Friends
I went to church fellowship today and learnt about friendship. I think its true for me that when i look for a friend i look for sth that we have in common, which is our everlasting God. This example that my cell leader raised made alot of sense to me and i find that it is very true in our everyday lives. Let me ask you a question, if you and another person had nothing at all in common, would you still be that persons friend? nothing at all, not even the same sch same likes or dislikes, absolutely nothing at all. I personally find that impossible. Lets say i like to cook and my friend too likes to cook. But after a while i lose interest in cooking and while my friend still does not, after a while we do not really click anymore. Thus i believe that whenever i look for a new friend i look for that something that is everlasting, which is our faith in Jesus Christ. He is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, therefore my friend and i will always have something in common, something everylasting. I personally find that this is very helpful in a relationship.
To those who are my friends but have yet not to come to know Jesus, then it will be my responsibility to let you know Him and so that we can forge a bond that is everlasting. In the bible there is jonathan and david, they were great friend because of two things. One is the honesty in one another, jonathan's father wanted to kill david as he was afraid that the throne would go to david. But as david's good friend, jonathan was willing to give up the throne and even going against his father's wishes just to save and warn his best friend david. The pure honesty and trust they have in each other i something i wish to learn from. Second thing is that God was in their relationship, so both of them had a common faith and that faith created a stronger bond between the two of them such that jonathan could say that he loved david more then his own life.
Therefore now i know that there are two elements in a long lasting friendship or relationship, that is honesty, and a common belief. I wish to share this with all my readers as i find it very useful personally.
Another thing my teacher mentioned today which i found was true was that our circle of friends gets lesser and lesser each day, as i move from primary school in which anyone whose name i know was my friend to now my college life which i only mix with either my classmates or group mates. thus the lesson learnt is that to treasure each and every friendship i have now and not lose it easily. this does not come easily as sacrifices have to be made for this to happen. Time and companionship is some of the factors that drive a friendship to the ends of the world. An example would be waiting for your friend at the bus-stop for his bus before you take your leave, even though you could have long went home. This are the little things in a relationship that make it happen and make it last.
So treasure your friends now! =)
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