Friend

What a friend we have in Jesus!
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in Prayer.
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in Prayer!

Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer:
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge;
Take it to the Lord in Prayer.
Do your friends dispise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in Prayer.
In His arms He'll take and shield you,
You will find a solace there.

We sang this at church on Sunday and its one of my favorite hymns! As a young person, friends are terribly important. At every age you are influenced by who you hang around with. But as young adults, constantly changing and searching, friends help mold us into the people we become. And although I believe we will be changing constantly for our entire lives, I think that it is now that we will make the most important decisions that hopefully we'll hold onto and they will set us out on the road to make all of the future decisions. ha, i hope that makes sense. If not, read His word, not mine:

"Do not make friends with a hot tempered man,
do not associate with one easily angered,
or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared"
Proverbs 22: 24-25

And the truth!

"Greater love has no one than this,
that he lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:13