As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
Proverbs 27:17
One of my new favorite shows is "Forged In Fire" where the participants are given certain metals and have three hours to turn that lump of metal into some sort of weapon. To me it's fascinating watching someone taking parts of a pinball machine and turning it into some sort of blade. Not only is the blade supposed to actually look like a blade, it must be sharpened into functionality.
Think about this, God forges us in the fire of experiences. It is in the furnace of trials that we become stronger. We also are sharpened partly by those we choose to be our friends. Hmmmm.....we are sharpened by those we CHOOSE to be our friends! How are your friends sharpening you? Do you have a rapier wit filled with bitterness and sarcasm because that's how your chosen friends have sharpened you? Or do you have the scalpel which is used to heal and remove harmful things?
Not only are WE sharpened by our friends, we also sharpen others as well. So think for a moment, how are you sharpening your friends?
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