The Open Seat

Jackie Overstreet • January 22, 2026
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Why the right friendships make the journey feel possible

Hope changes when you realize you do not have to walk alone.


There is a difference between people who watch your life and people who make room for it. The open seat matters. Not the loud friend. Not the one with advice. The one who can sit with you without rearranging who you are. That kind of friendship does not rush you. It steadies you.



Friendship should always feel intense

The truth is this: hope grows best in safe, ordinary connection.


Jesus Christ is King. He walked with others, not to be carried, but to teach companionship rooted in truth. Hope becomes lighter when Christ-centered friendship walks beside you.


This is the Heart GPS, aligning companionship with direction, not pressure.


Who has made room for you without requiring performance?


Focus Point

Hope expands when companionship feels safe.