"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you" John 15:12
We are designed to live in community within the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27) as daughters of the King (2 Corinthians 6:18), bonded together by our common belief and faith in Christ we are drawn to others made new in Him.
"A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow" – William Shakespeare
As relational beings we need other women who encourage, comfort, guide, and listen in times of contentment and distress. Many of us have long established a circle of friends creating sisters of the heart, surrounded by deep love, intimacy, transparency. This coterie may function so well it may inhibit inclusion when instead of reaching out we dig in. Invite others in who may appear confident in their solitude, learn their story, see Christ in them, love them where they are.
How To Be The Friend You’d Want To Have by Laurie Wallin
C. S. Lewis, in his book, The Four Loves, said friendship begins when one person says to another, “What? You too? I thought I was the only one!”
Problem is, for that to happen,
We have to be around people—to allow space in our busy lives for real conversation and interaction with friends.
We have to be around people—to stay in the moment, instead of letting 1001 other thoughts boss our brains around and distract us from the person we’re with.
How can we be a good friend, and invite friendship in return?
Read on to find out:How To Be The Friend You’d Want To Have.
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