WHY FRIENDSHIP?
Proverbs 27:17 says, ” Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” A real friend has a sanctifying influence on your life. He will make you a better person.
Ask yourself this question, “Am I a better person because of this friend?”
I am not with my friends two or three minutes before they have given me a new thought, blessing, or idea. Whether we are at my home, in an automobile, having dinner at a restaurant, or attending a convention – instantly my life is built up and my countenance is sharpened when I am with them. These people are adding to my life because they are a friend.
Why do we prize friendship? Why do we take the risk for friendship? Because a friend, a real friend, is something far beyond the worth of gold. A friend will make you a better person.

THE DEFINITION OF A FRIEND An English publication had a contest for the definition of a friend. Here are some that won honorable mention:
A friend is somebody who multiplies your joys and divides your griefs.
A friend is someone who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself.
A friend is someone who is there when you call and sometimes even before you call.
A friend is someone who understands your silence.
Now, let me tell you the one that won the prize: “A real friend is someone who comes in when the whole world has gone out.”
Proverbs 17:17 says, ” A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” It doesn’t matter what you have done, a true friend is going to be there.