Friendship

Quite a bit has been happening over the past few weeks as God continues to work His will out in this frail human being. This morning the subject of friendship was raised once again. For those of us with a history of rejection we usually walk around shadowed by deep loneliness. Thankfully this is something Father wants to deal with in all of us, and His friendship is a vital ingredient. Remember when the Bible spoke of Abraham being a friend of God? Jesus said to His disciples that He called them friends because He had shared with them all His Father had shared with Him. Father told me this morning that His friendship was the antidote to my deep isolation, and loneliness. The subject of my loneliness was raised a couple of days ago in town. We are complex beings, motivated at times by the areas of our damaged personality's and we do things to meet needs in us that we are not always aware of. For example if we have recurrent addictive behaviour, deep down something is going on that we may not even comprehend.
Back to friendship. Friends have relationships that others don't. They share time together, give of themselves, and their resources. The levels of acceptance and openness to each other are at times phenomenal, and if the friendship is maintained it can provide a lifetime of satisfaction. It is a bit difficult for me to see the King of Kings, God Almighty, the Creator of all things wanting to fill a need in me for friendship, but that is exactly what Holy Spirit was talking about this morning. Friendship from God comes out of His character. God is love, His friendship flows from His love. A friendship that is pure, unconditional, and unchanging is offered to us as a gift.
I would be stupid to refuse such a gift. Like all gifts friendship with God is to be received, nothing more, nothing less.