Women Worth Walking With

What I’ve Learned About Biblical Friendship

I used to think friendship was about common interests. Shared seasons. Someone you could grab coffee with, laugh with, cry with… and yes, those things are beautiful.

But over time—and through the valleys—I’ve come to see that biblical friendship is something deeper.

It’s not just connection.

It’s covenant.

It’s not just presence.

It’s purpose.

It’s not just someone who hears your heart.

It’s someone who helps guard it.

God doesn’t just call us into relationships. He calls us to build friendships that sharpen, stretch, and sanctify us. And His Word is filled with women who model exactly that.

Let me share with you 5 women who’ve reshaped the way I think about friendship—and why I’m praying for more women like them in my life… and becoming more like them myself.

👣 Ruth: The Loyal Companion

“Where you go, I will go… your people will be my people.” – Ruth 1:16

Ruth stayed. When it would’ve been easier to walk away, she chose to walk with Naomi—through grief, through uncertainty, through change.

Friendship like Ruth’s doesn’t ghost when life gets messy. It doesn’t retreat when you’re hard to be around. It sticks. It walks with. It clings.

We need Ruths in our lives—and we need to be Ruths for the women walking through their own dark seasons.

🔥 Deborah: The Wise Encourager

“She arose as a mother in Israel.” – Judges 5:7

Deborah didn’t just lead—she lifted. She used her wisdom and influence to call others into battle, into purpose, into courage.

Every woman needs a Deborah in her life. Someone who doesn’t flatter you with comfort, but who challenges you with truth. Someone who says, “You were made for more—now rise.”

May we be the kind of friend who speaks truth, not just kindness. Who encourages from a place of spiritual authority.

🌸 Mary: The Faithful Heart

“Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” – Luke 2:19

Mary’s strength wasn’t in her words—it was in her stillness. She didn’t blast her calling across the world. She quietly carried it in obedience.

I’ve come to treasure friendships like this more and more. Friends who don’t need attention to feel significant. Friends who pray more than they post. Friends who hold sacred space in the silence.

Sometimes the most powerful friend you have is the one who just sits with you and brings the presence of peace.

📖 Priscilla: The Discipling Friend

“They took him aside and explained the way of God more accurately.” – Acts 18:26

Priscilla and her husband discipled Apollos and helped shape his understanding of the faith. She wasn’t flashy—but she was foundational.

We need friends who help us grow in the Word. Who ask, “What’s the Lord showing you lately?” and then listen, challenge, encourage, and sharpen.

Discipleship isn’t just something for a platform—it’s something for the living room. Over tea. On the phone. In real friendship.

💛 Elizabeth: The Joy-Filled Confirmer

“The baby in my womb leaped for joy.” – Luke 1:44

Elizabeth could’ve been bitter. She could’ve compared her calling to Mary’s. But instead—she blessed it. She recognized what God was doing in someone else and rejoiced.

Y’all, we need Elizabeths so badly in today’s world.

Friends who aren’t threatened by your calling. Who celebrate your growth. Who speak blessing over your dreams. Who confirm what God is doing in you.

Let’s be the friend who claps loudly, not competes silently.

🤍 Final Thoughts: Becoming the Friend You Need

This is what I’ve been learning…

I don’t just want to find these women.

I want to become one of them.

Friendship isn’t built on shared personality types or aesthetic lifestyles. It’s built on shared values, shared truth, and a shared pursuit of Jesus.

So today I’m praying: