{"id":48,"date":"2006-07-22T12:47:52","date_gmt":"2006-07-22T18:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/?p=48"},"modified":"2009-01-08T09:38:34","modified_gmt":"2009-01-08T14:38:34","slug":"friendships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/22\/friendships\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendships"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best things about being at Mahaffey Family Camp is renewing meaningful friendships. As I think about these good people that I see annually, I note there are at least three kinds of friendships in my life.<\/p>\n

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  1. Old lost friendships<\/strong>, which are treasured for the memories <\/em>they contain and the value <\/em>they provided in their time.<\/li>\n
  2. Periodic friendships<\/strong>, which are like a ocean waves coming and going<\/em> as lives intersect.<\/li>\n
  3. Constant friendships<\/strong>, which remain active for years.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Mahaffey Camp is generally marked by periodic relationships<\/em> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d relationships where I talk to friends for a the ten day camp period and wait for 355 days to see them again. It’s interesting to see how their lives have changed and we have grown.<\/p>\n

    The question that comes to my mind is this: What is God’s place in this friendship categorization?<\/em> Do you see him as a long-lost friend or as a constant companion? Or is your experience with him kind of come-and-go, as friend who comes and goes as your schedule permits or need requires?<\/p>\n

    Jesus desires that we enjoy him as a constant friend.<\/p>\n

    John 15:15 (NIV) <\/strong>15<\/sup><\/span>I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    It’s my prayer for all my friends that they would experience this kind of relationship with God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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