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I was reading John 15 1-17 where JESUS was telling mankind how to be content in this Life by giving instruction on how to be friends with GOD. Verses seven {7} and eleven {11} truly strike me as to how much GOD Loves us and wants to be our friends!!! Thank You JESUS!!!
I want to be a friend of GOD!!! I can not imagine a world in which GOD does not exist . I know that I can become close to HIM. A world in which we could not personally know GOD would be a world in which there was no Hope!!! Of all the relationships I can even dream of ; I would give them all away , just to have HIM in my life ; every moment of every day!!! What else really matters anyhow??? If we go through this Life and fail to develop a friendship with GOD we have forfeited any right we have for eternal happiness, period!!! We were created for HIS pleasure ,however . HE has given us a way in which the benefits of loving HIM are mutual!!! Glory!!!
GOD will never fail us!!! When we look to ourselves ,or anyone whom we have ever really counted on , we find that without doubt that GOD is the Answer, the only Answer , which we might hold onto in this ever-changing world we inhabit!!! Loving one-another becomes second nature with GOD involved in our decision to Love!!! GOD is Good and to have HIM as a friend is to have a Good friend!!! I love GOD!!!
I feel Someone pruning on me!!! Must be my Friend!!! I Love you!!!!!!! Mark
Mark Byrd's Blog 
In a way your posts documents why GOD cares more about outcasts. Outcasts really don’t enjoy this life very much. So they find it a lot easier to put faith, hope and trust in GOD and teh next life. That’s really all they have.
On the other hand, the rich, famous and special people of the world, enjoy this life and find it harder to need GOD. They have all the things that are important to them. Kind of like the parable of THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS (Luke 16:19-31).
You might say between your message and my post we explained why Christ was sorry for the man that wanted to be his disciple. The man had no trouble obeying GOD LAWS but when Christ told him he also had to sell everything he had and give the money to the poor, he went away sad.
Thanks for your message,
Chuck Lentine
(AKA GOD’S Cowboy)
http://blogs.myspace.com/chucklentine