I've had a lot of relationships in my life. And unfortunately, up until a couple years ago, most of them were bad. I had a knack in college for picking terrible friends. (Now, keep in mind that MOST of them were bad, but there were the few AMAZING relationships in there. Diamonds in the rough, if you will.)
Though I'm tempted to point out the bad relationships in the past, I won't. It's just not a good idea to single people out like that. And I've moved on and changed and realized what good friends are...so let's just leave the dead laying. Suffice it to say that the ones who were terrible friends are the ones I no longer talk to.
What I do want to talk about though it the difference in the good friends that I've made. With the acquisition of new friends, I've discovered what friendship is supposed to be like. Let me tell you, it's an amazing thing.
They seek me out. I'm simply shocked at the number of times people will ask me to hang out. We can talk about God together. We share together. We laugh and cry together. We don't have to agree on things, but we respect each others' opinion. I can't tell you how blessed I am to have this support system. This Christian support system, who loves and treats me like a sister in Christ.
I haven't always been the greatest friend. For that, I apologize. But I'm learning more and more what it's like to be one and how to love the people that choose to love me.
I love what Shakespeare said: "A friend is one who knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow."
Friday, October 7, 2011
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I've had a lot of relationships in my life. And unfortunately, up until a couple years ago, most of them were bad. I had a knack in college for picking terrible friends. (Now, keep in mind that MOST of them were bad, but there were the few AMAZING relationships in there. Diamonds in the rough, if you will.)
Though I'm tempted to point out the bad relationships in the past, I won't. It's just not a good idea to single people out like that. And I've moved on and changed and realized what good friends are...so let's just leave the dead laying. Suffice it to say that the ones who were terrible friends are the ones I no longer talk to.
What I do want to talk about though it the difference in the good friends that I've made. With the acquisition of new friends, I've discovered what friendship is supposed to be like. Let me tell you, it's an amazing thing.
They seek me out. I'm simply shocked at the number of times people will ask me to hang out. We can talk about God together. We share together. We laugh and cry together. We don't have to agree on things, but we respect each others' opinion. I can't tell you how blessed I am to have this support system. This Christian support system, who loves and treats me like a sister in Christ.
I haven't always been the greatest friend. For that, I apologize. But I'm learning more and more what it's like to be one and how to love the people that choose to love me.
I love what Shakespeare said: "A friend is one who knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow."
Though I'm tempted to point out the bad relationships in the past, I won't. It's just not a good idea to single people out like that. And I've moved on and changed and realized what good friends are...so let's just leave the dead laying. Suffice it to say that the ones who were terrible friends are the ones I no longer talk to.
What I do want to talk about though it the difference in the good friends that I've made. With the acquisition of new friends, I've discovered what friendship is supposed to be like. Let me tell you, it's an amazing thing.
They seek me out. I'm simply shocked at the number of times people will ask me to hang out. We can talk about God together. We share together. We laugh and cry together. We don't have to agree on things, but we respect each others' opinion. I can't tell you how blessed I am to have this support system. This Christian support system, who loves and treats me like a sister in Christ.
I haven't always been the greatest friend. For that, I apologize. But I'm learning more and more what it's like to be one and how to love the people that choose to love me.
I love what Shakespeare said: "A friend is one who knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow."
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