True Friends

Proverbs 19:4-7

           Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.
           A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies
           will not go free. Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the
           friend of a man who gives gifts. A poor man is shunned by all his
           relatives— how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he
           pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.

A recession is a good time to check who your friends are. When things are going well, it is amazing how many people surround you. Michael Vick had a large posse around him when he was living the high life as a NFL superstar. But once his legal trouble began, his "friends" deserted him. In fact, it was those in his inner circle that turned states evidence against him. Right about now, Mr. Vick knows who his true friends are.

Do you know who your true friends are? Cherish them and do not abandon them when your life circumstances go up or their life circumstances go done.