Show yourself friendly

Am I the only one who gets realizations in strange places?  Like in an elevator...seriously!  My latest realization did indeed happen in an elevator...a quite unassuming place and while the message did not part heaven & earth, it was quite profound to me.  As a child of God, I've always searched for my purpose - this search has caused me to struggle at different points in my life, yet the search continues.  As I was getting in the elevator at work on Friday heading to lunch, I heard the unmistakable voice of the Holy One say "You are called to be a Friend".

A Friend.  It's amazing how many people either don't know how to be a friend or simply will not take the time to invest in being someone's friend.  This realization has definitely given merit to my acts of just being a friend.  I'm one of those individuals that has always taken to heart Proverbs 18:24 - A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.


I feel like being a friend is a lost and dying art, so I strive to be the best friend that I can.  Thankfully, God has recently brought me some absolutely wonderful friends - whom I needed very much.  The best thing is that we are able to be "that" kind of friend for each other...both giving & receiving equally - and that, I believe, is God's plan :)
 
So, here's to finding God's plan for your life & no matter what, always being a great friend :)