The heart of one true friend for the other,
…he loved him as he loved himself.
1 Samuel 20:16 NIV
For every life there is a ledger.
A book of columns tallying the additions and subtractions,
Reconciling the sum total of our years here on earth,
And upon inspection of my life’s ledger,
I’d consider it an accounting of true riches
For those who call me friend, albeit even one.
“If you have one true friend in the world,
You are very rich.”
Alistair Begg
We were not born for isolation.
God himself said before blessing man with his wife:
It is not good for man to be alone…
Genesis 2:18 NIV
While telling them next to
“Be fruitful and multiply…”
Genesis 1:28
Birthed from the increase of families came
Community, the village,
Our deep and abiding friendships.
What a friend we have….
…to be loved by one as he loves himself.
As beauty rests in the eye of the beholder,
So are the many portraits of friendship;
Painted and seen from the beholders lens.
The portrait of loyalty as seen through the eyes of small children and their furry best friends, expressed through their inseparable time together, side by side throughout the day, never seeing one without the other, with the loyal friend keeping vigil and watch over his best friend at night.
Friendships paint a classroom of learning whose brushstrokes articulate the lending and sharing of talent, while hidden in the shadows of color are those dreams and secrets that friends both share together, creating a heart connection for life.
True friendships are those paintings of hill climbs thru hard times, journeys thru deep valleys of sadness and miles of desolate roads with no bright intersection in sight, yet depicting relationships still locking arms to get through it all together, never entertaining the thought of leaving the other behind.
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
Maya Angelou
There are those nightstand 5 x 7’s reserved for friendships remembering their worst and best day, those good Samaritan moments caught on camera rescuing a fallen friend in need.
If one falls down, his friend can help him up… Ecclesiastes 4:10
Friendships are for life; a picture riding off into the sunset, showcasing a bond birthed as cousins, yet grew with them through the years into brothers and inseparable friends.
There are those friendships beautifully framed in love and influence, portraits that hang over the fireplace of those who have touched and impacted our hearts for the first time, yet leave a handprint on our life forever.
Then are those generational wall groupings, our inheritance frozen under glass for our reminder, our journey back to our roots, our heritage and friendships that can’t be explained on canvas, only told through the stories of those faces caught in time.
Friendships are snapshots of sisters, or friends who become sisters and family, snapshots where the naked eye is unable to distinguish the difference because love goes deeper and hides itself in these pixel moments of time.
There are friends,
there is family,
and then there are friends
that become family.
Unknown
Friendship on canvas is..
A friend who
overlooks your broken fence
and admires the flowers in your garden.
Unknown
Sweet friendships refresh the soul…they awaken our hearts with joy, for good friends are like the anointing oil that yields the fragrant incense of God’s presence. Proverbs 27:9 TPT
What a friend we have…
The heart of one true friend for the other,
…he loved him as he loved himself.
1 Samuel 20:16 NIV
Apples of Gold Encouragement 