At what point is someone your friend?
Is it the moment you remember each others name?
The first time you laugh or share a sad moment together?
Is it the moment you have each other on Facebook?
What makes someone truly your friend?
Because I have moved a lot I feel like I know quite a few people. I have definitely had some good friends in my life. There are some people who I've never shared a struggle or sad moment with, I still consider them friends. There are others where its felt like everything they've been there for is the hard times, I still consider them friends. There are those who I've just hung out with at school, but I still consider them friends. There are some people I have on Facebook who I wouldn't really consider my friend. A true friend should be someone you can share your entire self with and be totally comfortable with them. If you don't share your entire self with someone are you still true friends?
I guess friendships have levels, its hard to share everything about yourself with someone else, because everyone is different. Not everyone will support or understand every single thing you do. That doesn't mean you should change yourself so you can have a "true" friend.
That's what I like about Jesus, he's the one person that knows my true potential and encourages me to change myself to live up to it. He knows what will make me happy. He's a true friend.
A few weeks ago my friend and I were changing our pants in the back of her car while some other friends waited outside in the parking lot for us. When they came in, one of the boys asked "isn't one of you religious?" (he was assuming religious people are against changing their pants in the backseat of a car in a parking lot). Everyone pointed at me.
"I'm not religious, I have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ!" I responded, and everyone burst out laughing as though I told the funniest joke.
Some people don't know what it means to have that true friend. I feel sorry for them, that's why I try to be that true friend for people. That they can understand through me what it means, and hopefully that will lead them to Jesus to have as a true friend.