Girl Talk: This Is The Beginning Of A Beautiful Friendship

Hey Girls! If you haven't already, make sure you scroll down and read the post on 'what not to do'. (For some unknown reason the email reminder did not work).

Have you ever heard that if you want a friend, you must first show yourself friendly? God creates dear friends and many times He allows this to happen through our hospitality to others.

If you are attending the connection group on Friday, we will talk about the beginning of beautiful friendships then, and how God uses our hospitality to do it.

Today I want to help you to begin to pray for those relationships that God is preparing for you right now. Just take a minute ... pray that you would be a person who is friendly - one who is worthy of being called 'dear friend'. Pray that God would show you how to do that. It's that simple.

Below I've included a prayer by Stormie OMartian, that can help you get started on praying for relationships. You can adapt it to cover friendship(s)that you need God's help with too, by inserting their name (God, I especially pray for my friendship with ___________). I encourage you to read it aloud, and let it be a prayer from your heart where you invite God to work in all your relationships, and allow Him to prepare you to be the 'dear friend' He has created you to be.


Lord, Guide me in all my relationships …
Lord, I lift up every one of my relationships to You and ask You to bless them. I ask that Your peace would reign in them and that each one would be glorifying to You. Help me to choose my friends wisely so I won’t be led astray. Give me discernment and strength to separate myself from anyone who is not a good influence. I release all my relationships to You and pray that Your will be done in each one of them. I especially pray for my relationship with each of my family members. I pray You would bring healing, reconciliation, and restoration where it is needed. Bless these relationships and make them strong.
Psalm 68:6 God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity.

Taken from The Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie OMartian