Friends are fantastic when you realized that it can take some effort to maintain contact. And for guys, friends are kind of an odd idea if you think about it. We don't normally get deep on subjects, and yet we can go for years and still feel like we're great friends. We'll put each other down, vie for highest position within a group, but in these actions we can grow closer - go figure.
And yet with that said, friends for guys are very important due to the limited amount that we can have. I seriously appreciate those friends that still initiate and maintain contact. Proverbs 17:17 says, "A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity." The part, "A friend loves at all times...", is so true. In order to be classified as a friend (excluding the idea of an acquaintance, casual friend, etc.), the friendship must contain love. Love being defined as care and concern. With love we can agree with the other Proverb 27:6, "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy."
I don't want to dive into the deep complexities of friendship, but rather just comment on how I realize how important friendship is as I progress in my years. As I see life, objects in my life degrade, money comes, and more quickly goes, new things become old, and the list goes on. Friendship, in contrast, can and does sustain. Simple emails, phone calls, chat sessions, etc, just to say "Hi" are gems in a day that God gives us.
God's existence is a relationship, God-Christ-Spirit existing in perfect union. With this, I know that God treats relationships as very important. We see this throughout the bible. We are one in Christ, husband and wife become one, etc. Intimacy comes from time together with people, friendship grows with times of intimacy or in simple terms, time and communication together. And friendship continues throughout eternity, unlike objects that a thief can steal, rust can destroy, etc.
It's possible, but I doubt that people ask for their possessions to be brought to them at their deathbed. People want those closest to them to be there, because they mean the most to them. Having your flatscreen TV with you at your passing can be a distraction, but I wouldn't find it comforting compared to my family and friends.
Stated simply, friends are fantastic. Thank you my friends for allowing me to have you as friends and to experience life, now and forever, with you.
And yet with that said, friends for guys are very important due to the limited amount that we can have. I seriously appreciate those friends that still initiate and maintain contact. Proverbs 17:17 says, "A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity." The part, "A friend loves at all times...", is so true. In order to be classified as a friend (excluding the idea of an acquaintance, casual friend, etc.), the friendship must contain love. Love being defined as care and concern. With love we can agree with the other Proverb 27:6, "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy."
I don't want to dive into the deep complexities of friendship, but rather just comment on how I realize how important friendship is as I progress in my years. As I see life, objects in my life degrade, money comes, and more quickly goes, new things become old, and the list goes on. Friendship, in contrast, can and does sustain. Simple emails, phone calls, chat sessions, etc, just to say "Hi" are gems in a day that God gives us.
God's existence is a relationship, God-Christ-Spirit existing in perfect union. With this, I know that God treats relationships as very important. We see this throughout the bible. We are one in Christ, husband and wife become one, etc. Intimacy comes from time together with people, friendship grows with times of intimacy or in simple terms, time and communication together. And friendship continues throughout eternity, unlike objects that a thief can steal, rust can destroy, etc.
It's possible, but I doubt that people ask for their possessions to be brought to them at their deathbed. People want those closest to them to be there, because they mean the most to them. Having your flatscreen TV with you at your passing can be a distraction, but I wouldn't find it comforting compared to my family and friends.
Stated simply, friends are fantastic. Thank you my friends for allowing me to have you as friends and to experience life, now and forever, with you.
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