Tonight I was reminded of the importance of friendship. Our women's ministry leader from church taught a lesson that just truly inspired me. Some thougths in a nutshell:
1. You need those who teach you by going ahead of you, those who support you by walking beside you, and those whom you teach by going ahead of them. Each of these friendships help us to grow and stay encouraged.
2. The level of depth and vulnerability which we reach directly equals the level of human intimacy, love and encouragement we receive.
3. Sometimes all we can do for a friend who is hurting is pray with them or for them. They are persevering and they must do that for as long as God has them doing that so they can mature. We can't stop or shorten that process.
4. We need to live lives that dramatically give. That's true imitation of Jesus.
Not all of these thougts came directly from her, but from the fellowship afterwards. Love sister time!! Can't live without it!
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