The Sweetness of Friendship

     We went to a family bible study Friday night. We call it Solomon's Porch and it's a place where christian families can gather together and be encouraged in the Lord. We do it once a month, and we have a different speaker each time. After the speaking we have a time of fellowship and visiting. Lots of my friends go and we had some great talks! When I got home and reflected on the evening, I realized how much of a blessing it is to have friends. I well remember a time when I had no friends and felt so alone. It was in that time that I had to lean on the Lord and make Him my best friend. Since then He has blessed me abundantly with friends! The friends I'm very close to now will probably be my friends for the rest of my life. The love that flows in a good friendship is just amazing! being able to tell someone something and know they will hold all you say in confidence is so comforting! It's even better when they pray with you right then and there and you can feel sure they will continue praying for you! I'm so glad that the Lord has blessed me abundantly with friends. Sometimes I take it for granted that I have friends, but then I remember being friendless and I praise and thank God for this precious gift of friendship!

  ~I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

 ~Philippians 1:3-5