What is a Friend?

We all have people in our lives that we consider to be friends of ours. However, what is a friend? Are there different levels to a friendship? How do you know what kind of friendship you have with different people in your life? There are many things that we consider before choosing friends and at what level you want that friendship to be at or go to.

 I feel that there are four main groups of friends in my life. The first group is what I consider to be acquaintances.

This group is basically made up of those people that you talk to, that you get along with more or less. They tend to be people that you work with or go to school with. You see them everyday and talk to them but normally not outside of the place that you always see them at. If you run into them on the street, you would say hello or wave to. You wouldn't stop and talk to them for a longer period of time. Just long enough for you to acknowledge them and them to acknowledge you back.

The second and third group is the friends/close friends group.

Those that you hang around. They know a lot about you and vice a versa. They are people that you have grown to trust and they trust in you. I personally have many close friends!
They more than likely know your parents in some manner. They are there for you when you need advice. They help you when you don't understand the Algebra homework. Friends have the same interests that you have, like music in my case. They tell you when an outfit makes you look like a yield sign or a highlighter. These are people that you miss when you're on vacation for a week or away from home for the summer.

The final group are your best friends. The friends that know you like the back of their hand.

You know the kind.....the ones that can finish your sentence before your even done thinking about what to say next, those are your best friends. They know your parents really well cause they are over at your house all the time. They are honest with you. They are always there when you need a shoulder to cry on. You call them or text them just to talk to them when you need to talk. They are those people in the world that you just don't know what you would do without them. They are the friends that you don't have to miss when you're on vacation for a week or away from home for the summer because they are right by your side when you are gone. Best friends are people you know you don’t need to talk to every single day. You don’t even need to talk to each other for weeks, but when you do, it’s like you never stopped talking.

I have a best friend and her name is Michelle. She is my inspiration for my life! I look up to her in so many ways that are possible. We are with each other every single day and our friendship grows every single day!  We are nothing alike yet we're best friends. I trust her with all my heart. I can trust her with anything and not have to worry about her telling my secrets. Our freshman Biology teacher is the cause for our friendship!  She has a bubbly personality that lights up the whole room! She is a true follower of God and share the same love for God! She doesn't care what people say or think about her which is one thing I truly love! She is always there for me no matter what! I know when we go our separate ways for college and whether we live 10 minutes from each other or 3 hours from each other we will always have each others backs!


Ecclesiastes 4:9-11
⁹ Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: ¹⁰ If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! ¹¹ Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?