What is friendship? What do we look for in a friend? How do we know if we are friends? These are questions that seem very easy to answer, but think about it. Have you ever defined what friendship means to you. Do you go through a list when you meet someone, to see if they are qualified? Do you even question the friends that you have? I have been contemplating what friendship is in the past couple of weeks. So, I went to the Bible for answers. I found scripture that helped me, like Ec. 4:9-12. But something kept coming to me, the ultimate friend. No matter what kind of friends we have, there is only one that is a true friend. Jesus! He has never failed me. This is the person we should look for inside our friends. He is the list, and meaning of friendship for me. This makes me think of a song that I would sing to myself when I first repented... when all me friends left me.
WHAT A FRIEND
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear.
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer!
Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged, take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness, take it to the Lord in prayer.
Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior , still our refuge, take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do they friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In his arms He'll take and shield thee, thou wilt find a solace there.
2 comments:
Thank you my friend :)
That was a good reminder
Thanks... But what are your thoughts? I really feel like I don't have a complete answer... I don't know... I want to discuss it more.
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