Do you have True Friends?

I thank God for my TRUE friends (of which i have a few). Having TRUE friends is important. There are different levels of friendship. TRUE friend is the highest level. We all have acquaintances. We all have school friends. We all have friends that were friends during a season of our lives. We all have friends of friends. But I have found that not everyone has TRUE friends.

My emphasis on "TRUE" is intentional because true friends are friends that stick with you. True friends are there for joy and hurt. True friends are there even when you are annoying. True friends make a commitment to remain friends through all kinds of obstacles. My emphasis on "true" does not mean friendships of other levels are not important or necessary. Friendships of many levels are important. It is often the more difficult and time consuming relationships that fall by the way side because well, they are difficult and time consuming. But TRUE friendships are extremely rewarding. It is important to have people that choose you. Family can't really be chosen (although you have to choose wether to be friendly with family). But friends are a conscious choice. And when two friends choose each other and decide that nothing will come in the way of their friendship great things happen. To have people in your life like you because you are you is a powerful and most encouraging force!

Do you have friends like that? If not, be one for somebody else. There is something powerful in becoming for others what we most desire for ourselves.