Thursday, June 12, 2008

Genuine conversations

So last night I was hanging out with a friend and we both just shared a bunch of stuff and really encouraged each other to be real and genuine (ha i guess those are the same words) with Christ. Talked about how we seem to struggle with the same sin over and over again and can't seem to fight it. how we have all these great intentions of combating it, and we seem to fall on our face daily. and then i started thinking about friendships and how they should be like that- not holding anything back, genuine conversations that aren't veiled with pride and worries about image. and how this sacrifice of time will give way to more time with people. but that time with people needs to be genuine. intentional. asking questions and really listening to the other person. already i'm challenged to be more real with Christ. so encouraged! hope you all are continuing to learn on this journey. see everyone soon!

1 comment:

Ryan said...

YES, YES!! I couldn't agree with you more. My mom and I had a discussion about this on Thursday, but sadly, she just doesn't seem to "get it." That makes me sad, because I wonder if we'll ever be able to relate on that truly wonderful level of fully knowing and being known...