Proximity
Genesis 2:18-21; Prov. 27:5-6, 9-10, 17
Part of How to Make Friends & Love Other People
January 7, 2024
Our modern society isn’t designed for
; It’s designed for
.
The only thing that can outmatch the sway of a
society is the
of God at work in a local
.
Genesis 2:18-22
“If we’re made in his image, then it’s absolutely intrinsic to us. Therefore, the more you need friends, the more like God you are. Christianity will say the less you need friends, the less like God you’ve made yourself to be.” —Timothy Keller
Step One:
Proverbs 27:5-6; 9-10; 17
isn’t as important to friendship as
.
When we
, we miss God’s
.
You give a
to the
when you don’t live in proximity.
“The enemy wants us to live surrounded by people but never deeply connected to them, so we don’t change, we don’t grow, we don’t even fully live and we mostly end up stuck in self-pity about how we don’t have any friends when dozens of people in front of us certainly would welcome someone reaching out to them at the very least.” —Jennie Allen, Find Your People, 79
Barriers to making friends and loving other people:
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Next Step: Get in
proximity with others.