My definition of a friend is someone who cares about you, not just because you enjoy the same things, enjoy each other's company, etc., but someone who has DECIDED to care about you. Someone who understands that God has brought the paths of your separate lives close enough together that you can impact each other. Someone who knows that God has brought you together for a specific purpose, and who is committed to finding and fulfilling that purpose. Someone who loves you for who you are, not for what you do - because that is how Christ loves us. Christ loves us, not because of what we do, but because we are joint heirs with him and are covered by his blood. A true friend understands that neither of you is perfect, and they don't hold you to a standard of perfection. they understand that we are all sinners, so they won't just walk away when you mess up. Instead, a godly friend will gently and lovingly show you where you were wrong, and help you avoid those same pitfalls in the future.Actually, this is just one facet of my definition of a friend. I have spent an insane number of hours contemplating this very question over the past year, so I could write a whole paper on it. But I won't - for now.
~The Fictioneer (It's Mary, if you didn't guess)
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