Friends serve many purposes including building us up and tearing us down. Not in the traditional sense you see; more in the spiritual sense. Through the process of "tearing down" a friend can strip away all the worldly labels and burdens we all carry around, remove the barriers that prevent us from our blessings. Through this God will restore to us what we already have, which is victory over the enemy. These types of friends are rare and precious, and I believe the relationship is sanctified if you will; set apart, and not by our choosing, but by God's divine appointment.