Many people find it hard to form good personal relationship with others, leaving themselves with the feelings of loneliness and inadequacy. This does not have to be the case. God has given us a game plan in Galatians 5:22 for forming relationships of all types. He shows us that we do not have to go through life alone, and He encourage us to form relationships with people our own age. His plan for us was not to have us fight it out here on earth, on our own. He has given us fellow Christians to help us and to look out for us in a friendly relationship.
Friendship Ingredients:
Love is one of the key ingredients for a friendship. Love should be the number one ingredient in each relationship, whether it is with a parent, and older friend, or a person of the same sex. Love is where the relationship starts.
Another key ingredient is forgiveness. Someone is always going to mess up, but if you are able to forgive and be forgiven, that is when the strongest bonds of friendship are formed.
Peace is also important in a relationship with your peers. Resolve your problems early, and don’t let the wounds fester. The longer anger is allowed to rule, the harder it is to get over.
No friendship would survive without a little patience. Patience leads through the tough times and helps fight frustration. Frustration can ruin a friendship very quickly. It can make easily escalate from frustration to anger in no time, but true friendship has no end to its patience.
