Friendship. What a blessing it is when you find true friends. Friends who wont leave just because your life gets rough or because you make a few bad decisions. One of my favorite definitions of a friend is someone who is on the same side in a struggle, a supporter or sympathizer, someone thought to be helpful and reliable! But my all time favorite definition comes from the gospel of John.
John 15:12-13 "This is my commandment, that you love another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends".
A friend is one who willfully sacrifices for another not expecting anything in return. Jesus showed us all what a friend is supposed to look like and unfortunately I dont live that way. Jesus lived in such a way that he made people feel loved without even saying the famous 3 words. I want to get to that point. A friend is not one who is there on occasion or when it is convenient, or someone who expects things in return for their love, a friend is one who is there no matter what the circumstance.
Jesus calls us his friends if we do what he commands us to do which is "love one another as I have loved you". Show a self sacrificing love to someone today. Go above and beyond for someone and show them the love that Jesus showed us all. Are you willing to live a life not devoted to yourself?
John 13:38, Jesus answered "Will you lay down your life for me?"
-Charlie Alvarez
This is true and a friend really must be selfless like you said. "A friend loves at all times..."(Proverbs 17:17)
ReplyDeleteWe must make good friend, not just make friends to have friends. The bible says "A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." (Proverbs 18:24)
Also I wanted to say that Jesus did say we are his friends, but He is still God and we need to treat him as Holy, not our buddy, for we are his servants and should act like it, being in service to Him always.
Brother, if you need me, I will be there for you.