Busom budies

I moved to the GTA when I married. So my husband's friends became my friends. In the year and a half that I have been here I went out and did an activity with only one women. She is the only one that fascinated me enough to be inconvenienced for. We were similar in that we had the same age and had never given birth. Surrounded by new and older mothers I new that their was a lot we could talk about. Now does that mean that if she lived in the area we could be bosom buddies?

"A friend loves always and in adversity shows himself to be closer then a brother" I think that when you have many things in common the relationship comes easy but it is when one thinks outside themselves and starts to love meaning relate with a person self sacrificially that effort towards bonding is made. I am reminded of Paul who God comforted through Titus. If we interact in love without judgment we are a friend to any member of the body of Christ. And that is probably the most biblical understanding of friendship.

My ultimate connection is with my husband. Other then that I don't look for a friend but to be one as I interact with believers that have different gift sets then me. I think that having a common purpose is a great umbrella for friendships too. So because we share a cottage with certain individuals... they are my friends.

As to sharing the good news to unbelieving friends.... our love for Jesus should permeate our interactions and instigate questions on their part. The spirit prepares and cultivates the hearts. We the body must actively feed the poor and help those who are in need. It is a different concept of what the world thinks a BFF is. Friends purposefully let's God's kingdom and will be done.