Do you know how to recognize a true friend?

Do you know how to recognize a true friend? A real friend loves us for who we are and protects us. In recognizing a true friend we must look for some important elements in that friendship. A true friend makes it easier for us to live the standards we want to keep by being around them.... A true friend love you for who you are now and what you can become, and desires to help you get there; through encouragement and love. Put simply a true friend does not make us choose between his way and the Lords way. Christ looks upon what we can become if we will only follow his example and do what is right. Look closely at your friends. Cultivate good friends. They’re so valuable. Good friends Love you. And Love is a "VERB" It requires doing, not just saying and thinking. The test is in what one does, how one acts, for love is conveyed in word and solidified in deed.