FAMILIARITY Can Self-Sabotage God Ordained Connections...

Don't allow FAMILIARITY to self-sabotage God ordained connections by MISPLACING DISCIPLESHIP for FRIENDSHIP.

I want to encourage those that this is for to remain teachable by those the Father has placed in their life for them to learn from. Please be careful not to become puffed up in knowledge, revelation, and your growth. Allowing SELF-RIGHTEOUS to become a snare. Remain humble. I would also encourage you to not use the word FRIEND loosely. Not everyone the Lord has placed in our life is our friend, and not everyone the Lord has placed in our life is there for a lifetime. We must take advantage of the time we have with those whom the Father has sent to us for a season. If they are there to help disciple and mentor you, please do not automatically assume their your friend. This is when lines get blurred, people become presumptuous, and they eventually get offended and hurt. If we are not careful, honor and respect will leave the building when held accountable when we misplace mentorship with friendship. We no longer want to take heed to sound wisdom and direction from those the Father has placed in our life. Pride arise, leading to our own demise. I have also found many pretend to be somewhere they are not spiritually to prove a point that does not need to be proved. The point in that they think they know more than they really do to appear to be spiritually mature in areas so the mentor could see them in a certain light. When we mistake discipleship for friendship is when we feel the need to prove that we are somewhere we are not spiritually. PERFORMANCE for man is now on display. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO NOT DO THIS. Anyone sent by God to help disciple you will love you right where you are, because they understand the assignment. They will also hold you accountable, because love without discipline can also lead to destruction later. I'm not talking about leaders who want to control you and abuse you. I am talking about those who love you, and truly want to see you grow with NO SELFISH AMBITION. They are not looking for anything from you. They only want to do what the Father has assigned them to do. I would also encourage leaders to set boundaries. Know the placement of those the Father has called you to, and be careful not to blur the lines as well. A wise sister in Christ once told me she would tell those she was called to when they wanted to become her friend, "Do you want to forfeit what God want to do with me as your mentor by you becoming my friend?" I thought that was powerful. Don't mistake assignments for a season, for lifetime friendships. It's a snare. I want to conclude by saying pray and ask the Lord for clarity and wisdom concerning relationship placements. Pray for guidance on how to put boundaries in place with love. Use wisdom, and don't self-sabotage God ordain connections by MISTAKENLY MISPLACING DISCIPLESHIP, for FRIENDSHIP. Proverbs 11:2: "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom." Proverbs 26:12: "Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them." James 1:5, "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." #discipleship #friendship #boundaries #Christian #wisdom