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    Wisdom On … Friends, Dating, and Relationships
    Wisdom On … Friends, Dating, and Relationships
    Wisdom On … Friends, Dating, and Relationships
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    Wisdom On … Friends, Dating, and Relationships

    By Mark Matlock

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    From being a good friend to dating relationships to handling conflicts in your everyday life, Wisdom On … Friends, Dating, and Relationships combines the insights of Proverbs with real-life examples and experiences within short, quick chapters that make it easy to apply wisdom to every decision you make.

    Relationships are a huge part of your life—and when they go wrong for whatever reason, it can be heart wrenching. In this addition to the Wisdom On … series, author Mark Matlock mixes stories based on his own experiences with breakdowns of the book of Proverbs to help you keep your friendships and dating relationships healthy, as well as better interact with your family and the people you see every day. While there is no magic formula, the short chapters on making and keeping friends, the friendships to value, tips on what to look out for in friends and potential romantic partners—as well as interactive activities and personal inventories to help you apply each chapter directly to your life—give you tools to avoid unnecessary conflicts and become wise in managing each relationship you have.

    Wisdom On … Friends, Dating, and Relationships:

    • is a great resource for youth groups and small group study, as well as individual use
    • provides advice and time-tested insights that teens can use their entire lives
    • looks at broader topics like loneliness, sex, what to do when friendships change, and how we can be perceived by others
    • is part of a wider Wisdom On … series that includes books on making good decisions, getting along with parents, growing in Christ, and managing time and money
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateAug 30, 2009
    ISBN9780310864844
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    Mark Matlock

    Mark Matlock has been working with youth pastors, students, and parents for more than two decades. He’s the Executive director of Youth Specialties and founder of WisdomWorks Ministries and PlanetWisdom. He’s the author of several books including The Wisdom On series, Living a Life That Matters, Don’t Buy the Lie, and Raising Wise Children. Mark lives in Texas with his wife, Jade, and their two teenage children.

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      Wisdom On … Friends, Dating, and Relationships - Mark Matlock

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      INVERT YOUTH SPECIALTIES

      WISDOM ON...FRIENDS, DATING, AND RELATIONSHIPS

      Copyright 2008 by Mark Matlock

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Zondervan.

      ePub Edition June 2009 ISBN: 0-310-86484-4

      Youth Specialties resources, 300 S. Pierce St., El Cajon, CA 92020 are published by Zondervan, 5300 Patterson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49530.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Matlock, Mark.

         Wisdom on friends, dating, and relationships / by Mark Matlock.

           p. cm.

         ISBN-13: 978-0-310-27927-3

         1. Christian teenagers—Conduct of life—Juvenile literature. 2. Chritian teenagers—Religious life—Juvenile literature. 3. Friendship—Religious aspects—Christianity—Juvenile literature. 4. Dating (Social cutom—Religious aspects—Christianity—Juvenile literature. 5. Interpersonal relations—Religious aspects—Christianity—Juvenile literature. I. Title.

         BJ1631.M3725 2007

         241’.676—dc22

      2007041817

      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, Today’s New International Version™. TNIV®. Copyright 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other — except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

      Cover design by SharpSeven Design

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      DEDICATION

      This book is for my daughter Skye. As you mature, I hope this book helps you avoid loads of drama. Try to pretend your dad didn’t write it.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      COVER PAGE

      TITLE PAGE

      COPYRIGHT

      CHAPTER 1: WHY WE NEED FRIENDS

      CHAPTER 2: GOD IS RELATIONAL

      CHAPTER 3: THE FRIENDSHIP TRIANGLE

      CHAPTER 4: THE QUALITIES OF A TRUE FRIEND

      A TRUE FRIEND IS LOYAL

      A TRUE FRIEND IS HONEST

      A TRUE FRIEND IS FORGIVING

      A TRUE FRIEND IS REALISTIC

      CHAPTER 5: WHEN LOOKING FOR CLOSE FRIENDS, WATCH OUT FOR

      CHAPTER 6: THE MEASURE OF A FRIEND

      CHAPTER 7: DEALING WITH LONELINESS

      CHAPTER 8: DATING, COURTING, AND ARRANGED MARRIAGES

      CHAPTER 9: QUALITIES A GIRL SHOULD LOOK FOR IN A GUY

      CHAPTER 10: QUALITIES A GUY SHOULD LOOK FOR IN A GIRL

      CHAPTER 11: VALUING YOUR SEXUAL IDENTITY

      CHAPTER 12: FRIENDSHIP CASE STUDIES AND QUESTIONS

      I ALREADY HAVE A DATE ON FRIDAY

      DON’T MIND ME

      EASILY ANGERED

      YOU DIDN’T HEAR IT FROM ME

      OOPS…I DID IT AGAIN

      IS THAT TRUE?

      DON’T YOU THINK I LOOK HOT?

      IT WAS LIKE THAT

      YOU’RE STEALING HIM AWAY FROM ME

      YOU’RE LIKE A BROTHER TO ME

      ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

      SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      I’d like to thank my intern Jill Miller for her help in compiling the case studies in this book and Chris Lyon for providing feedback on this book. I’d also like to thank Jay Howver, Roni Meek and my editor Randy Southern for all the hard work they put into this series.

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      CHAPTER 1

      WHY WE NEED FRIENDS

      When I was in sixth grade, my mom and dad took a trip to Hawaii and left me with my friend Ian’s family, who lived down the street from us. Ian and I had a blast that first night together, so we concocted a plan to keep the good times rolling, even though the next day was a school day.

      Just before bedtime I whispered to Ian, In the morning, let’s fake like we’re sick.

      Ian shook his head. No, my mom is pretty sharp, he said. We’d have to prove to her that we’re sick.

      What kind of proof would she need? I

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