Stories of a Sparrow: Episode 3

Stories of a Sparrow

Life Giving Friendships:

This episode is near and dear to our hearts due to the friendships with each other that has come from this podcast. The number one thing in starting or finding a friendship is creating the space for it to happen. Don’t get caught up in the lie that someone already has a friend so they do not need you as a friend. Life giving friendships should change you for the better, their presence in your life changes you, they give you confidence and receive your vulnerability with openness and reciprocation. Life giving friends are the ones who know what you deal with and are that voice of truth and reason to guide you to a better place. They pour truth and scripture into your life, they help change the negativity in your life into something positive. Don’t be scared to BE the life giving friend to other people, be bold, reach out send that text, ask to get coffee (or tea). :) Friendships take work, don’t be afraid to have the tough conversations and put in the work to show that their friendship matters to you. Pray for each other, you have to connect on a spiritual level, give God the glory for the friendship you have and put Him first. It’s not just what you get out of the friendship, you have to be a good friend and keep God in the center. Praying with your friends is a game changer, it brings out a level of trust, vulnerability and being known that you cannot find outside of God. Think outside the box, don’t always look for yourself in a friendship, find friends at different stages who can give you different perspectives on what you are going through or what stage of life you are in, friendship doesn’t know age. Oh and one more thing, lets make calling our friends cool again!

Resources talked about in this Episode:

The Power of Vulnerability |Ted Talk|- Brene Brown

The Enneagram Test and Type Descriptions