Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Thursday, October 29, 2015

A Real Friend

Proverbs 18:24 "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."

-A Simple Friend has never seen you cry.
 A Real Friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.

-A Simple Friend doesn't know your parent's first names.
 A Real Friend has their phone numbers in his/her address book.

-A Simple Friend brings a bottle to your party.
 A Real Friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to  help you clean-up.

-A Simple Friend hates it when you call after he/she has gone to bed.
 A Real Friend asks you why you took so long to call.

-A Simple Friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
 A Real Friend seeks to help you with your problems.

-A Simple Friend wonders about your romantic history.
 A Real Friend could blackmail you with it.

-A Simple Friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
 A Real Friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself.

-A Simple Friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.

 A Real Friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had a fight.

-A Simple Friend expects you to always be there for them.
 A Real Friend expects to always be there for you!

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