Jennie Allen: Lean on Me
FamilyLife Today®
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4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Is it hard for you to depend on people? Author Jennie Allen discusses friendship in marriage and community—the kind that says “lean on me.”
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| 0:00.5 | So many people tell me that friendship, |
| 0:03.6 | deep, deep friendship is a girl thing. |
| 0:06.7 | Not a guy, I think. |
| 0:07.7 | Women want it, they love it, they're good at it. |
| 0:10.1 | Men don't want it, they're bad at it. |
| 0:11.8 | We're just not into it. |
| 0:13.4 | And here's what I hear from wives is they'll say, |
| 0:16.6 | I have friends, but my husband has no friends. |
| 0:19.1 | Yeah. |
| 0:20.0 | And I hear that a lot. |
| 0:21.6 | And they're frustrated because they say, |
| 0:24.1 | my husband says, I'm his friend and that's all he needs. |
| 0:27.7 | And that's frustrating to the women too |
| 0:29.2 | because they know their husband needs a friend. |
| 0:41.5 | Welcome to Family Life Today, |
| 0:43.4 | where we want to help you pursue the relationships |
| 0:46.1 | that matter most. |
| 0:47.2 | I'm Ann Wilson. |
| 0:48.2 | And I'm Dave Wilson and you can find us |
| 0:50.4 | at familylifetoday.com or on our Family Life app. |
| 0:54.4 | This is Family Life. |
| 0:56.0 | Today. |
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