READ: 1 Samuel 19:1-7
“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” – Proverbs 17:17
One of the first things a real leader does is to make friends. It is these same friends who will help you. The people who support you will become your followers. Are you a person who makes friends, or scatters people? Your friendships form a basis for acts of loyalty, support and even sacrifice.
What is the secret to having genuine friends? Be a genuine friend yourself.
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24
Never forget that you reap what you sow. If you are a traitor, traitors and rebels will surround you. If you are a loyal person, loyal people will surround you. No matter how loyal you are, you will still have some traitors. Betrayal is a part of real life. Jesus was a loyal friend and leader, but He had Judas.
In spite of this, decide to be a real friend so that you will gather genuine people around you. If you are honest, dishonest people will not flow with you. If you are holy, unholy people will not feel free to become your friends. As the saying goes, “Birds of a feather flock together.”