Expressing Love through Support

I think one of the fundamental strengths to improving friendship is through maximum support, especially in business or career. If I am being practical, everyone wants to be phoned by someone who tells them that they got their number from a mutual friend who says they are the best at what they do. Almost everyone wants to be friends with people who can say ‘oh I know someone who can do this for you or I saw this opening’ Most times, our friends need us more than we can imagine, they want us to help push what they are about and that’s a definite truth. Today I have decided to talk about friendship in terms of support regarding business, talents, career. Join me.

But first, let me say thank you to some people who have always never failed to recommend my services, to Tobi, Chinua, Adefunke, Ifeoma, Uche, Chika, Zenith, Mrs. Olivia Udeze, Nene, Suni, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Emeka, Mr. Miracle, and the many more I couldn’t pen down.

Dear friend, recently someone told me that most of the people who have applauded him recently on his business and most of the people who have even shown support of any kind were totally strangers. I felt numb but then again, I didn’t judge his friends because I wasn’t aware of the situation enough to do that. But he went on to say that he had told few people about his recent business and most simply ignored or just went on with their daily lives.

Well, if it were to be me, I wouldn’t really let it get to me, that’s what I told him.

I explained how life could be like that sometimes, when we expect a certain behavior from some people in our lives and they don’t do it, we almost let it make us start keeping grudges and malice. I told him that I wouldn’t really let it get to me because I have learnt to not see things from the point of view of those who wish to make me or what I do look invisible.

You should read that line again.

If your friend has a business, please do your little best to support them, if your friend has suddenly made a career switch or career move, please do your little best to support them, if your friend just graduated, got a new job, expanded their business, started one, launched their product, whatever it is they do or just started doing to put food on their table or provide their needs, please support them.

I have heard people say that ‘don’t rely on your friends and family to support your business, most of them will even owe you or take you for granted’. This particular statement is wrong on all sides, because family and friends should be our greatest support, the ones we have around us should be the ones that push us to do better and be better.

This is the reason why I sincerely don’t like this statement, because I think that we can change the narrative and do better as people.

Dear friend, I know that sometimes you may want certain people in your life to show you care and support and when they don’t, you may sometimes feel annoyed and pissed at their behavior. Now this is normal, but my advice would be to not dwell on it, however tell God to surround you with people who will go out of their way to show you support, people who will lift you up, people who will come around you and show you the support that you need.

God can surround you with people who will lift you up.

God can give you friends that will show you genuine support, don’t ever doubt that there are good friends out there. But you should show your friends support too, because you can’t expect what you don’t give.

This letter was meant to be specifically brief but straight to the heart.

When you support your friends and family, when you show them that you care and you have their back, you are not only doing what is right but what is pleasing to God.

This is not saying that they are the only ones to show support, people out there need support too. But I think it’s quite ironic to show support to people you know nothing about when you have friends and family that need your support.

If you have this issue of friends who never show you support but do for others who they barely know nothing about, I think you need to redefine your friendships and talk to God about the kinds of people in your life.

It is a blessing to be a blessing to others, most especially the people around you.

My beautiful mum always said this word when we were still kids and it stuck “Charity begins at home”.

Dear friend, I hope this weekend treats you well, I hope you get everything you want and I hope God grants you your heart desires.

Stay safe and blessed. Kindly show me support by sharing this newsletter and liking this post.

Also leave a comment for me down below and tell me honestly what you think of friends and family that don’t show support. Are you like me that don’t take it to heart or are you the confrontational type?

Till Next Time

Warm Regards
Amanda Sibi.