When I think about my friendships and how many true friends I have, I am quite surprised. Sure, I have a lot of people I know, talk to and even hang out with from time to time. However, if I really look at each friendship, I can only say that I have about 5 good friends and only two of them I would trust completely. Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable? - Proverbs 20:6 (NLT) There are many types of friendships fair weather friends acquaintances social friends work /colleagues church (you only really see them at church functions/services) secondary (friends of friends or wives of spouse friends) Online friends Old and new unhealthy True Blue (trustworthy and loyal) I am sure if I sit here long enough I can come up with more. However, I think this shows enough diversity to make my point. In life we will have many types of friendships, and we need to be very wise in the way we deal with each of them. You would not … [Read more...]