Friends

This post is for all of my friends who have supported me and loved me through the hard times. Who gave me comfort before I asked for it. Who took my hand when I needed it the most.

"A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." Proverbs 17:17

I was given the most loving friends who strengthened me through my adversities. That is what we have friends for. They are there to love us and to help us through adversity. A friend loveth at all times. Remember that. If you lose a friend, because they did not love you, you know they were not your friend. But if you lose a friend who loved you, you know that friend will return at some point.

"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24

A friendship is a two sided relationship. You can not give effort without receiving effort. You can not give without being given. At times we try and we feel as if we failed. Always give your effort in a friendship. Every friendship is worth it, because friends are those who impact your life the most. They teach you the most. They strengthen you the most. They trust you the most. No effort is wasted on a friendship, but at times you just have to wait patiently for your effort to be received. We can not have friends and not be a friend.

"There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." This year, I met the person that answered my prayers. She is my best friend and she is my closest friend. She has brought a little more trust into my life and little more love. I didn't know what I was praying for, but suddenly this small, bubbly girl started calling me her best friend and I took a moment to thank my Heavenly Father for sending her my way. She has been such an amazing example to me and the most amazing friend I've ever had.

"Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." Proverbs 24:17

Friends bring out the best in you, true friends. People can try to say that friends bring out both the worst and the best in you, but a true friend will only bring out the best. They will make your countenance sharper. They will build you up stronger and bigger. One true friend is more important than a hundred false friends. One true friend will make you feel wanted while a hundred false friends will make you feel alone. The true friends are the ones you tell your secrets to without being scared that they'll spread them. True friends will not be your judge, but they will be your counselor. True friends are the ones worth having.

Friendship quotes:

"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend."

"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender heart."

"A single rose can be my garden...a single friend, my world."

"A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letter and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely."

"I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar." I hope my friends know that this is the friend I want to be for them.

"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself."