Some Friendships Are For A Season

You may have friendships that have lasted a very long time and some that have lasted a very short time.

For each of us, friendships mean different things. Some people want deep meaningful friendships with a few people and others may want more surface relationships with a lot of people.

My friend and I have grown apart.

Some friendships are for a season. We are not all going to have a life long childhood friend. The truth is is that a friendship takes both parties making an effort to stay in touch, and spend time together. That does not always mean physical time, but also emotional and spiritual time together.

Sometimes both parties are not willing or able to make those efforts. As you get older you may have different obligations that take you away from spending time together. Marriage, family, and work may take up a lot of their or your time.

I have lost a close friendship and feel very alone.

The loss of a close friendship can be very difficult to deal with. Whether that loss be from a friend passing or a severance in your relationship of some kind. You may be feeling very alone and confused and possibly rejected.

Human relationships will fail us at times but there is one relationship that will never fail us. There is one friendship that we can always count on.

John 15:13 says,

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”

Jesus died for you so that you could be with him forever. The greatest act of love was done for us by a friend who will never reject us. Who will never stop loving us. And, who will never sever from us. All he wants is to be our Father, comforter, and friend.

If you are struggling with a loss of a friendship, contact us.