popular people out there who are still searching for real friendship.
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  SPEAKER_00: The good news is that if you're a believer in Christ,
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  SPEAKER_00: you already have a friend who's very eager to develop a deeper relationship with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: God is the perfect friend because He's, well, perfect.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are so many reasons why, but today I'm just gonna give you three.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number one, His availability.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus is there for us every minute of every day.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, if one of my friends called me at 3 a.m., I would be irritated.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if it wasn't an emergency, I'd be mad.
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  SPEAKER_00: But you know, that's never the case with Jesus.
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  SPEAKER_00: He encourages us to come to Him anytime, day or night.
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  SPEAKER_00: Psalms 121:4 (New King James Version)
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  SPEAKER_00: "Behold, he who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep."
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  SPEAKER_00: We don't ever have to worry about waking God up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Isn't that nice to know that He's always there when we call on His name?
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  SPEAKER_00: Always.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can't say that about human friends.
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  SPEAKER_00: #2 - His Empathy
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  SPEAKER_00: Christ cares for us more than we can even comprehend.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, even our closest friends can't completely understand us.
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  SPEAKER_00: They can never know just exactly how we're thinking or feeling.
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  SPEAKER_00: But that's never an issue with God because He created us.
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  SPEAKER_00: He knows everything about us.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love the verse in Psalms 139.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's verses 1, 3, and 4.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I'm going to read this time out of the New American Standard Bible, 1995 update.
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  SPEAKER_00: God knows what we're thinking before we do.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's great to know our Lord cares about us in spite of knowing all of our faults.
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  SPEAKER_00: #3 - His dependability.
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  SPEAKER_00: Everyone has been let down by a friend at some point because we're not perfect.
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  SPEAKER_00: It happens.
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  SPEAKER_00: but God will never let us down.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Psalms 1830, I'm going to read out the New King James version.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says, as for God, his way is perfect.
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  SPEAKER_00: The word of the Lord is proven.
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  SPEAKER_00: He is a shield to all who trust in him.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can completely depend on the savior.
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  SPEAKER_00: He makes our life worth living and He brings meaning to our very existence.
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  SPEAKER_00: No one's going to find a better friend.
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  SPEAKER_00: And no,
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  SPEAKER_00: it's not quite the same as a human friend that you're sitting across the table with
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  SPEAKER_00: and you hear their voice and see their facial expressions.
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  SPEAKER_00: But actually, I'd say it's better.
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  SPEAKER_00: We never have to doubt his love.
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  SPEAKER_00: We never have to worry if he's distracted by anything else going on in the world or
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  SPEAKER_00: not paying attention to what we have to say.
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  SPEAKER_00: We never have to doubt His motives.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are so many wonderful things about a relationship with God.
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  SPEAKER_00: And He wants to have a deeper relationship with us.
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  SPEAKER_00: So how do we do that?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well,
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  SPEAKER_00: we spend time in prayer and reading the very words of the Bible that He wrote just
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  SPEAKER_00: for us to teach us more about Him and the kind of life He wants us to live.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I encourage you to spend some time with him today.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm going to be doing the same.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you want more of my podcast or written devotionals,
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  SPEAKER_00: check out my free Substack account at katedreston.substack.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: Make it a great day, and thanks for listening.