Friendship is a Journey

Why do you speak to me when I shut down, close myself off and act rude toward you?

Because behind the rudeness & selfishness you have a heart of Gold. If no one ever takes the time to try and love you past above and beyond your set backs how can you ever truly rise above them.
God treats us like this, he loves us in spite of us not for anything we have done but because he knows what in us & cares for our soul.
I may not know what is fully wrapped up in u but what I have have seen is enough for me to look past you shutting down and closing yourself off. I have to be willing to take you as you are to see you get to where you need to be.
You love hard, and loving ain't easy so I don't expect getting into ya heart to be easy but I present myself as truthful as possible, with open ears and an open heart, to listen & understand what makes you who you are.
So my focus has to go beyond you & me but has to be God, because he created everything and it is to his glory that we even met, so the more I can focus on God the better I can relate to & with you.

Building a friendship is a journey, it is just as complicated as an intimate relationship because it is an intimate relationship with out the physical intimacy. These words are for those who want to build TRUE friendships, ones that last, ones that endure hard times, ones that sacrifice for one another, God like friendships, Christ like friendships, that will put their lives on the line for another.