Good Support Group Matters

         "Don't be selfish, don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others better then yourself. Don't think only about your own affairs but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing. Your attitude should be the same that of Jesus Christ. Though He was God He did not demand and cling to his rights as God. He made himself nothing, He took on the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form. And in the human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminal's death on a cross."- Philippians 2:3-8

         These verses are ones I have looked at but haven't been doing a great job of lately. I've been so busy at work and so set in my ways and woe is me type attitude that I haven't cared for my friends as I should have been. Because of that, I'm losing a lot of them if not lost them already. Some friends are telling me to look to other people and help them and my attitude will change a lot. I don't know what has gotten into me this past year. I love to listen and encourage that was a big part of me in college.
          We had this encouragement box at BSU and I would love to write a note in there or even pass them out the the people they belonged to. As I am out in the real world that has faded away a little bit and I hate that. I would love a job where I could just listen and encourage and get paid for that. Good group of supportive friends do matter and I want to be one of those friends. I had a real hard time this weekend just fighting different things that the devil threw my way and i had friends come up beside me and just "hold me" and encourage me to keep on going. They gave me some advice, verses, and other ideas to look into. Even though, I know God is my Guide and Leader He can and has used those friends in so many ways.
            Saturday night I just felt like I wanted to be alone at church and I was. I sat by myself because I had a hard week at work. Most people don't believe that the devil can get you when you are alone. Well, now I believe because without my support group of friends at church, I feel like the devil has tried to get me two times in church while I'm by myself. The strange thing is all the people were "missionaries". One from Costa Rica and the others from a Latter of Christ Church. Not impressed at all. For me, they were all too pushy and if you know me personally you know what I mean by that. No one calls me on the phone just after the first time we met or calls me beautiful when they don't even know me deeply.
            I truly believe though that the devil saw those chances of where I was weak and worn out because of work so he tried to get me but every time I have had a friend or few friends that I could turn to for help. To make more sense of what happened Saturday, I got up in the middle of the early morning and just started to cry and my head was hurting non-stop and I just felt really sick and hurting all over. I've had these fits before and I've had other fits where I will just start screaming and crying really hard uncontrollably for a few mins. Something will set it off but then I think back and would be like why did I do that again.
           I'm not trying to scare or make anyone believe. This probably isn't the best place for me to share this but I just want people to know that the Bible is true and the devil is out there and will try to get us at our weakness, alone moments so you need to have those strong, good, supportive friends beside you at all times. Knowing you can run to them and this weekend for me, I saw that a lot. I saw who was there for me and who was not in many ways. I know I also have been complaining a lot too and that people that will just listen to my complaining mean a lot too.
          If you don't have a good supportive group of friends, I would recommend on getting one. For all my friends that read this, thank you for helping me grow more into the person that God has made me to be but I know He isn't done with me yet and won't be until I meet Him in Heaven. :) I want to be there for you all too. I know I need to do a better job at it.
         All this to wrap that verse I started with up. "Looking to the interests of others will keep you God focused and keep your mind off of yourself. Other people need you more then you need yourself."