In a post about friendship from the other day I wanted to add a few things on to those thoughts -
here they are.
here they are.
Growing up I had a core group of close friends.
Church friends that I had known forever - almost from birth - and school friends that I'd known sense before school. I don't ever remember not having a group of friends near by to get together w/, have a sleep over w/, go to the movies, walk around the mall - all the normal suburban-life things kids/teens do. It was kind of like I was just born into a group of people and we were friends.
Now my circle of friends seems to be shrinking - I have other priorities that have filled those spaces that once held lots of friendships - but w/ the ones that I do have I often wonder :
Do they enjoy our friendship as much as I do?
Am I making a difference in their life?
Am I becoming a better person from being around them?
Do they enjoy our friendship as much as I do?
Do they enjoy our friendship as much as I do?
Am I making a difference in their life?
Am I becoming a better person from being around them?
Do they enjoy our friendship as much as I do?
If I were to look @ my relationships on paper would they show growth or just be flat lined?Would there be a slow progression, or decrease in the person I am now in contrast to the person I was when I met them?
I want to live my life to its fullest potential - I want to be the best wife/mom/friend that I can be - to be and live out the person that I was created to be. I don't want to live any less than that. I don't want to miss out, I don't want to just be second best of what I could be.
For me to loose a friend to move far away makes me grateful for all the things I learned from them. I also think -
was I able to spur her on and share any wisdom, or pour into her life?
I would say that on a scale of 1 to 10 I'd give myself a 6 on the friendship meter.
I know I have lots of areas to work in, I'm not foolin myself!
What about you? Are you being the best friend you know how?
Friendships matter - thats how Christ gets to know us, thats how He showed how to love, by getting to know people - creating relationships. I want to be like, a friend like Jesus.
Pouring into others and being open to receive from them.
I want to live my life to its fullest potential - I want to be the best wife/mom/friend that I can be - to be and live out the person that I was created to be. I don't want to live any less than that. I don't want to miss out, I don't want to just be second best of what I could be.
For me to loose a friend to move far away makes me grateful for all the things I learned from them. I also think -
was I able to spur her on and share any wisdom, or pour into her life?
I would say that on a scale of 1 to 10 I'd give myself a 6 on the friendship meter.
I know I have lots of areas to work in, I'm not foolin myself!
What about you? Are you being the best friend you know how?
Friendships matter - thats how Christ gets to know us, thats how He showed how to love, by getting to know people - creating relationships. I want to be like, a friend like Jesus.
Pouring into others and being open to receive from them.
Rebecca, I'm enjoying your posts and watching you (from a distance) mother your babies. It's exciting and delightful to see how you've grown and matured; you're a deep thinker. And I know that your friends will say you're at the top of the scale on the friend meter. Kiss those girls for me ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for that encouragement Mrs Cindy : ) I hope I am - growing and maturing - and I know I do have some wonderful friends. look forward to seeing you in Oct!
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