We were made for connection with other women. Yet too often our friendships are marked by drama, competition, betrayal, or unforgiveness. We can cause one another deep pain, creating wounds in need of healing, when what we really long to do is cheer each other on and fulfill our God-breathed purpose–together.
Andi Andrew is on the show today helping us to navigate the complications that can come in friendships with other women. Join us as she empowers you to do the work by first facing yourself and untangling the mess, then seeking reconciliation for genuine connection. You can build healthy, authentic friendships, even when it’s been painful or complicated in the past.
Quotes:
“You are the common denominator in every relationship.”
“I needed to go back to move forward.”
“Friendship is complicated because we are complicated.”
“We can create drama in our own minds without ever having a conversation.”
“I attracted people who needed me and would make me feel better about myself.”
“I had a savior complex.”
“I would carry their problems, then when it fell apart, it was my fault.”
“The way we heal is to realize what our unhealthy cycles are. Set some boundaries.”
“We haven’t faced our last betrayal. Betrayal causes us to isolate ourselves.”
“Jesus brought people close. He laid down His life for everyone and didn’t give up on anyone.”
“Self-preservation is willfully choosing the pain of isolation over the potential of messy Godly connection.”
“Is this the trauma of the past that we need healing with Jesus from or is this just drama that comes with trying to create authentic connection with other people?”
“Get good at going first.”
“Jesus had His circles. He had 3, 12, 72, and the multitudes.”
“We don’t grow in maturity in isolation.”
“Be authentic with many, but vulnerable with a few.”
“I would rather have the spoken expectation rather than the unspoken kind.”
“Where I see the degradation of relationships is when in our head we have unmet needs and unspoken expectations of someone else and they don’t fulfill those things never told them.”
“We’ve become time poor.”
“Friends can fulfill a purpose in a season.”
“To be a love offering is when we think about what we need and hope someone would do for us and how we can do that same thing for someone else.”
Connect with Andi:
@andiandrew
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