Posts tagged christian friends
Do I Really Need Fellowship with Other Christian Believers?

I don’t need to be in church to feel close to God, I’d always say to justify why I didn’t attend church much in my twenties. What I’ve learned about why that’s not true—and why I need fellowship.

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Loving my friends the Jesus way

I have an obligation to be far more than a companion to those in my inner circle. I need to love them as Jesus would love them. That means sticking by their side when they are facing darkness, illness, or ruin and offering them help, even it if puts me in jeopardy.  It also means pointing them in the right direction—toward the Jesus path.

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How God taught me to trust my friends

Going through a difficult situation, I looked around and realized I didn’t have a single close friend I could trust. That wasn’t healthy. I knew the value of female friendships, but I didn’t understand how to navigate that world in an authentic way. I’d get this close to friends, but my long-standing wall had become a barrier, keeping everyone out.

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