I was thinking today about my friends....how they've changed at different times in my life and how God has opened and shut so many doors. Friends I thought for sure I'd have for life have drifted out or been forced out. Some of my closest friends are ones I never thought I'd be so close to or stay in touch with. So as I'm sitting at my computer pondering the reasons certain people have come into my life or remained for so long, I decided to look up quotes on friendship, because I love quotes and I love my friends :) Especially those ones that let me completely unload, maybe more than they really wish they knew and then they still love me and somehow, it deepens our friendship!
"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival." - C. S. Lewis
"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up." - Bible: Ecclesiastes
"A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself."
"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words." (yeah, I know...cheesy)
"A friend is one who walks in when others walk out" -Walter Winchell
"The most beautiful discovery that true friends can make is that they can grow separately without growing apart." -Elizabeth Foley
Can wait to go on retreat with my FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll miss my friends that are not coming:)
2 comments:
I believe that friends are like jewels that can shine so much light in darkness. I do believe there are seasons for friendships and that the Lord will remove a friend or even yourslef if the relationship isn't going anaywhere. I lost a friend that I realy loved. I knew it was toxic but I just couldn't leavve. However, she divorced me. Ha ha.. it realy felt like that. BUT the Lord has replaced that emptiness and loss of one friend with my beautiful pals from mommies!!! He does give us above all that we could ask or even dream of.
Also sorry for my bad spelling... Christian was hanging on me.. but really that's no excuse.. I'm just a bad speller. I also feel that friendship takes a lot of effort in the " time' catagory. It is so easy for us woman espically those who work outside of the home to get all caught up with life and the friendship " hangout" thing seems to be the last thing that's a priority. HOWEVER, it needs to held of some importance.. how else will these relationships grow? I will say for whatever reason the Lord has given me the gift of gab or remebering to keep in touch. I really love and value my friendship with you gals and hope that our lives together wil continue to be a blessing to one another as well!!!
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