“Friends love through all kinds of weather”. Proverbs 17:17(MSG)
Our friendships vary as we move from one season of our lives to another. We remember childhood friends, high school friends and friends we made in college. Then there are work associates, which, for a time, we also called friends, although the season may have been short. New friends are added as we mature, maybe ‘couple friends’ who attend our church, or families with children may become group friends.
How would you describe a ‘true’ friend? Do you have some from each of the seasons I mentioned? What sets a true friend apart from the others, from just an acquaintance of a few years?
Our friendships vary as we move from one season of our lives to another. We remember childhood friends, high school friends and friends we made in college. Then there are work associates, which, for a time, we also called friends, although the season may have been short. New friends are added as we mature, maybe ‘couple friends’ who attend our church, or families with children may become group friends.
How would you describe a ‘true’ friend? Do you have some from each of the seasons I mentioned? What sets a true friend apart from the others, from just an acquaintance of a few years?
Solomon certainly spoke wisdom about friendships:
“Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.” Proverbs 18:24 (MSG.)
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I have a friend whom I have seen several times over the last few years. We went to school together from Grade 1 to Grade 13. When we get together, we are able to pick up where we left off the last time we met. It is always a pleasure to see her.
Friends are the family you choose ... whereas family are the friends your given (in some cases "stuck with") for life.
-Carol Carter-
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