A Friend Loveth At All Times

I have friends. Sometimes I wonder what Proverbs 17:17 means: "A friend loveth at all times." Solomon stated it. So, I would feel in my heart that would be my husband because he does LOVE at all times.

How about you? Can you call your husband a friend? That's vital!

The value of a genuine friendship defies description. Friendship is too majestic, too sublime, too extensive, too inward for our human eyes to fully see. We see the fruits of it, but not the inner feeling that binds heart to heart and causes them to beat in tune. I can remember a lady in our church introduced me to a friend who needed help with marital problems (43 years of marriage) and through e-mail we conversed because she was an Interior Decorator and had many appointments. As a friend over internet, she would have made a great friend, but because she wanted to meet with me and my husband; her real reason was to manipulate my husband in counseling to see it her way instead of what the husband was saying. That was so disappointing to me because I was positive she wanted to be my friend. Did I get over it? Of course.

I could name many friends, but if you don't hear from them, are they still your friend? Hmmmm We need to ask the question: are they really interested in my friendship? Would they tell me?

Yesterday I received an e-mail from a genuine friend. Her Grandmother is in the hospital with recent surgery.....she took the time out of HER VERY BUSY SCHEDULE to e-mail me. Now, that's a friend! Trust me, I charish her that she "loveth at all times." I hope everyone has a Happy Friday!!!