Good Boundaries and Goodbyes by Lysa TerKeurst
Week 9: Chapter 8 — Boundaries with Friends
Read Chapter 8 of Good Boundaries and Goodbyes. Key passages to consider: Proverbs 18:24; 1 Samuel 18:1–4; Proverbs 27:6.
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Friendships are chosen relationships, which makes it both easier and somehow harder to acknowledge when something has gone wrong in them.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Lysa describes a spectrum of friendships — from acquaintances to close friends to intimate soul friends — and suggests that not every person belongs in the same circle. How have you thought about the different levels of friendship in your own life? Is your inner circle too large, too small, or about right?
2.She talks about the pain of a friendship that has drifted into something one-sided — where one person is always giving and the other is always taking. Have you ever been in that dynamic? Which role have you played, and how did it end?
3.Lysa addresses the phenomenon of "frenemies" — people who present as friends but whose relationship with you is marked by competition, subtle put-downs, or jealousy. How do you discern the difference between a friend who challenges you healthily (Proverbs 27:6) and one who undermines you?
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