It Turns Out … You Can Pick Your Friends // A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed, Part 2

<p>Choosing our friends is something that mostly we don’t think too much about. But it’s something we ought to give quite some thought to. Because some people are going to be good friends … and others can tear us apart. So – how do you choose your friends?</p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>Choosing a Friend</strong></span></h3> <p>Hey, it’s great to be with you again this week on the programme as we are continuing our look at good and godly friendships in a series that I have called, “A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed”. And today we are going to take a look at the fact that, as things turn out, we actually do get to pick our friends. Now it’s always fascinated me how people choose a marriage partner. What is it that clicks there? What is it that kind of gets that chemistry going?</p> <p>I was watching a TV special a few months back where a whole bunch of research has been done on exactly that. It was fascinating really, but despite all the research, they still didn’t quite nail it. There is something incredible and special about how two people kind of choose one another to become life-long soul mates. It’s one of God’s great mysteries, don’t you think? At the moment I locked my eyes onto the woman who is now my wife, Jacqui, there was no one else for me – not sure how it works but I’m really glad it does.</p> <p>But have you ever thought about how people choose their friends? I remember doing a series on air a few years back about relatives. It was called, "You Can Pick Your Friends but You Can’t Pick Your Relatives". Boy, did that one get a great response! So this idea of picking friends, how does it happen? Because my hunch is that there are some people who, frankly, we wouldn’t want as friends.</p> <p>There are some people who I know – I can picture their faces right now – who I have to tell you, would make terrible friends and so they don’t become friends; I don’t let them into that circle, because if I did, that relationship would damage me. I’m sure you can think of a few people in yo