Friendship

Tonight I sit in my apartment I find sleep hard to do. It is about midnight and I am tired but my mind is saying otherwise. Instead of wasting all of my life and time being on Facebook I am going to make a personal goal to fill this time with either reading or writing. My life is too precious to spend it looking at the lives of other people. Don't get me wrong I like Facebook and think it is a great thing especially for those like me who live multiple hours from family and friends but it can overrun a persons life. When I ponder the thought of Facebook it reminds me of friendships. Are Facebook friends really friends? IMO some are friends but most of the others are people that you maybe had class with, played along with on a team, or maybe you just randomly. I hold my friends dear to my heart because after high school I lost of "friends" but gained many more close ones. To be a friend you must commit a part of your life to be part of their life. I try to text my friends as often as I can just to let them know I still care and think about them no matter how far away I might be. A close friend of mine gave me the suggestion of writing about friendship tonight and I was a little reluctant to start with for many reasons but I think looking into friendship is something we all should do throughout this Christmas season. We should shower our friends with love and Christmas joy. Our friends should know that even though physical distance could be hours that in reality we are just a quick phone call or Skype date away. (Yes guys can Skype date other guys) This certain friend of mine who suggested this topic of friendship tonight is one I hold dear to my heart and is sister in Christ. We met a few years back at church camp became really close friends then in a matter of weeks became quite distant. Now a college degree and a few years later we live multiple hours from our hometowns, family's, and friends but close to each other. I look back and never would have thought I would be this far from home but to realize that the girl I became close friends with would be in the same situation and in relatively the same part of the U.S. God's plan for our lives are in much greater detail than we could ever think of. God's greatness continues to amaze me everyday. Thank you to all of my friends for being there when I have needed you the most. I appreciate and love you all. Thank you for the idea to write about friendship. I honestly cherish our friendship and hope we can continue to become closer friends. As I wrap up this post I would like you to look at your friends and give them a shout out this week. Let them know you appreciate their love and kindness and also ask them if they need anything? I would also like you to look back on your life and see how and where God has blessed you. Thank you for reading and God Bless you throughout your week!! Proverbs 23:12 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.