Who Is Really Your Friend?

Three Types of Friends, by Bishop T.D. Jakes

"To be covered by God and walk in the area of your destiny, you can't be limited to just working with people who look like you, think like you, vote like you, or dress like you...You have to step outside of the box, because God will use many different people to bless you, and move you forward. You can't be limited and one dimensional; this is a coat of many colors....It is not the colors you need to watch it is the character."

Three Basic Categories Of People "A Child of Destiny" will Interact With: 

1. Confidants: There will be very few of these people, They will love you unconditionally, whether you are up or down, right or wrong. "You will never inherit your kingdom without finding your confidant.., You can't be David without finding your Jonathon..." Having a good confidant is the key that unlocks the gate to the kingdom. You were raised outside of the gate and God is going to require that you reach on the other side of the gate and find a confidant who will mentor you, and prepare you for what God is about to do in your life. Don't be the person who always deal with people beneath you!

2. Constituents: "They are not into you, they are into what are for... If they meet someone else who will further their agenda, they will leave you, because they were not for you, they were for what you were for.... Be careful, if you are broken, you may mistake your constituent for you confidants!" 

3. Conrads: They are not for you, or what you are for; they are against what you are against. "They make strange bedfellows..." They will team up with you to fight a greater enemy, but will be there only until the victory is accomplished.... These people are like scaffolding; they come into your life to help fulfill a purpose, and when that purpose is over the scaffolding is removed."  Don't be upset, the building always remains when the scaffolding is removed! 

Don't Tell Your Dream to Just Anyone!

The constituents and the conrads are not meant to be in you life forever.... "Be careful then who you tell your dream to... if you tell your dream to your constituent they will will desert you and try to fulfill the dream without you... Don't tell your dream to your conrads, because they will not support you; they were never really for yo in the first place. 

How to Identify Who is REALLY for You: 

They will wept for you when you wept and they will rejoice with you when you rejoice!!!!! Are they really happy for you?