A B C s of Friendship

A:
Access
Accountability
B:
Babyhood
Brotherhood
C:
Comfort
Calling

Access is perhaps the most hazardous aspect of friendship. Both Job and the psalmists--not to mention the Lord Himself--had friend trouble.

One thing I appreciate about friendships I have made is the accountability that helps both me and my friends to be/become more stable in our walks.

But it isn't always easy to go through the various stages. It seems that sometimes we want instant maturity both in ourselves and in our friendships, which is not realistic.

There is a kind of babyhood through which each passes to mature brotherhood.

Then there is the comfort which we can extend to each other, and we can surely affirm each other in the calling of friendship, whatever our other callings may be.