Like most good friendships, ours has grown over time.
We’ve had to invest in our friendship and look after it.
So many times people think it’s because we somehow just “click.”
But while there might be some “clicking” between us, it’s more than that.
Far more than that.
It wasn’t as though we instantly became best friends. It’s been a long, purposeful process.
Here are some of those “secret” ingredients that have gone into our becoming the best of friends….
Join me in our home to talk about what goes into a growing, close friendship!
*And if you missed last week, here’s Part 1 of Those 5 Things That You’ll Find in Every Good Marriage
Download Printable HERE: A Good Marriage & Close Friendship (Part 2)
*All Scripture verses are from the ESV Bible
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If you missed part one of this series, you can watch it here.
Thank you for joining me here and sharing Real Life together! I’ll look forward to talking with you again next week!!
*I’d love to hear from you too, so please say what’s on your heart, share your hope, and/or ask a question in the comments below! I think you’ll find there’s a beautiful and supportive community here at Club31Women.
In His Grace,
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- Pick a “Start Date” and commit to the next 100 days.
- Each day, do one loving act for your spouse (with no expectation of “payback”).
- Ask God to help you to understand how to love well and to follow through with it.
- Start enjoying the blessings of those little things that say love over time.
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We invite you to join us for this 100 Day Love Challenge!
Lisa
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I am enjoying your Wednesday talks. The verse I thought of is Proverbs 17:22, “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.”
I love your videos Lisa! What about Ecclesiastes 8:15?
So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun. (NIV)
Oh, that verse works well, Lauren. That simple “enjoyment of life” is important in friendship!
Lisa, I wanted you to know how encouraging your words are to me! I have been following you and Matthew on Facebook and always enjoy what you post. I finally sat down to listen to your 5 key things for marriage today and am so inspired to encorporate these nuggets in my own marriage. We just celebrated 24 years also! What a blessing! We are now in the empty nest and are redefining our friendship and interaction with each other. Thank you for your words of wisdom. I really appreciate them!
How fun that we’re both celebrating 24 years of marriage! I’m so glad you “came over’ today and that you were encouraged too!
Great job Lisa!
Thank you so much, Susan! You are an inspiration!
Great tips, thank you. When you were talking about kindness, these two verses came to mind
“He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.” ~Proverbs 16:32
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger”. ~Proverbs 15:1
“A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.” Proverbs 15:13
I thought this might relate to having fun in our relationships. Having fun keeps our heart cheerful which will in turn impact every area of our life.
Those are very fitting verses to add to kindness. And the one for “playfulness” is terrific! (Ha! I knew there had to be one!)
Thank you,
Lisa
P.S. I’m going to email you with details on your prize! 🙂
In your video lesson today you said you couldn’t find a verse to support playfulness. I think Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 4 are verses that could be used under playfulness. God has appointed a time for every purpose even a time for laughing and dancing (which I would put under the category of playfulness). Of course the opposite of those are also listed in verse 4 as well, weeping & mourning.
Absolutely! Those verses in Ecclesiastes “support” playfulness for sure! (And I’m going to email you with more about your prize – thank you so much for your addition!)