True friendship

One key to having your dreams come true is having true friendships. Make sure you have three or four genuine friends around you. These should be people you can trust completely, friends who believe in you but are also honest and are not afraid to speak the truth to you. These are friends who want you to be successful; and while ensuring that everything goes well with you, are also able to see your blind spots and are willing to help bring out the best in you. They must be people who love you unconditionally.

You can know who your real  friends are from the way they behave towards you. They are people you can completely trust, and with whom you can be yourself with. They often are not interested in your success, but instead are interested in who you are and how you are doing. These are people who do not look at who you are from the outside but rather at who you are on the inside. It is with this foundation of friendship that you can dare to dream dreams and to live, because you know that they will be there when you fall, when you are tired, or when you need help. You know that they do not talk behind your back, gossip, or undermine you, but that they sincerely want to help you become successful. Everyone needs this kind of friendship. It is vitally important.

Perhaps you find it difficult to develop real friendships, but you should be reminded that you reap what you sow. Start out by asking God to give you real friends. Who is a person right now in whom you can completely trust and with whom you can build a strong friendship? Perhaps you can name only one person, and that’s OK. Invest in this friendship by expressing your appreciation, opening your heart, and learning to trust again. 

The important keystone values for a long-term friendship are loyalty, honour, and respect. Make the decision today to be a true friend to people in your community. 

source: dare to dream by mattheus van den Steen