Photo credit: Gai Franço, Unsplash
A friendship begins with a meeting or an introduction. First, I have to meet someone, find out what their name is, see what they look like, hear how they speak and listen to what they say. I have to pay attention to his body language, and look into his eyes to see if he is friendly or not, if he is happy to see me or not. I have to see if he is smiling or if he is grumpy. And then something happens in one’s heart. A friendship is born. The friendship grows when I discover that the person has the same interests as me, wants to talk about the same things, stimulates my thoughts and causes my best qualities to emerge. It grows even closer when I see that the person makes sacrifices to meet me and is happy to spend time with me. Over time, a close bond of friendship develops. Even if the friendship is tested by all kinds of difficulties, especially when tested, it grows deeper. The deepest growth is when we go through tremendous challenges together, facing life and death situations together, and can trust each other. In a deep, secure friendship I can share the deepest secrets of my heart with the person, and know that I will not be rejected, but will be loved unconditionally.
God wants to be such a friend to you.
Are you such a friend of God? Download here to read this article on Friendship with God.