In picking close friends..., what do you look for? How can you be that kind of friend to others? (Serendipity Bible Fourth Edition, page 1706).
I like close friends who respect me and my property. I like friends that are generally positive about themselves, about me, and about circumstances. I like friends with a "can-do" approach to life. They come with a certain sense of destiny. My friends do not take me for granted or assume they know my wishes in every situation. My friends don't have to be super-intelligent, but they do need to possess a certain wisdom not only regarding the world, but of intangible spiritual matters – in other words their intelligence manifests multidimensionality. I like friends with a certain tentativeness – they are not all-fired sure that they know the will of God in each and every matter. I like egalitarian friends – snobs repel me. I need friends that are dependable and trustworthy. I prefer friends that love Jesus and strive to emulate him. You might be guessing that I have few, really close friends. Come to think of it, I'm not all that popular myself.
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