Comments on: friendship: the other side http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/01/23/friendship-the-other-side/ digging deep, stretching up, reaching out Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:04:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: all said and done » Blog Archive » Starred Posts: late Jan- early Feb http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/01/23/friendship-the-other-side/comment-page-1/#comment-2003 all said and done » Blog Archive » Starred Posts: late Jan- early Feb Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:17:56 +0000 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/01/23/friendship-the-other-side/#comment-2003 [...] Friendship: The other side - Makeesha Fisher, Swinging From the Vine [...] [...] Friendship: The other side - Makeesha Fisher, Swinging From the Vine [...]

]]> By: Mak http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/01/23/friendship-the-other-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1926 Mak Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:40:54 +0000 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2008/01/23/friendship-the-other-side/#comment-1926 I don't think it's unfortunate that it's the rare exception. I personally think we see "sad" or "doubtful" or even "angry" too often as blatantly and overtly negative. It is because Christians see emotions in this light that causes us to idolize the happy, to deify the "constantly thrilled about God" people and when we do that, we create an ideal that is almost impossible to reach and certainly to maintain. We all have high seasons, no doubt. And I certainly don't want those people to hide it or something. But I also don't want us to idolize the "high" and demonize the "low". as for friendships - I should hope that we can love our brothers and sisters in Christ - of course! :) I don’t think it’s unfortunate that it’s the rare exception. I personally think we see “sad” or “doubtful” or even “angry” too often as blatantly and overtly negative. It is because Christians see emotions in this light that causes us to idolize the happy, to deify the “constantly thrilled about God” people and when we do that, we create an ideal that is almost impossible to reach and certainly to maintain.

We all have high seasons, no doubt. And I certainly don’t want those people to hide it or something. But I also don’t want us to idolize the “high” and demonize the “low”.

as for friendships - I should hope that we can love our brothers and sisters in Christ - of course! :)

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