WHO IS YOUR FRIEND?

While I was walking with my friends this thought came so strong in my mind that read “Don't seek for friends but try to become a friend”. When you become a friend, you build yourself towards the caliber of friends to be attracted to you. Friends know themselves and what they have in common before they cleaved to each other. 

Friendship should be the most measurable cycle yet misunderstood by many, as one of the popular sayings of Dr. Myles Monroe goes; “when the purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable”. Friendship serves purposes, and the purposes should be emphasized rather than the act. Many track down friends, but not everyone is ready to serve in the capacity of a friend.

Jesus Christ sees us as friends, and He did something that commemorated very well towards that entitlement, which entails life sacrifice for the friends. Friendship without a cost is like a dream without a vision, all ending nowhere. That's why people get frustrated because of their demands, simply because no vision that guarantees achievement was there.

You don't make friends for temporary needs, but rather for now and futuristic growth and improvement. What can your friend do after the momentary desire to have one around you? Friends can help you celebrate good times and provide support during bad times. 

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐰𝐨-𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤...

I realized neither is it for a season, but for the purposes which it commands. That means, if the essence of you having a particular friend isn't fulfilling with the implication of friendship, that friend supposes not to leave you behind but continue until achievement shows up. Its criterion by season doesn't make a good count, but the achievement of its true needs that it should serve does.

You don't walk into friendship, but rather it must be carefully chosen. I believe you have heard about this Greek saying; “show me your friend and I will tell you who you're”, seems to reflect most at times in my mind because your current friends are a reflection of you, and if not 100% of your choices.

Dan Pena also said; “Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future”. The people you choose to be around shape your personality, the way you think, the way you speak, and the way you perceive the world. Whether we are aware of it or not, the people we choose to pay attention to and consider friends frame our reality.

Friends should always experience timeless advancement as they keep making progress along the line. Along the same line, most friends aren't going anywhere, but what most people keep looking for is more friends to their friend list. I would rather be happy with one friend who'll walk side by side with me to fulfill purpose, dream, and goal than someone who never cares about our improvement as friends.

My estimation has shown that to be a friend with someone, the person must be able to do just three things that you like. The point is that what makes you not so close to some persons around you could be that they do just one thing that you like, but your friend does the remaining two.

Someone once said, and I want to end it here, that; It is difficult to learn to play basketball if you spend your days with a soccer team. The truth is, your choice of friends reflects the person you are today, and will in turn affect the person you will become tomorrow. 

N̳o̳w̳,̳ ̳w̳h̳o̳ ̳a̳r̳e̳ ̳y̳o̳u̳r̳ ̳f̳r̳i̳e̳n̳d̳s̳?̳