Developing Authentic Friendships

Does loneliness have a grip on you? Do you just have social media friends or do you have genuine friendships in your life? Let’s discuss how to intentionally develop authentic friendships. Verses of the Week:Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Galatians 6:1-6Proverbs 18:24 1 Samuel 18:1-4How to live it out:⁃    Be the person you want to befriend ⁃    Look at the direction of your life, become friends with people that are going the direction you want to go⁃    Make the effort to go first Credits:What does friendship look like in Americahttps://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/12/what-does-friendship-look-like-in-america/#:~:text=A%20narrow%20majority%20of%20adults,they%20have%20no%20close%20friends.New APA poll: One in Three Americans Feel Lonely Every weekhttps://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/news-releases/new-apa-poll-one-in-three-americans-feels-lonely-e49 Loneliness Statistics: How Many People Are Lonelyhttps://www.discoveryaba.com/statistics/loneliness#:~:text=Over%2060%25%20of%20adults%20in,are%20the%20loneliest%20age%20groupMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/soddenLicense code: VU2GAGAQS6AW5KFWKeep Grinding!Matt & ChrisText us your feedback and prayer requests!