The Importance of Friendship

Today on the show we talked about the importance of good friendships! We looked at an article from whatsinthebible.com! Our friendships are really important to God. The Bible is full of examples of this. Think about the amazing friendship of Jonathan and David.  Jonathan warned David that his life was in danger at the hands of Jonathan’s own father, King Saul.  This warning allowed David to take action and avoid harm, and ultimately this act of true friendship allowed David to take the throne, which was God’s plan.

The Bible describes true friendship as when one will be honest even when it hurts. Proverbs 27:6 says, “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” This means that a true friend of yours will tell you what you need to hear, even if it hurts, instead of flattering you all of the time.

Good friends will have a positive influence on you. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 says that “two are better than one,” and goes on to tell how life is much better when you have a friend.

See the entire article here!

We also talked about how to rekindle a friendship that has been neglected. There are 5 ways to do this:

1. Talk About the Elephant in the Room: acknowledge that you haven’t seen each other in a while, and discuss it!
2. Be Completely Transparent: The last thing you want is for your friend to get in a fight with you because they (or you) decided not be 100 percent honest with each other from the beginning. Before you can be friends with them again, make sure you are airing out all the dirty laundry.
3. Ease Into It: When you’re hanging out with your friend after there has been some distance between the both of you, it’s best not to get deep into conversations just yet. Whatever you do, don’t get upset with your friend because they’re taking their time. Be patient with them and make sure you’re respecting their wishes. They’ll appreciate your mindfulness and they may even grow closer to you because of it.
4. Do Something Unexpected and Nice: Once the friendship starts to bloom, it might be a good idea to reaffirm what the friendship means to you. Compliment them in a card or on social media once in a while. Take the friendship at the pace that is comfortable for both of you, and at minimum, leave the friend remembering the good side of you for your own peace of mind.\
5. Don’t View It As A Failure:  If for some reason, your relationship doesn’t last, don’t be bummed. People grow apart, and while it might be hard to see the big picture now, it was probably meant to be. Value what that friendship has taught you and try to learn how it made you a better friend.

See the whole article from bustle.com here!