What I've Learned Through Friendship

God gives us such beauty this side of heaven.  Friends and family fulfill such deep holes in ourselves.  God gives us friends to enjoy, help us heal, help us grow, laugh with, and encourage us.  Sometimes these friends can, in our eyes, be good friends or bad friends.  We can learn through both!  They all teach us something.  Proverbs 12:26 says, "The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray."

In all of my friendships (good and bad: Proverbs 18:24), I am always looking to see what I can learn from them and how I can grow through them.  I learn what I like, what I don't like, and how to better myself.  So, if you've crossed my path, thank you.  You've more than likely taught me something!

I've learned to relax at home and not feel guilty.

I've learned to take time for myself and not feel guilty.

I've learned to take my convictions seriously.

I've learned to pray with more confidence.

I've learned how to make small talk and have conversations more easily.

I've learned how not to remember all of the wrongs in my friends.

I've learned how to confront lovingly.

I've learned why it's a good idea to be honest always.

I've learned not to gossip.

I've learned to love unconditionally.

I've learned how to apologize.

I've learned how to decorate my home and love it.

I've learned how to dress modestly.

I've learned that friends can easily turn on you but it's your response that matters.

I've learned how better to lead someone to Christ.

I've learned how to make memories that last with my family.

I've learned to put my family first always.

I've learned the value of friends' input in our lives.

I've learned to let go of the mommy-guilt.

I've learned how to be a better wife.

But most importantly, and above all, I've learned that even though God is Creator, King, Jehovah, Master, Alpha, Omega, Beginning, End, and Everything you need Him to be, He is and wants to continue to be our friend.  And there is no greater friend than Christ Jesus Himself.  Proverbs 18:24, "One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."