Surrounding yourself with greatness part 2

If you did not read the first part of Surrounding yourself with greatness, read it here

4. Does the person know you?
We can hang around with people for ages but that does not necessarily guarantee that the person knows you. So when choosing a friend make sure that they know you, know dreams, know the weaknesses you face, know what makes you tick, what appals you e.t.c. Having a friend who knows you saves you from all the frustration of being misunderstood about basic things, issues that concern interests and all (maybe not always, so please thing of really basic things). So your friend should know you in order to help you when you are not being yourself or when you are doing things that will hurt your dreams.

5. Is the person faithful and trust worthy?
Faithful to you and to the friendship; is the person there when you need them the most? Is the relationship reciprocal or you are just giving but never receiving? Can you trust your friend? Friends stick closer to you, and we spend most of our time with our friends than we do with our families. You therefore should be able to trust your friend with the matters of your life, things you can never tell you just anyone. If you are not yet married, at some point you will and you will have kids, so your friends should be people that you can trust with your kids, your husband. Will they be good role models to your kids? Kids watch their parents as they interact with their friends and they learn things from their parents' friends. So look into that as well when you choose a friend.

6. Does the person love you?
Your friend is suppose to love you. It is through love that we manage to do things for other people without measure, without wanting anything in return. I am not saying look for friends that you will use, no, but people that love you and do things for you based on love, not looking for benefits. Love, the Bible says it always trusts, always hopes...(1 Corinthians 18:4-8). So imagine if your friend has that kind of love towards you, what kind of friendship will you have? Look at the example of one of the greatest friendships ever in 1 Samuel 18:1-3, the friendship of Jonathan and David.

These are definitely NOT the only things to look at when choosing a friend and i hope i have given you a clue of what to look at when choosing a friend. So add on, amend them to suit you. Perhaps you can even share with me more things to look at.

AND as you look you look for a friend with good qualities, make sure that you are playing your part as well, change all "the person should" to "I should" and work at your own character too. You are likely to attract people that are like you, so assess yourself, pray to God to change you, and be the best person you can ever be.

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