Elliott and I had a long talk today about friendship. He asked me why some of his "friends" are not really nice to him. I tried to explain that friendships come in different shapes and sizes. Chuck Swindoll reminds us of four crucial truths pertaining to friendships.
...Friends are essential, not optional.
...Friends must be cultivated; they are not automatic.
...Friends impact our lives; they're not neutral.
...Friends come in four classifications, not one (acquaintances, casual friends, close friends and intimate friends.)
I told Elliott that even when his friends talked "smack" to him and weren't very nice to him that he should still act as Jesus would act.
Finally I told Elliott, "Your friends are like buttons on an elevator. They will either take you up or take you down. Choose the ones that take you up."
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