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Develop a vision for how your relationships will look and watch how small, intentional decisions can create big shifts in your friendships. Here are 3 questions to ask, 2 verses to dig deeper, and 1 challenge for the weekend. Find the prayer for community inside the book club guide PDF here: jennieallen.com Get your copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 Thanks, StoryWorth! Get $10 off your first purchase at storyworth.com/madeforthis

If you’ve read the book, you’ve seen his name all over it. We’re talking about vulnerability with Dr. Curt Thompson, the role it plays in our relationships, and how we can be a safe friend to our few. Find Dr. Curt Thompson’s book The Soul of Desire here: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Desire-Discovering-Neuroscience-Community/dp/1514002108 Download the book club guide PDF here: jennieallen.com Get your copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/madeforthis

Imagine doing life with a few good friends who encourage you and challenge you–where you are fully known and loved. That is what I want for you. There is power in being close with your few. Download the book club PDF: jennieallen.com Get a copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/madeforthis16 and use code MADEFORTHIS16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts!

We’re looking at how to prioritize friendships and hang on to our people now that we’ve found them. Here are 3 questions to ask, 2 verses to dig deeper, and 1 challenge for the weekend. Download the book club PDF: jennieallen.com Get a copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 Thank you, Olive&June! Get 20% off your first mani system at oliveandjune.com/madeforthis20 Here is the Tim Keller Podcast I sent to Lindsey this week: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/timothy-keller-sermons-podcast-by-gospel-in-life/id352660924?i=1000532791674

We can’t talk about finding your people without talking about when to walk away from toxic people. Gary Thomas shares what to do when faced with relationships that are unhealthy and keeping us from doing what God has called us to. Find Gary Thomas’ new book When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310346762 Download the book club guide PDF here: jennieallen.com Get your copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 Make Thrive Causemetics part of your daily routine and get 15% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/MADEFORTHIS

This is one of the most important chapters from Find Your People. Now that you’ve found them, how do you hang on to them? Here are seven traps to avoid that can derail your friendships. Download the book club guide PDF here: jennieallen.com Get your copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 Learn more about the 7 week Find Your People video Bible study at jennieallen.com/bible-studies

Here is a bonus teaching on the importance of vulnerability. Plus. Chloe takes over with this week’s 3-2-1. 3 questions to ask, 2 verses to dig deeper, and 1 challenge for the weekend. Download the book club guide PDF here: jennieallen.com Get your copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 Take your free in-depth hair quiz and save 15% off your first Prose order at https://prose.com/madeforthis

Today we’re talking to Pastor Matt Canlis, and I’m so excited for you to hear from him. He did a documentary called Godspeed that follows his time as a priest in parishes across Scotland and shares how that experience shaped the way he views living in community today. Find out more at livegodspeed.org Download the book club PDF: jennieallen.com Get a copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 Thank you, Olive&June! Get 20% off your first mani system at oliveandjune.com/madeforthis20

We’re talking about two huge topics: family and the church. We cannot talk about finding your people without touching on these two topics, and I want to offer you some hope when diving into both. Download the book club guide PDF here: jennieallen.com Get your copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/madeforthis

Living life committed to one another can be the hardest part of relationships, but it’s also the best part. Here are 3 questions to ask, 2 verses to dig deeper, and 1 challenge for the weekend. Download the book club guide PDF here: jennieallen.com Get your copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 To get started with Dwell, go to https://dwellapp.io/madeforthis to get 10% off a yearly subscription, or 33% off Dwell for life. 33% off means you save $50!

I’m sitting back down with our good friend Pastor X and his wife to get an update from The Middle East. As we talk about community, this is a whole different picture of what the church can do and what the church can be. GIVE to Global Catalytic Ministries here: https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/GlobalCatalyticMinistriesInc/GCMdonations.html Download the Afghanistan 7 Day Prayer Guide: ifgathering.com/afghanistan Download the free FYP book club kit: jennieallen.com Get your copy of the book: findyourpeoplebook.com Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code MADEFORTHIS at kiwico.com

When you choose to live fully known by others in deep community, there will come a point where you will run into conflict. We don’t need to fear it. We need to lean into conflict and be people who work through it and stay. Download the book club PDF: jennieallen.com Get a copy of Find Your People: findyourpeoplebook.com Become one of our texties by texting the word PODCAST to 214-225-6267 Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/madeforthis16 and use code MADEFORTHIS16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts!