What Kind of Friend am I?

I was recently thinking about all the different friends that I've had growing up over the years. Many of them were church kids, their parents went to church or they maybe rode the church van, but many of them were just good "Christian" school kids. It was great growing up with these good friends, but I was thinking the other day. Why is it that most of my "Christian" friends that I grew up with out of the will of God today? Teens that heard hundreds of messages, lived godly, went to Christian schools, had great parents growing up and now they can not be found.

I began thinking what could I have done more. I just finished reading Proverbs chapter 27 and it has a few verses on friendship. Verses 5-6 say "Open rubuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." Tell your friends in love when they're doing something against God's holy standard, speak up against their sin. Not because your better than them, but because you are a true friend. Oh how I wish that I could have spoken more truth to these wayward friends. Remember that "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." Be strong in the Lord, Trust in Him, Have faith in the Saviour, and follow the Lord. I encourage you to hold to the simple foundational truths of the Bible and see what God will do in your life. God Bless you all today and be a true friend.