Friendship should last through the good times and the bad times. It should last through the darkness and pain as well as through the light and pain-free moments we all experience. For God, for Christ, and for the Holy Spirit the important thing in your life is not just the ideas you hold in your head about them. For God, for Christ, and for the Holy Spirit the important thing is what you did and what you do as a result of these ideas. You have friends who need you and you need your friends.
Friendship has a reward but it also has a cost.
Being there when people truly need you is a cost. Many times your reward is heavenly one. Being there is often not easy, not clean, and not pain-free. However, being there is worth it to God and to your soul over the span of eternity.