Congratulations to our selected winner Eve! Thank you, everyone, for sharing such great stories of friendship!
We are so thankful God has blessed humans with friendship. We all need someone in our corner, someone who just gets us, someone who loves us even with messy hair and sweatpants, someone who will always save us a seat. We are blessed to have those people in our lives, and we know many of you have those people as well. In honor of We Saved You A Seat, a Bible study on friendship by Lisa-Jo Baker, we thought it would be fun to have you brag on your friends for a bit.
Tell us about a time when someone “saved you a seat.” Maybe they literally saved you a seat at an event or a party. Or maybe the seat-saving has been more metaphorical in your friendship. Tell us about a time when a friend surprised and delighted you, included you, made time and room for you, supported you in an unexpected way.
We can think of times in our lives both literal and metaphorical when seats were saved for us. When Elizabeth tried out a new church, Jen emailed her that same week and said, “You can sit with us!” They still get together for Mexican food and baby showers every few months.
Brandy experienced this when her friend Jess invited her to her church’s women’s conference. It was a weekend full of laughter, worship, and teaching. Jess made Brandy feel like a special guest by including her in all the backstage happenings of putting on a women’s conference and including her in her family’s daily lives. Though separated by a few miles now, Brandy will never forget the impact that invitation had on her and how it taught her what friendship look like.
In her early 20s, Larissa wasn’t sure what healthy conflict looked like. Several of her friends leaned in with patience, grace, and understanding as she learned to be less defensive and more vulnerable in friendship.
So tell us about your “saved you a seat” moment in the comments. We want to hear how your friends have shown you the love of Jesus by being your people here on earth. We’ll pick our favorite story and send you a fun We Saved You A Seat prize pack so you can study the Bible with your sweet friend!
By entering today’s giveaway, you acknowledge Lifeway Christian Resources’ official promotion rules. Today’s giveaway starts at the posting time of this blog and ends Wednesday, May 31 at 11:59 AM CST. You must be 18 to enter, and you may only enter once. The winner will be selected at random. Only participants who live in the United States or Canada are eligible to win. For questions about the rules and regulations of this giveaway, please contact Brandy Cerny at One Lifeway Plaza, Nashville, TN 37234-140.