You’ve Got a Friend

Written By Betty Predmore
 
 

I remember a song from my childhood that went something like this... “People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” Then I believe it was Carly Simon who asked us all... “Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend?”

We all need friends. We all need those who will walk alongside us in our tough times, the tough times of our own making and the ones that are hurled at us by circumstance.

Sometimes those people are nestled within our own families. Other times they are beautiful surprises that God brings to us just when we need them

People who will HEAR us. People who will PRAY for us. People who will take our hand and LEAD us through the fires of life and bring us out of the flames with our hearts unscorched.

Ruth was that kind of friend to her mother-in-law Naomi. How bitter Naomi was. How hopeless after losing not only her husband, but her two sons, while living in a foreign land. How desperate she must have been to be willing to take off alone to travel to her homeland.

But she didn’t realize what a treasure God had brought her in her sweet, brave daughter-in-law. A woman, a widow herself, who willingly left all she knew to walk through that journey with Naomi.

And once they reached their destination, she gave all she had to make sure Naomi had all she needed. The true sacrifice of friendship. The literal carrying of burdens. All done with honor, respect, love, and devotion to making someone else’s life better.

What a blessing it is when God brings us a Ruth to walk alongside us! How much sweeter this journey of life is with sweet sisterhood!

We all have such wonderful opportunities to walk alongside others, to carry a bit of their load, to bring a smile to a burdened heart, and to make a difference in someone’s life. Whose life can you touch today? Who can you pray for...walk with? Whose burdens can your help carry to lighten a load?

God will use you...if your heart is willing.

Betty Predmore

Betty Predmore is a writer, blogger, speaker and ministry leaders.  She is the founder of Mom-Sense, Inc., a ministry designed for mentorship, connection and service to women of all life circumstances.  Through this ministry, women are encouraged and supported with scripture and life application. Mom-Sense helps women overcome life struggles through small group classes with biblical curriculum, individual counseling, bible studies, and other areas of support.  

Betty also directs the Imperial Valley Life Center, which is a non-profit faith-based pro life women’s resource center.  She has a passion for saving the unborn and supporting mothers through pregnancy and motherhood.

Betty holds a certification as a Christ-Based Counselor through the National Association of Certified Christ-Based Counselors. She is also a State of California Certified Facilitator for Anger Management/Batterer’s Treatment Program. In addition, she is a certified Facilitator for Living Free, a faith-based curriculum for parenting, addiction recovery, and anger management.

Betty loves to speak at events, sharing the love of Jesus with other women.  She does this through practical life application mingled with God’s word, and sprinkled with humor.  Having experienced a broken home, divorce, abuse, grief, single motherhood, blended families, and adoption, she uses the broken places and movement of God in her own life to share His word in an inspiring way.  She enjoys sharing her blogs on social media as a way of reaching out on a broader spectrum. Betty has many speaking topics which can be found on her website.

As an author, she has had the opportunity to impact women and reach deep into their hearts with her words of inspiration and encouragement.  Through Pondering Virtue and Whispered Grace, she has created wonderful tools for the woman who is seeking direction in her spiritual walk.

Betty serves on the writing team of A Wife Like Me, and is also a contributor to Moms Encouraging Moms and Gift of Thorns.  Her blogs have appeared in several magazine publications throughout the years including Southern Faith Magazine, Purposeful Life, and Aspiring Woman Magazine.

While Betty thrives on her ministry opportunities, her greatest blessings come from being a wife to Jim and a mama to their wonderful collection of children, who bring joy, laughter, and an occasional tear to her days.

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