True Friendship
I've been thinking a bit about true friendship. A good friendship is a blessing and brings strength in life but what does that kind of friendship look like? How does the world define it and how does the WORD define it? Our world sure has twisted and messed this up. Even down to grade school peers can pressure one another to turn on a friend simply because of what they are wearing, if they are socially “unacceptable” or if they don't act exactly how others think they should act. Many comply so that they will not be rejected themselves. Once you hit junior high and high school it can be even worse. Teens can be cruel if they let themselves be. One minute they are friends and the next they are turning and gossiping to others about the same friend. Or they may simply back off friendships because others pressure them to do so and they want to be accepted. Years ago one of our kids experienced this type of rejection and it was incredibly painful and hard on t...