Re-Release: 85: Navigating Difficult Friendships with Rebekah Hargraves (Friendship Matters Series #6)

<p>Rebekah Hargraves is the host of the Home and Hearth Podcast, which, up until this point, has always been an interview-style podcast. Now, however, she is branching out into recording the first of (what will hopefully be many – that’s up to the feedback she gets from you!) her solo podcasts to talk on the topic of “Navigating Difficult Friendships”.</p> <h4>What She Chats about in Today’s Episode:</h4> <p>~A bit of Rebekah’s own experience with difficult friendships</p> <p>~How friendship is messy as a result of our living in a fallen world; why this should not come as a surprise</p> <p>~5 red flag warning signs to watch out for in your friendships:</p> <ul> <li>Friends who ignore your boundaries (Proverbs 25:17)</li> <li>Friends who are emotionally insensitive (Proverbs 25:20, 27:14, )</li> <li>Friends who betray confidences (Proverbs 11:9)</li> <li>Friends who are given to backbiting (Proverbs 1:28)</li> <li>Friends who are commonly given to belittling people (Proverbs 11:12)</li> </ul> <p>~The friendship example Jesus is for us</p> <p>~The difference between being a backbiting friend and being a Biblical friend that is as iron that sharpens iron</p> <p>~How to deal with friends who are operating out of one or more of the above five red flags</p> <p>~The problem with the “good little Christian girl” syndrome</p> <p>~Turning the other cheek vs. exercising boundaries</p> <p>~The Matthew 18 Method (Matthew 18:15-17)</p> <p>~Being enablers and idolizing your own comfort vs. seeking to erect necessary boundaries and be as iron that sharpens iron</p> <p>~6 steps to take when dealing with a difficult friend:</p> <ul> <li>Pray (James 1:5)</li> <li>Point out the problem (Matthew 18:15)</li> <li><strong>If necessary:</strong></li> <li>Bring witnesses (Matthew 18:16)</li> <li>Erect Boundaries (Matthew 18:17)</li> <li>Continue to Pray for Reconciliation and walk by the Spirit as you do (Galatians 5:16)</li> <li>Proceed with caution if/when prompted by the Spirit to reconcile and restore wisely</li> </ul> <p>~Our call to be ministers of reconciliation</p> <p>  ~And more!</p> <p> </p> <p>For full shownotes, head to <a class="linkified" href="http://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast" target="_blank">www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast</a></p> <br /><br />Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at <a href="https://rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe</a>