I am sure most of you have heard “I can count my friends on one hand”. Do they mean that only a few acquaintances can actually be counted as a “true” friend? Just think about it. How many of your acquaintances have stuck with you through the “thick and thin“; in spite of disagreements, disappointments, pain, anger, ups, and downs? Have they been there for you? Not very many. I think we all can agree to that.
Where is that person who “sticketh closer than any brother” (The Bible, KJV) when you need them? If you do have one, two, or more; count yourself blessed. Friends like this are hard to find and they are like a lost treasure today. Our society has become so self centered that we put ourselves above our family members and our friends.
On the other hand, could we be looking at this all wrong? Our perceptions are often wrong; how we see someone. If we think of them as another child of God and that He loves them in spite of what they do, then we can begin to “shift” our thinking to the fact that maybe there has been something in their past that has kept them from really knowing how to be a good and true friend. If we can learn to accept them as they are and find the good in them, we may be surprised how many “true” friends we really have.
Think about it! Call someone today or send an email and let someone know how thankful you are to have them as a FRIEND!
From the desk of……..
Stephanie “Stevie” Williams
