There will always be someone willing to hurt you, put you down, gossip about you, belittle your accomplishments and judge your soul. It is a fact that we all must face. However, if you realize that God is a best friend that stands beside you when others cast stones you will never be afraid, never feel worthless and never feel alone.

Meaning: The saying joins devotion to one God with room for many friendships. It values a wide circle of companions without making friendship a competition in numbers or requiring every reader to share its religious premise.

Meaning: The saying combines individual self-interest with a shared appeal to God. It can express a tense situation in which people look after themselves, but it does not justify abandoning others or suggest that shared needs can be left entirely to divine care.

Meaning: Honest criticism can help you notice faults that praise conceals. A friend’s considered feedback is preferable to learning only from someone hostile, but neither source is automatically accurate.

Meaning: A person who places ultimate value in a relationship with God can feel that ordinary losses do not take away what matters most.