Friends are somehting I have always wondered about. Do I need them? Do they need me? Should I even have them? Is my own family enough? Here is the thing: I have a great husband that I consider my best friend. Do I need anyone else? I have a sister that I love to talk to for hours on end. Do I need anyone else? I have two great sisters-in-law that I always enjoy talking with and visiting when I can. Do I need anyone else? I have two daughters that are both wonderful to talk with and spend time with. Isn't that enough?
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We are designed for relationships. Friends can provide perspective that family cannot. Choose these friends wisely, but you should choose one or two. Sounding board, counselor, confidant, therapist, partner in crime- there are so many roles a friend can fill in your life.
Proverbs 11:14 says "Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety." I have learned recently that I need to run things past someone else. Whenever I do it 'on my own', I get in trouble. I can only hear my own thoughts in my head, so saying things out loud (or in the case of one of my dear friends- texting them) gives me the chance to try them out before making decisions based on just my feelings.
I am thankful that God has given me friends like I have. Many different ones, and each one fills a different role. I have shopping friends, ballgame friends, church friends, traveling friends, eating out friends, phone friends, FB friends, texting friends- there are so many!! I am who I am because of the influence they have each had on my life. I love each of them. God sure knew what I needed when he gave them to me!!
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