What Kind of Friend?

Proverbs 27:5-6

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; 

but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

What kind of a friend am I?

These verses remind me of the duty of a friend.

Do I give godly rebuke?

Do I receive the rebuke of others?

It is so much easier not to "rock the boat."

It is easier to get angry at a friend then to deal with my pride and sin.

But who longs for flattery,

for false loyalty,

for a superficial friendship?

It is not easy,

but it is good!