Friendship?

The term friendship is undoubtedly one of the most valued and essential aspects of almost every individual that lives and breathes. Of course there are those who choose to stay enclosed in the 4 walls of there room and refuse to interact with the world and there are others who only use others for their own gain....and only mesh together for the superficial aspects of friendship. What defines friendship? or an acquaintance? and how do you differentiate the two? How can you tell if someone is real in the way they deal with others or if they are just simply putting on a front for everyone to see? Friendship my friend, cannot be bought. Words are merely words. Compliments fade. If one sits there whole lifetime waiting for someone to accept them...then no offense you are wasting your time. Friendships need to be real....knowing when to blatantly insult each other when it is needed..and knowing when to stop. Friendship is more then.."wsup"..or a "how've you been"....it is knowing what is up and "how i've been"...and putting yourself out there to really understand each other to the fullest extent. Friendship is being able to sometimes say close to nothing...and still understand each other. Friendship is knowing that you can build each other up through the Word of God..or having insightful discussions. Friendship is knowing that even when contact is temporary lost...it can be rekindled in mere moments. Friendship can be simply just a smile that can warm each another's hearts. I'll bluntly admit that I've more than once in my life try to buy someone's friendship with words and deeds...but as previously stated...this is just superficial. People don't wanna only hear what sounds good...they want to hear the truth. Just like with Jesus...he needn't and shouldn't buy our time...or need we buy his....he wholeheartedly cares and loves us...flaws and all...and we should be wise enough to realize what a great blessing that is..and attempt (though we will never be able to) return the same love He gave us. Friendship is more than constant cliche's such as"BFF" or "I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!"..it's knowing that you love each other and have the potential to be best friends for life..without having to say it all the time. Friendship is pure. beautiful. valuable. Friendship is what you make the most of it.

Your amiga,
Natalie