Having someone in whom we can confide, someone who will listen with understanding, who will let us talk and then kindly help us to put things in proper perspective, who will pray with us to know and do God's will is an invaluable help in working through these difficulties. There certainly are guidelines for keeping such a relationship healthy. We need to avoid simply digging up the past. We need to avoid repeated rehashing of other people's faults. But true friendship is very important in times of difficulty.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend. . . .