Friendships wither when we treat them like everything else in life: convenient and exhausting. The speaker argues that every connection needs deliberate investment and intentionality, and that "life gets in the way" is an excuse. Intentional community is part of God's design.
We treat our friends like we treat everything else, based on our convenience, based on how we're feeling, based on whether or not we're tired. You have to invest in that friendship. Every relationship, every human connection requires cultivation and intentionality. Otherwise, it withers away. You've heard people say things like, well, I had a friendship with them, or we were very close, but you know, you know how life is. It just kind of faded into the background. Or you know how things get. We get so busy and we no longer have time for each other. I think that's a great point. Longer are connected anymore. Well, wait a minute, that's not how God designed it. Community is built on intentionality.
