Proverbs 18:24

A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

When reading this verse, I think of Jesus as an example of a friend who sticks "closer than a brother". In fact, Jesus calls those who do what He commands friends: John 15:13-14 says, "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command." Throughout life, we come across many different people, and we don't share the same kind of relationship with everyone. The criteria for friendship though is not only about time or quality, but also about accountability, bearing one another's burdens, being willing to stand by each other through tough times, and perhaps confront one another! May the Lord bless you with the best kind of friendships in your life, and allow Him to be the foundation of those bonds.