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FRIENDSHIP

A friend loveth at all times...Proverbs 17:17..

A friend is someone who is always there
In sunshine or shadow or rain
Rejoicing when you do or wiping your tears
Or helping you get through your pain.

A Study on Friendship prepared by

Martha A. Whiting

What is a friend? Webster says it is someone on terms of affection and regard for another who is neither relative nor lover. Someone who freely supports and helps out of good will.

David and Jonathan were soulmates. A soulmate is a second self, someone who is very much like you. Their relationship was one of genuine love. I Samuel 18:3 says "He loved him as he loved himself." Jonathan even took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David along with his armor, his sword, his bow and his belt. Jonathan demonstrated great love and there was no jealousy even though he realized that David was to be the next king of Israel. Jonathan should have succeeded his father on the throne but God had other plans and Jonathan showed nothing but unselfish devotion to his rival, going as far as making a covenant with David. Truly their souls were knit together. The story of their friendship in the old testament is one of the greatest examples of devotion in the Bible.

The close relationship that David and Jonathan shared spoke for itself. They understood each other. They didn’t have to explain themselves. They were completely at home in each other’s presence. We all need a friend like that. I would dare to say that most of us have many acquaintances but very few friends. It is important though for every woman to have a close relationship with another woman. While your mate may be able to comfort you and encourage you when you are in distress, there is no one who can understand and identify like another woman. Why is this? We are made different. Men are from Mars, women are from Venice. Women are made up of emotions that men don’t always understand. God made us different (and aren’t you glad He did?) I’m not suggesting that anyone should come between a husband and wife for when you marry you become one flesh, but there is a special bond between women friends that is very unique and very needful in the world we live in today.

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