Recently I celebrated my 28th birthday (yay) and my three best friends surprised me with several things, including a delicious dinner with just the four of us. At dinner they blessed me by sharing what they loved about me, and the ways they have seen me grow.
While sitting there I realized that I was more willing to accept and believe the truth they were speaking into my life because they were also the first ones to call me out on my sin. They were the ones who pointed out the ways I was trying to hide or run from God or the harmful things and people that would only hurt me in the end.
Then they were the first to pray and cry with me over it, and always stood by me as I sorted out the messes. They fought for me, and will continue to fight beside me in whatever this life brings. They provide me counsel that has my best interests at heart and they do it without selfish motives, without wanting anything in return, and it comes from a place of genuine love. They are my dangerous friends.
They are dangerous because they do not give me simple answers or ask easy questions. They display the Gospel to me, and they remind me of who I am and more importantly that I belong to a loving Father.
I am truly known and loved by three incredible women and I am a better person for it. And the craziest part is that these amazing women can only love and show me a portion of how much Christ loves me. As you continue on your college journey I challenge you to find the dangerous friends.