FRIENDSHIP

11 Signs of True
Friendship

Apostle Ejike Chris Peter

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FRIENDSHIP
11 Signs of True
Friendship

Apsotle Ejike Chris Peter

Lightup Estate & Publishing™

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INTRODUCTION

Over the years I have tried to be very

careful in differentiating between a friend,
colleague, acquaintance, and neighbors.

Stop calling everyone your friend. Your

spouse, siblings, colleagues and
neighbors are not necessarily your friend.
Read with an open mind this book to
understand who a friend is.

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As a preacher, experiences and study, has

shaped my mind to understanding not
everyone who claps for you, smile at you
or calls you for a meeting is your friend.
Events connect people; time reveals who a
true friend is.

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11 SIGNS OF
TRUE FRIENDSHIP

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ONE

SIMPLICITY

When true friendship exists simplicity

comes into play. It is only before a true
friend that you can truly be yourself,
nothing like packaging because you are
sure someone is watching your back.

A friend brings out your real personality.

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There's craziness in every man no matter

how quiet and discipline he/she is, only a
true friend know and manage that expect
of your life.

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RESPECT

Friends don't look down on each other;

their individuality does not come into play.
Love helps them to understand and
respect each other.

Sometimes, there's so much gap in age

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difference, so much gap in

accomplishments, and so much gap in
education among friends. Yet, it doesn't
give room for disrespect.

Their bond must be stronger than their

individuality.

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THREE

CONFIDENCE

Anyone who calls himself my friend and

all we do is to talk about ministry; we're
simply colleagues, not friends.

Friends talk about everything. A friend is

one who truly knows you, and who you

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truly know. Else, how can you both be

confident in each other? How does he or
she help you in the darkest season of your
life?

A friend is one who you share your true

self with, one who you can trust with
secrets and the craziest stuff.

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FOUR

PROXIMITY

Proximity is essential to friendship.

If we only call, text or visit when we are

in need; then we're colleagues, not friends.
If we live in the same city for years, you
don't know my office and don't know my

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house, we're not friends, but colleagues.

Friends are constantly in touch, every way

possible.

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FIVE

SACRIFICE

No true friendship exists without

sacrifice.

You must be willing to lose something in

the cause of friendship. Friendship is both
painful and gainful. Selfishness is a killer

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of friendship. No friendship will survive

when selfishness is in play.

Most times, friendship makes you do what

ordinarily you will not do.

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SIX

CORRECTION

It is dangerous if the person you consider

a friend cannot boldly correct you and if
you are not willing to take correction
from someone you consider a friend.

A true friend will respectfully call your

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attention to things you are not doing right,

and you must be willing to take
correction.
There’s almost no one else to tell you the
truth if not for friendship.

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SEVEN

COMPLIMENT

A friend who competes with you is not a

true friend. He or she is a rival who will
eventually become an enemy.

True friends genuinely motivate and

complement each other. A true friend

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should be happy when his friend just

accomplished something great; he should
be able to call or visit to experience his
joy and compliment his friend.

In true friendship "a win for one is a win

for all." A friend who can't handle your
success or testimony will eventually
become an enemy.

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EIGHT

PROTECTION

Friends protect one another. Anyone who

cannot protect you is not your friend.
He/she will soon betray you.

A true friend will go extra mile to protect

his friend in the phase of adversity or

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shame.

Be intentional about those you call your

friends.

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NINE

SUPPORT

A true friend will always see your success

as he’s, and therefore, will do whatever
possible to support you reach the top.

A true friend doesn't see your success as

your success but our success. The success

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of one is the success of all his friends.

This is why friends must support and
help each other out.

Helping out with money is important.

However, it is not always about money.
Help out with time, presence, information
and a genuine heart. True friends don't
hide secret that works from each other.
They share ideas to get better, and grow
together.

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TEN

FORGIVENESS

Friends can disagree with each other or

have misunderstandings. What makes
them true friends is their ability to fix it,
and not let issues affect their relationship.

When there's a misunderstanding, a true

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friend will not reveal the secret you

shared with him to hurt you. He is
confident issues make relationships better.
So, they don’t hold grudges. They forgive
themselves always.

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ELEVEN

PRIDE

A true friend will be proud of you.

Anyone who doesn't publicly identify with

you is an enemy in disguise, not a true
friend. A friend who is ashamed to call
you friend publicly is not a friend.

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CONCLUSION

Think about those you call firneds. Are

they true friends? Are you really a true
true?

Read this book again if you need to. Also,

share it with someone to help promote
healthy friendships.

God bless every true friend, and give

everyone the heart to be a true friend.

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ENDNOTE
Friendship is key to success and
greatness. If you don’t have a friend, you
might never make it in life. Also, if you are
not a friend, you might never make it in
life. Nevertheless, there are friends and
there are true friends.

The goal of this work is to make you a

true friend as well as to reveal signs that
will help you discover true friends.

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Check yourself and your friend(s) in-line

with the points my friend Apostle Chris
has made to see where you need to start
working on yourself from today.

You are the best.

DrLightupChikere
Bishop, Lightup Fellowship Church

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Ejike Chris Peter

hails from Imo State
in Nigeria, West
Africa.

He is the Apostle of
the Prophetic called by God, and Apostle
of Word-Act International Christian
Centre, Lagos-Nigeria.

Follow Apostle Chris on Facebook with

the name Ejike Chris Peter to enjoy life
transforming teachings.

You can also WhatsApp him on

+2348165338963 for counseling, prayers
or to invite him as a conference speaker.

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