"A friend loves at all times"

Friendship according to the world: You are my friend if..we are always together..if we you tell me everything..if you give me your time..money..energy..how long we've known each other..what I can get from you..

Friendship according to God:
You are my friend not because of what I could get from you but what I could give to you.. You are my friend even if I've only known you now..
You are my friend even if we don't see each other and be with all the time...
You are my friend even if I don't know what's happening to you half of the time..
You are my friend even if I don't get the same amount of time, energy and things I pour out to you.
You are my friend because you are.
For who you are.
For what you are..
I thank God Jesus is my friend..and also Yours.
That's what's keeping us together!
Soli Deo Gloria!

Prov. 27:10
"Never abandon a friend—
    either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
    It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away."

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

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