Friends....How Many of Us have Them!

Mark Twain says, “It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.” How many of us have had friends that really wasn't our friends but didn't realize they wasn't our friends until it was too late??? There are people that we surround ourselves with that mess with you because your fun, you know how to have a good time, you buy the drinks...But when the party days are over...Reality sets in. three kids, a full time job, in school, struggling and those "friends" are no where to be found. These are the friends that still doing the same Sh*t y'all was doing back in the day. No genuine concern about your life. Stay away! Then we have those leaches. Those people that grab a hold of you and won't let go until they have taking every thing they can from you. I was listening to TD Jakes and he said, "When you are forever feeding people that can't feed you. You become drained because there is no one feeding back into you." What i took from that, is that we all need someone who will invest in you like you invest in them. When i'm down you down, my sorrow is your sorrow, my pain is your pain, if i'm rich you rich and we gonna eat. 1 Samuel 18: 1-5 tells a story of David and Jonathan's friendship. The bible says they loved each other, they were homies, boys, BFF's. In the time of war, Jonathan stripped his clothes, his armor, his sword and gave it to David, so his friend would be successful. So take a look at who you surround yourself with. Friends are important to your growth.....How many of us have them?