Scary Beautiful

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As women we know how important friendships can be.  As Christ-followers with a posture of authenticity to foster discipleship we know how scary friendships can be - they require you to open up your heart, your mind, your soul, and your home to another person.  The beautiful thing is that precious fruit can come from that kind of vulnerability.

Lysa TerKeurst, author of Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions, recently wrote about The Friendship Challenge over at Proverbs 31 Ministries.  Her insightful piece acknowledges the risk inherent in friendship, but challenges us to look for someone in our lives we can, "make an investment in."  Someone, "who might benefit from seeing a little more of your tenderness, transparency, and authenticity."  Isn't that what we've said discipling relationships are sustained by?

So, I challenge you - read her post.  Find "someone who might be worth a risk."