Life as a Christian Woman

I am blessed to have a good number of friends. They come from all walks of life, and my relationships are different with each one of them. Each one fills a need in me, and I hope that I fill a need in them.

I have some friends who are in the category I like to call “Hello Buddies.” These are friends that I know more in passing. We know each other, but our friendship has never had to go through trials.

I have family members who are friends in a different sense. I put my two sisters-in-law in this category. I didn’t choose them, they came as a package deal with my husband. But their role in my life has become integral, as if we have known each other for a lifetime.

And I have a couple of friends who are my core. I know that they will stand with me, no matter what. I hope they know the same about me. We can go weeks, months, even years without speaking. But when we reunite, it is like no time has passed. Our friendships have been battle-tested, and survived.

As Christians, we need to strive to surround ourselves with Godly women. Women who will be prayer warriors for us when we are so low that we don’t think we will ever be lifted up. Women who will hold us accountable for missteps that we make, who will lovingly help guide us back to the right path.

One thing that is clear in Jesus’ ministry is that the disciples weren’t just His followers, they were his friends. He laughed with them, cried with them, prayed with and for them. His heart ached when they hurt. He longed for them to give themselves completely to the Father. He knew their failings and weaknesses, and chose to love them anyway.

There is no better role model for friendship than Christ. We must love each other, minister to each other, and care for each other. Laughing, loving, crying. Understanding, knowing, and yet not caring… simply loving.

For my birthday, a core friend sent me a frame that says, “Good women. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.

I would only make one change to that frame:

Christian women.
May we know them.
May we be them.
May we raise them.

Dedicated to my core friends: SAW, LMK, KNB. Thank you for helping me walk the walk daily.