There is no question that God made us for relationships. No man or woman is an island. God is relational and since we're made in His image He created us as relational beings. In other words, we need people in our life. It's true that because each of are individually crafted, the amount of friends we need around us differs for all of us. However, all of us need some people in our life.
I've often heard that friends can be fickle or are fickle. That's probably true to some extent, since none of us are perfect. Let's be honest, we all have our moments or days or weeks or...I'll just stop there. But all said and done, it's because we're all fickle and inconsistent at times that we need friends.
The recent boom of sites like MySpace and FaceBook and Xanga are a demonstration of our need and desire to be connected to others. Not only do we want connection with others, we want deeper intimacy with others. We want to love and be loved. We want to share with someone our thoughts, hurts, joys, and challenges. And of course we want others to trust us enough to open themselves up to us.
We do draw a sense of worth and value from our interaction with others. That's why we need friends. Friends help us sort things out in life. They keep us on track. They help us with perspective. The keep us motivated and encouraged and supported. Friends laugh with us, cry with us and add value to us.
In our high speed, fast paced, high tech society, there is a desperate need to genuinely connect with others. With hectic schedules and tons of pressure, seems like we invest very little time in relationships. God help me focus on the people in my life. Teach me, show me how to be a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
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