Getting Deep

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival." - C. S. Lewis 

There's something difficult about trying to sustain a friendship. 

It's like- can't we just love and trust each other without having to text 24/7 or hang out every other day?  There are a lot of people I feel this way about.  I love them, no matter how often I see them.  My good friend, Charlotte, is an example of this.  We've been best friends since the womb- I still remember at my 6th (or was it 7th?) birthday party; my dad told a scary story, and Charlotte grabbed me and screamed and the top of her lungs.

We still scream at the top of our lungs when we see each other- because it isn't very often that we do.  But somehow, whenever we do get together, it's almost like we've never been apart.  I know that I can trust her and be open with her about anything.

I have many friends like that- we're all too busy to see each other often, but still love each other like crazy.  And there's definitely something to be said for a friendship like that- but there's also something to be said for sustaining a friendship by seeing one another.

So, in these next 2-3 weeks, I'm on a mission; I intend to get together with as many friends as possible.  You can never have too many friends- it's a beautiful thing, how God has created relationship to be unlimited.  You can love 10 close friends, and still have more than enough love for 10 more.  I know they say you only have a few close friends when you get older, but for now, I enjoy having many people I call good friends. 

I've already scheduled get-togethers with 6 people that I love- and I'm sure there is more to come.  I seek to reconnect.  I want to get on a deeper level- delve in to the depths of a Godly love, with friends of every shape and size.   I want to know where people are at- pray for them, pray with them, laugh, joke, talk, binge, indulge, and love with someone- with everyone, if it were up to me.

It is my prayer that you will be challenged by this- to call up an old friend, go out for coffee, and get deep with them again.  Or to call up the best Friend we all have- the one who is royalty- and get deep with Him again.

Best friends & Cousins

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