SIGNIFICANT WOMEN: Praying Through Loneliness – with Kristen Strong

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SIGNIFICANT WOMEN: Praying Through Loneliness - with Kristen Strong

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SIGNIFICANT Women

HOST: Carol McLeod

CAROL MCLEOD MINISTRIES

This week on Significant Women, I’m joined by my new friend, Kristen Strong—a gifted writer and woman of deep wisdom. Kristen and I dive into the subject of loneliness and the sacred gift of friendship. With heartfelt vulnerability and practical wisdom, she shares her personal story of navigating seasons of isolation, especially as a military wife, and how she learned to build community on purpose. If you’ve ever struggled to make new friends or wondered what true friendship really looks like, this episode is for you. You’ll walk away with encouragement and practical steps to pursue deeper, life-giving relationships.

Key Points:

• Kristen’s journey from a childhood full of built-in community to adult seasons of loneliness
• Why friendship takes intentional effort, especially in adulthood
• The impact of social media and busyness on modern relationships
• What healthy friendship looks like: vulnerability, reciprocity, and being present
• Scriptural examples of loneliness and God’s faithfulness to provide companionship
• Practical steps to finding new friends: “show up, open up, pray up”

Resources Mentioned:

• Kristen Strong’s book: Desperate Woman Seeks Friends
• Drew Hunter’s book: Made for Friendship
• The story of Ruth and Naomi (Book of Ruth, Bible)
• Story of David (Book of Psalms, Bible)

Have a prayer request or feedback?
Email Carol at: [email protected]
She and her team would love to pray for you.

Connect with Carol McLeod at https://www.carolmcleodministries.com/

This episode first appeared on https://www.carolmcleodministries.com/significant-women-podcast

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About the Author

Carol McLeod is a best-selling author and popular speaker at women’s conferences and retreats, where she teaches the Word of God with great joy and enthusiasm. Carol encourages and empowers women with passionate and practical biblical messages mixed with her own special brand of hope and humor. Carol is a prolific author and loves digging for truth in the Word of God. Carol writes a weekly blog, “Joy For the Journey,” that has been named in the Top 50 Faith Blogs for Women. Carol also writes a weekly column for “Ministry Today.” Carol has been married to her college sweetheart, Craig, for 41 years and is the mother of five children in heaven and five children on earth. Graduates of Oral Roberts University, Craig and Carol have spent the past 38 years pastoring churches across America.

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