TRAITS OF A GOD - GIVEN COVENANT FRIEND

Job went through great trial but he was deserted by friends and relatives.At a point his wife even advised him to curse God and die."Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.(Job 2.9) . You do not know your true friend until you are in a situation of helplessness.But as a true child of God,God will never allow us to die in hardship,He will always use people to come to our aids.Has he not promised that in Isaiah 43.2  "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.' He is GOD he will turn the heart of certain persons to favor us in time of need.

The following are some traits that can be found in the life of your God-given friend.
A true covenant friend makes sacrifices when necessary: John 15:13 says " Greater love has no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends." True covenant friends will make sacrifices to help you. Merriam-Webster defines sacrifice as "the act of giving up something that you want to keep, especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone." You may not have to literally lay your life down, but you may have to sacrifice time, money and even your own needs at times to help a friend.
A true covenant friend will stand up for you and fight alongside you: In 1 Samuel 18-20, Saul tried to kill David a dozen times. Jonathan, Saul's son, had a covenant relationship with David and stood with him through the assaults. Even though Jonathan was next in line for the throne of Israel, he helped David escape his father's wrath (1 Sam. 20). That's a self-sacrificing friend.                                                                          
A true covenant friend will tell you what nobody else will: Proverbs 27:6 says, "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." Friends should lift you up, but sometimes the Lord will use them to help you root out wrong behaviors and mindsets. Of course, they should do it in love and not with accusations.
A true covenant friend will get into agreement with you: Amos 3:3 says, "Do two people walk together, if they have not agreed?" That doesn't mean that true friends will agree on every little thing, but it does mean that they won't break relationship over disagreements. You've heard it said, "We'll agree to disagree." True friends find agreement.
A true covenant friend is someone you can trust with anything: Although we must ultimately put our trust in God over man, trust is the cornerstone of every relationship. Once violated, trust can be difficult to earn back. True friends have tight lips, have your back and have the integrity not to share your personal life with others or break your boundaries. True friends are consistent and don't merely say the words but do the actions to back them up.
A true covenant friend walks in love, which includes forgiveness: A true friend believes in you, stands by you and sticks out the tough times in the relationship. Nobody's perfect, and we're all growing in the fruit of the Spirit, but a true friend treats the relationship with 1 Corinthians 4:8 in mind: "Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up, does not behave itself improperly, seeks not its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil; rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love never fails."
Reference: Charismanews.com

PRAYER

I pray for everyone who may be suffering depression at the moment or may be you have been deserted by friends,colleagues or relatives because of your health condition or financial condition.Just believe that shortly,my God will send you a sure help and you will have a testimony of God's faithfulness and provision in Jesus name amen.