172: Boundaries are a Thing (Solo Episode 33) with Rebekah Hargraves (Friendship Matters Series #7)
A few months ago, we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend, Amber Durgan, entitled "Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World". Today we are focusing on chapter 7, a chapter that is all about boundaries and forgiveness and how to deal with friends who are guilty of the five red flags we talked about last time. For Amber's perspective on this chapter, head on over to her podcast episode tomorrow! What I Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~The "good little Christian girl syndrome" (as Sally Clarkson calls it) which makes you think you always have to be the "yes girl", that you can never stick up for yourself, and that you always must simply turn the other cheek, come what may ~Understanding the cruelness of being an enabler to someone else's bad behavior ~Jesus' teaching on the importance of turning the other cheek, and balancing that with His own example of erecting boundaries and correcting behavior when needed ~Examples in Scripture when Jesus erected boundaries in a multitude of different situations ~The Matthew 18 Method for addressing sin and erecting boundaries as needed ~Seven steps for erecting boundaries while also desiring reconciliation and restoration ~3 things to understand if you are new to the concept of boundaries ~The importance of being clear and consistent in what your boundaries are ~The crucial part forgiveness plays in all this ~4 important things to understand about forgiveness ~Boundaries and peacemaking (not to be confused with peacekeeping!) ~And more! For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast