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b'Friends come and go, but family is forever.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nMy mom must have repeated this phrase hundreds of times during my teen years. Yet even with those words seared into my brain, it didn\\u2019t hurt any less when friends left my life.\\nThe most recent time was probably the most painful. My best friend didn\\u2019t really care about hanging out with me anymore. She didn\\u2019t return my texts, and I would see picture after picture on social media of her spending time with other friends. I began to think maybe I was the problem.\\nThen I remembered what my mom used to say. Friends do come and go. But family is forever. Not just any family though\\u2014our families on earth can disappoint us and leave us too. I\\u2019m talking about our family with God.\\nYou see, when Jesus died on the cross to save us from sin and when He rose from the grave, God invited us into His family. When we put our faith in Christ, we become God\\u2019s children! And God will never leave us. He\\u2019s adopted us, and He promises we will live forever with Him and our family in Christ (Revelation 21:1-5).\\nIt\\u2019s important to find friends who will encourage you to be more like Christ. But don\\u2019t place your identity in who wants to be your friend or who has decided not to be your friend anymore. Jesus is our eternal Friend; He\\u2019s our Brother. He died for us, and He\\u2019s promised He will never abandon us (Hebrews 13:5-8).\\nSo, yes, friends come and go. But Jesus\\u2019 commitment to you is forever.\\n\\u2022 Have you ever experienced a friend walking away from your life? How did you respond?\\u2022 If you know Christ, you\\u2019re a part of God\\u2019s family. How does this truth affect your life and relationships? How can you remember that you are a part of God\\u2019s family and that God will never abandon you?\\nBut to all who did receive him [Jesus], he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name. John 1:12 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nProverbs 18:24; Romans 8:14-17'