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What am I supposed to do when my friend is giving me the silent treatment and I don’t know why? How am I supposed to react when it feels like middle school, and I’m the girl not picked to sit at the lunch table?
While there are plentiful books for women on dating, career, marriage, and motherhood, less prevalent are thoughtful writings regarding the every day handling of female friendships. Inspired by the highs and lows of a backpacking trip throughout Europe with four gal pals, Marian Jordan’s The Girlfriends Guidebook charts a winning pathway through “jealousy, competition, control, anger, manipulation, and resentment-just to name a few less than cuddly distinct elements of our personalities.”
Informed by her faith, Marian inspires deeper friendships built on Christlike honestness and love, emphasizing the development of such calibers as loyalty, trustworthiness, compassion, and forgiveness. Jordan likewise makes it clear that The Girlfriends Guidebook will have to be read introductory with one’s self in mind… recognizing that when we are freed from our own aroused baggage we will genuinely be capable to take delight in the journey!
From the Back Cover What may I do when life with my friends feels like middle school – and I’m the girl not picked to sit at the lunch table?
While there are plentiful books for women on dating, career, marriage, and motherhood, less prevalent are thoughtful writings in regards to the each and everyday handling of female friendships. Inspired by the highs and lows of a backpacking trip all over Europe with four gal pals, Marian Jordan’s The Girlfriends Guidebook charts a winning pathway through “jealousy, competition, control, anger, manipulation, and resentment, just to name a few less-than-cuddly distinct elements of our personalities.”
Informed by her faith, Marian inspires deeper friendships built on Christ- like honestness and love, emphasizing the development of such calibers as loyalty, trustworthiness, compassion, and forgiveness. Jordan also makes it clear that The Girlfriends Guidebook ought to be read firstborn with one’s self in mind . . . recognizing that when we are freed from our own aroused baggage, we will genuinely be competent to receive pleasure from the journey!
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Marian Jordan is the founder of Redeemed Girl Ministries, showing girls of all ages how to implement God’s truth and promises to their person circumstances. Her former books include Sex and the City Uncovered, Wilderness Skills for Women, The List, and Radiant. Marian holds her master’s degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, speaks to women and students all over the nation, and lives in Houston, Texas.
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 A Book all Women Should Read
By Reviewer”Lynn”
The Girlfriends Guide Book
Navigating Female Friendships
Marian Jordan
B&H Publishings
October 15th, 2011
4 Stars
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
 Invaluable book!
By cllane2
Relationships are complex. People don’t come with user manuals to help us figure each other out. While over the years, a lot of have written books on dating and marriage, far less books have been written on friendships. The Bible defines a friend as one who “sticks closer than a brother” and one who “would lay down his life for you” (Proverbs 18:24 and John 15:13). In our social media culture, it seems that true friends, Biblical friends, are often very hard to come by, and very precious when they are found. When other relationships break down, we go to our nearest friends. But what do we do when there is a rift among close friends?
Marian Jordan gives three key points critical to friendships that she further breaks down in the bulk of the book. First, as women, we need to make sure we grant God to fill our aroused needs. We can’t seek our boyfriend or spouse or other friends to fill that aroused need. Secondly, we need to realize our own sin nature has an averse affect on advancing godly relationships. Our pride, jealousy and jealousy may get in the way and formulate such baggage that when left to grow will only destruct our friendships. Finally we need to grasp and exercise the characteristics of godly friendships.
As a child, I had a amount of time when I had just changed schools and was lonely. One very wise teacher shared a lot of counsel that I have not forgotten. She told me, “if you want to have friends, you ought to be a friend.” This book was very much a reminder of that. With the backdrop of traveling, Marian Jordan does a outstanding occupation of illustrating the joys and heartaches of friendships, and how we as women may have godly friendships. I highly commend this book to any mom wanting to improve her friendships and to instruct her daughters when it comes to godly friendships. I commend this to any ministry leader wanting to instruct a series on godly friendships or to do a weekend or week long retreat. While I suspect this book was meant for women around the ages of 16-30, it could be used for women of all ages, the world over. This book will be an priceless resource for this generation of women!
I received this book free from PR by the Book for the intention of this review.
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