Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World

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Jennie combines academic research, personal experiences, and Scripture to build the case for why we need to fight for community, and then offers a number of practical tips and action steps at the end of each chapter so that we are not just left with these beautiful but abstract ideas. She both encourages and equips readers to pursue biblical community, challenging us to break the mold of independence that is so prevalent in our culture. Daydreaming about a more peaceful and relaxing future or longing for a life travelling the world reveals what your priorities are going forward.

Find Your People — Jennie Allen

What are the underlying reasons that you wish for these things? How does this translate into your current beliefs, values, and behaviors? Encourage yourself to make/keep plans with your friends, even though sitting inside alone watching friendships on TV seems way better. Many of the points below require effort on your part. You will need to remain committed to the process if you are to succeed.Sometimes you genuinely need to recharge and reschedule, which I fully encourage, but other times I need to remind myself to actually keep plans and take a chance that this might be exactly what I needed, even if solitude seems safer. And then I come home feeling so happy that I took the risk and left my cocoon for a bit. This is a very biblical book on how to cultivate deep friendships. Allen writes a lot about her personal experiences with friendships and things she's done wrong as a friend. It is sometimes surprising how often she writes about things like friends telling her they didn't want to be friends with her anymore. She is a minister so there's a heavy focus on how Jesus lived, scripture, praying for people, and how the enemy doesn't want us to have friends. She also talks a lot about the Christian organization that she founded.

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These situations and many others can convince us we’re all alone. But that’s not true. Jennie Allen argues that the people we need could be just around the corner, and that we have the power to find them – with a strong sense of commitment and the help of God. In this Blink to Allen’s Find Your People, we’ll reveal a Christian approach to how you can find, make, and keep friends.At first, I joined a group of people that I wanted very much to like me. I tried to be likeable, to support them and to do the work that was required to make our projects successful, to help out when I could, and I attended every party and event. But something wasn’t right. Online therapy is actually a good option for many people. It’s more convenient than in-person therapy and is more affordable in a lot of cases. And you get access to the same level of qualified and experienced professional. In Find Your People, bestselling author Jennie Allen drawson fascinating insights from science and history, timeless biblical truth, and vulnerable stories from her own life to help you:

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Oftentimes, finding yourself is as much about uncovering what is already there as it is about learning what you want to be there.This requires the most soul searching and work to really hone in on your unique combination of traits, beliefs, and desires. There was an odd sense of people always keeping me at arms’ length. For several years, I decided that there was something wrong with me, which was why they didn’t seem to truly accept me.