Loyalty.

There are only a few I consider to be "loyal" friends. 

Should it be this way? 

"Friends will come, and Friends will go" is the all so familiar saying which people have heard, and lived by. 

But do true friends go? Do we hand pick our friends, and how much does society really pull its influence on our lives?
In some cultures, being loyal (to your spouse, friends, etc...) are key components, w/out even thinking about it. 

Why can't we all live by this same loyalty? Why does our American culture have to be all about "taking care of ourselves". 

Our world is a family, and God places each of us here for one another.  

To keep ourselves accountable for things that might be detrimental, or the things which make us happy.

An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness (Hubbard). 

Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice (Wilson).  

Loyalty is the pledge of truth to oneself and others (Boardly).  

Our loyalties must transend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective (Martin Luther King Jr.).  

Loyalty cannot be blueprinted. It cannot be produced on an assembly line. In fact, it cannot be manufactured at all, for its origin is the human heart-the center of self-respect and human dignity. It is a force which leaps into being only when conditions are exactly right for it-and it is a force very sensitive to betrayal (Franks).

Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life (Hill). 

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (Proverbs 17:17) 

 

A true friend, isn't just a "friend" but a brother. Proverbs says, he is built to stand w/ his brother/sister through even the most difficult times.  

Live your life to be loyal. True friends will come, and real friends are brothers/sisters who will stay. 

Be blessed. 

Live. Love. Be healthy. 

Always, 

Russy