God Has No Favorites

Acts 10:34 tells us that God has no favorites and that He is impartial. If we want to love as God loves, then we must not show partiality either.

This does not mean that we cannot have special friends or that we cannot be involved more with certain people than others. It does mean that we cannot treat some people one way and other people differently. We cannot be kind to those who are who are good friends with us, and not care how we treat those who are of no interest or importance to us. 

I know many people with whom I am not interested in having deep personal relationships because it would not be fruitful for either of us, This does not mean these people are bad; it just means a casual relationship between us is better than a close relationship.

All of us need certain things from our close friends, and not all people are able to give it to us. God has what I called "divine connections" for all of us--people who are just right for us.

God has given me several people like that in my life, and I appreciate them very much. But He has also taught me to treat all people with respect, to make them feel valued, to listen to them when they are talking to me, and to not judge them in a critical way.

Our love walk with God is readily seen by how we treat people who cannot do us any good. If we truly want to love as God loves, we will treat everyone impartially with equal honor and respect.

-Joyce Meyer