What Are Friends For?

Shayla and I had a going away party yesterday afternoon thrown by our friends from Bayside Community Church.  It was great to just hang out and catch up on life.  I love all the friends I have.  I believe that I am who I am today because of the friends in my life.  I like what Hebrews 10:24 says

“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.”

I believe that great friends motivate you to grow in your love for God and one another, while also helping you grow in serving others.  It is hard to leave friends like that.  As I was driving home to Ft. Lauderdale I kept thinking back to an old Boyz II Men song that says:

How do I say goodbye to what we had?
The good times that made us laugh
Outweigh the bad.

I thought wed get to see forever
But forevers gone away
Its so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

I dont know where this road
Is going to lead
All I know is where we’ve been
And what we’ve been through.

If we get to see tomorrow
I hope its worth all the wait
Its so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

And Ill take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
Its so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

It really is hard to say goodbye to all the good times, memories, successes, and tough times that I got to go through with my friends but at the same point all of those experiences that I got to have with them make me who I am today.  My parents always told me that who I would hang around with is who I would be like in 5 years.

I just want to thank all of you who have been my friends for what you have done for my life.  You have invested time, energy, resources, wisdom, laughs, and tears into making me the man I have become.  Words can never express my appreciation to you all you.  You are the most amazing friends a person could ask for.

So let me ask you, “Who are your friends?  Do they encourage you and motivate you to do great things in your life?”