Friends and peers are vital in doing Life. Not all my friends are Christian. Not all my Christian friends share my personal convictions. Not all my Christian friends have the liberties I do. But I love the diversity! I love being challenged on certain topics and encouraged on others. What I’ve had to wrestle with is trying to find people who are like-minded and spiritually on par with where I am so I can go to them for prayer, I can open my heart to, I can share private issues with them and receive Godly counsel. But I’ve had to seek those relationships out. They didn’t come to me.
I hear so many church people say they can’t find accountability or a true friend to open up with. But do they think a stork is going to drop a large white bundle on your doorstep and you’ll unwrap a best friend? No. Seek out right relationships. Put yourself out there. Make the first move. It’s hard but the payoff is worth it. I know–I did it. I literally went up to two girls and asked them to be my friends. Seriously. I did. I told them to keep me accountable and gave them the right to speak into my life and ask hard questions.
Proverbs 27:6 Better are the wounds of a friend than the kisses of an enemy. These girls (and several others) have hurt me with the truth. But I am a better person because of it. I’ve intentionally connected myself to women who are connected to the Lord. If they weren’t connected to the Redeemer, I will probably would become disconnected too. For bad company corrupts good morals (1 Cor. 3:13). I’m not saying not to hang out with non-Christians. I’m saying to be careful with who you open yourself up to for wisdom and counsel.
Thanks to Connie from Philly who asked such a great question for last week’s vlog (video blog), I’ve been able to take inventory of those who I love and appreciate in my life. Tomorrow’s vlog will be discussing tattoos 🙂 I’m getting excited… rawr!

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